Who Should Make The Money in Music

10/1/2004: You can make a million dollars by writing a hit song. How do you make the copyright of the tune worth this kind money? Part 3 of this tip series answers the question of how to maximize your chances. -ed.

MAKING MONEY WITH MUSIC
Part 3 - WHO SHOULD MAKE THE MONEY?

By Bob Dennis

Who Should Make The Most Money?

The writer is paid when someone uses the song. Any publishing deal should mean that the writer makes more money, not less. A publishing company can take a song that has gained some popularity and increase revenue by getting the song more popular. A publishing company has a more difficult time getting the song its initial popularity. If a well-known recording artist is going to record your tune, get a publisher on board to manage your copyright into a bigger asset. If, however, you are doing a test release on an unknown artist (especially yourself) you should operate as your own publishing company and keep the money yourself; you won't have enough money to spread around.

So you are putting out your own CD ....

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