Back Stage Indie Report

Mechanical Royalties The COMPULSORY MECHANICAL LICENSE provisions of the Copyright Act are the bread and butter for songwriters. Once a songwriters’ composition has been recorded and distributed to the public, copyright registration entitles the songwriter to statutory MECHANICAL ROYALTIES whenever that songwriter’s composition is further recorded. The company putting out the record is required to pay the songwriter a mechanical royalty for each record manufactured. Effective January 1, 2006 the statutory mechanical rate is $.091 for songs 5 minutes or less, or $.0175 per minute or fraction thereof per copy for songs over 5 minutes. Mechanical royalties can add up to a lot of money. For example, at the current statutory mechanical royalty rate, if your song is less than five minutes and is on a CD which sells one million copies you would be entitled to NINETY ONE THOUSAND ($91,000) DOLLARS. Because the statutory mechanical rate is increased periodically, it is best to seek p...

Independent music What is Indie music?  Independent music  (often shortened to  indie music  or  indie ) is music produced independently from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, a process that may include an autonomous, do-it-yourself approach to recording and publishing. The term  indie  is sometimes also used to describe a genre (such as indie rock and indie pop); as a genre term, “indie” may include music that is not independently produced, and most independent music artists do not fall into a single, defined musical style or genre, and usually create music that can be categorized into other genres. Record labels Independent labels have a long history of promoting developments in popular music, stretching back to the post-war period in the United States, with labels such as Sun Records, King Records, and Stax. In the United Kingdom during the 1950s and 1960s, the major record companies had so much power that inde...

The 10 Best Distortion Pedals To Check Out – Reviews & Recommendations Are you looking to rock up your sound with some crazy and dirty distortion, and your guitar’s amplifier just isn’t enough?  If you’re an avid fan of different rock styles, all the way up to heavy metal, or anything in-between, then you are going to love this Back Stage Indie Report review. Back Stage Indie Report carefully tested some of the top distortion pedals on the market, ranging from new modernized boxes to classic remakes of legends past. The list is stuffed with variety of effects, take your pick and if you’re practicing at home, use them with moderation or you’ll upset some of your neighbors. Back Stage Indie Report’s Top 10 Best Distortion Effect Pedals: Electro Harmonix Nano Big Muff Features: 4.9 Stars Controls: 4.8 Stars Performance: 5 Stars Value: 5 Stars Average: 4.9 Stars Check Price Full Review When it comes to distortions and overdrives in general, there were certain pedals whi...