As time passes by, technology also evolves. Back in the day in the music industry, to get your music in the radio and profit from it, you had to go through a recording company. So that it can be heard, that recording company would take care of distributing the product and placing it in the right place. As times have changed, we can see that we do not need professional recording companies in order to record a professional sounding quality single. For example, Amazing quality sounding songs are being recorded in bedrooms. The same holds true for distribution. Self-publishing is more common these days. It is not difficult to do when you learn the right steps. You may even end up earning more then what you would with a traditional recording company. The first thing we must do when we have the final version of the song is to copyright it with the Library of Congress. This will insure the protection of our work and it is proof that we own it. The next step is to find an aggregator that will take care of distributing your song in the retail outlets. For example, in digital distribution, some of these retail outlets are iTunes, Amazon.mp3 and Rhapsody. The aggregator you select will usually take care of the collection of the royalties earned through digital distribution. If you plan to collect royalties from physical albums, it is wise to register with the Harry Fox Agency. This agency specializes in hard copies such as CDs. If you wish to collect royalties from performing rights then you would need to register with performing right organizations such as ASCAP, BMI, and SESAC. Another source of income is distributing your songs to stream in internet, apps, and radio. For example, if you utilize Pandora, you would need to register with Sound Exchange. Once your music is streamed, they will be in charge of monitoring and collecting your royalties. Once you get your music out there to all these outlets, you are going to need to promote and market your content so people will know it is out there. There are many ways to go about this, for instance, securing interviews, concerts, and blog exposure to name a few. In a few words, this is what you must do in order to self publish your work.
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