A request for permission to use music that someone else owns.

A company that arranges live performances and other employment opportunities for a musician.  There may be several people in the Agency working on behalf of the performer(s).

The final step of the compulsory mechanical licensing procedures, this statement summarizes to copyright holders the annual distribution of a work licensed under the compulsory mechanical licensing provisions.  The notice includes information about the distribution of a project, explicitly as defined in the compulsory mechanical copyright law.  It [..]

A modification of an existing composition.  Arrangements can be copyrighted separately from the compositions they reference.  When that happens, both the arranger and the composer receive royalties.  One of the protections the copyright law gives musicians is the exclusive right to arrange their compositions, so it is illegal to arrange a copyright [..]

The individual who arranged the song.  Arrangements can be copyrighted separately from compositions.  When that happens, both the arranger and the composer receive royalties.

Streaming is when a digital file is delivered electronically to a computer, read in real time by the computer and is stored temporarily on the computer for the purpose of a one-time use. It is analogous to a radio transmission. On demand streaming is the term given to streams that have been prepared and are available for users who wish to play a sp [..]

A license issued by a performing rights society that authorizes the public performance of all the songs in the society’s catalog. This allows the licensee to perform as many or as few of the titles as desired.

The replaying of pre-recorded works to multiple listeners through various media or in a ‘semi-live’ setting such as a bar or bookstore, and including radio, TV, webcasting, podcasting, etc.

A person who helps a musician with financial  planning, investment decisions, tax matters, monitoring of income and other financial matters.

Cassette tapes were the standard media for delivery of music through retail channels during the ‘seventies and ‘eighties.  Mechanical licenses may apply to your tape recordings.