Music
The business of music: how royalties are split across two copyrights, what recording contracts say, and how venues actually survive.
Why Live Performance Revenue Remains Essential for Working Musicians
Streaming accounts for most industry revenue but concentrates payments with platforms, making live shows the more direct income source for working musicians.
How session musicians are paid in New York
Union scales, contractor systems, and pension benefits determine what session musicians earn for recording, film scoring, and live work in New York.
How Dr. Dre built a billion-dollar fortune by refusing to chase money
From a turntable in Compton to a $3 billion sale to Apple, Andre Young's career is a lesson in ownership, patience and betting on other people's talent.
How Music Royalties Actually Work
Two separate copyrights, several collecting bodies, and payments that arrive from different places.
What A Recording Contract Actually Says
An advance is a loan against your own royalties. Everything else follows from that.
How A Live Music Venue Actually Makes Money
Rarely from tickets. The bar and the deal structure decide whether the night worked.