Video Training Resources (Free & Paid):
Free Mastering Resources at Mastering.com: https://courses.mastering.com/
Berklee Online (FREE): Courses
The Production Academy: Live Sound Training: www.theproductionacademy.com/
MxU | Audio, Video, Lighting: https://mxu.rocks/
Books:
Sound Reinforcement Handbook - Yamaha
Helpful Organizations:
Musicares: https://www.musicares.org/
Songs to Analyze and Be Inspired By
100 Impactful Songs in Recording, Mixing, and Mastering History
Pick a topic, tell a story!
Positive memory
Someone you love
Overcoming a challenge
Memory at the Watts Empowerment Center
PUBLISHING
Ownership of the music and lyrics.
1. PRO (ASCAP, BMI, SESAC) for performance royalties on publishing.
Pub Admin services (Songtrust or different pub admin service). These are publishing royalties and they collect mechanical royalties on the publishing side. As well as publisher share of performance royalties.
Publishing Administrator, sometimes can come through distributor (mechanical royalties).
MASTER RECORDING
Ownership of the sound recording.
Paid through master, sync clearances, streaming masters get paid 6 to 1 right now.
Distribution (Distrokid, Tunecore) payments come from master side.
Sound Exchange (non-interactive streaming services like Pandora, Sirius XM Radio) royalties on the master.