Back to School: Tips on songwriting, touring, and your career

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Back to School: Tips on songwriting, touring, and your career

September 16, 2019

From Serena Ryder, Laurence Nerbonne, Kardinal Offishall, an...

The Breakdown: Mechanical Royalties

June 4, 2019

How you get paid when someone mechanically reproduces your m...

Sound Advice: Tips and tricks to guard your gear

January 30, 2019

How to prevent your instruments from being stolen

The Breakdown: Getting Paid via SOCAN for Live Performances

December 17, 2018

What you need to do, and how to do it

Sound Advice – The Breakdown: Cue Sheets

November 14, 2018

How to get paid when your music’s played onscreen

Sound Advice – The Breakdown: Copyright

November 7, 2018

What is it? What do you need to know about it?

Sound Advice: Writing Funding Grants (or Hiring Someone to Write Them)

August 20, 2018

How to increase your chances of applying successfully

“How I did it”: Once a Tree reflects on Kenekt

August 2, 2018

Peak experiences at 2018 SOCAN Song Camp

Sound Advice: A Rose isn’t a Rös, nor a Rose Jr.

July 23, 2018

Securing Your Band Name

Sound Advice: Get on to my cloud

June 21, 2018

Fleshing out your song with SoundBetter, Tunedly

SOCAN member who needs funding? Try the SOCAN Foundation!

June 5, 2018

Financial aid to help you travel, develop professionally

“How I did it”: Grand Analog earns more than 65 song placements

May 22, 2018

Co-publisher explains their path to synchronization success

Sound Advice: “How Do I Apply For Funding?” – Part Two

May 15, 2018

A practical guide to various funding options available to mu...

Sound Advice: “How do I apply for funding?” – Part One

May 10, 2018

A submission guide for a sampling of available music grants

Sound Advice: “How do I get booked?”

January 25, 2018

Improving your chances to play live

Sound Advice: Maylee Todd’s Indie Musician Toolkit

December 6, 2017

A dozen ways to help you move forward

“How I did it”: Rachael Kennedy

October 16, 2017

Developing skills, collaborating, networking, making the lea...

Sound Advice: Music Industry Guru Bob Lefsetz on “How to Promote”

October 10, 2017

Building your career from the ground up in 2017

“How I did it”: Laurell

August 23, 2017

Seven steps that can help on the road to professional songwr...

Sound Advice: Health insurance benefits for SOCAN members

July 31, 2017

The Arts & Entertainment Plan® of the Actra Fraternal Benef...