Want to go to College and Major in Music?

Many people assume that if you receive a degree in music there are only three professional options available to you; managing, producing, or performing. This is simply not true, there are countless professions involving a degree in music. Some of the standards are Business Manager, Booking Agent, Concert Promoter, Tour Coordinator, Music Therapist, Conductor, Music Journalist, Publicity Director, and Music Publisher. Most people are familiar with these positions, so let’s discuss some of the positions that may not be so familiar.

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Performing Rights Organizations (PRO) and How they Can Help You in the Music Industry

What exactly is a Performing Rights Organization?

According to Donald S. Passman, author of “All You Need to Know about the Music Business”, a Performing Rights Organization or, PRO as it is often called in the music industry, is a business intended to represent music creators and their right to be paid when their music is performed in public.  In other words, a PRO is a company responsible for collecting the money from a public performance and supplying members with their share of the money. PRO’s collect money from public performances by issuing rights to establishments that are interested in playing a member’s music publicly; these rights are referred to as licenses. After the PRO collects the license fees, the company distributes each member their share of the money in the form of performance royalties....

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