https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/physical-releases-for-indies https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/physical-releases-for-indies A physical release is a small manufacturing and shipping business that you run for a few weeks. This guide compares cassettes, CDs and vinyl on how they are priced, how long they take and what can go wrong, then covers the steps around the object itself: barcodes, postage and legal deposit. Standards, laws and official pages checked on 25 Oct 2026. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers releaseworkflowsbusiness https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/booking-gigs-in-india https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/booking-gigs-in-india How an independent Indian act can go from a few local shows to a five-city run: building a venue list, pitching promoters, agreeing a deal in writing, getting paid with tax handled correctly and routing a short tour. It complements our touring budget worksheet and GST guide. Laws and official pages checked on 25 Oct 2026; this is a starting point, not legal or tax advice. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers live-musictouringindiabusiness https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/gst-and-tax-for-indian-musicians https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/gst-and-tax-for-indian-musicians Gigs, session fees, streaming payouts and brand work are all taxable income in India, and past a certain turnover your music services also fall under GST. This guide explains the GST registration threshold for services, how presumptive taxation can simplify income tax for some music professionals, which return form usually applies, and the records that make all of it easy. It is a starting point to take to a chartered accountant, not tax advice. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers businessindiaroyaltiesworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/music-grants-and-funding https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/music-grants-and-funding A plain guide to public and charitable music funding, using four real schemes as examples: PRS Foundation's Open Fund and Arts Council England project grants in the UK, Culture Moves Europe in the EU, India's Scholarships to Young Artistes, and the US National Endowment for the Arts, with what each pays and who is eligible, checked on 24 Oct 2026. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers fundinggrantsbusinesscareers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/selling-beats-leases-explained https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/selling-beats-leases-explained A practical guide for producers selling beats online: the difference between a non-exclusive lease and an exclusive licence, what to put in each tier, why leased beats cannot go into Content ID, why an exclusive needs a signed contract, and how to price a ladder without boxing yourself in. Sources read on 25 Oct 2026. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers licensingcopyrightbusinessproducers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/touring-budget-basics https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/touring-budget-basics A short run of shows is a small business with a start and an end date. This guide sets out a simple budget worksheet: fixed costs, per-show costs, per-day costs, income lines and a contingency. Mileage and record-keeping points come from the IRS, read on 24 Oct 2026; everything else is a method, not a fact claim. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers touringmoneylive-musicbusiness https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/trademark-your-artist-name https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/trademark-your-artist-name Your artist or band name starts collecting trademark rights the day you use it in public, but those rights are local and hard to prove. Here is how to check a name, when registration earns its fee, what the US filing costs per class, and how to extend it abroad. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers trademarksbusinesslegalartist-name https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/band-agreement-basics https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/band-agreement-basics A band that earns money together is often a business partnership in law, whether or not anyone signed anything, and the default rules may not be the ones you would choose. Here is what a band agreement should cover, using the UK Partnership Act 1890 as a worked example of what happens when you write nothing down. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers contractsbusinessbandsroyalties https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/fan-subscriptions-and-crowdfunding https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/fan-subscriptions-and-crowdfunding What Patreon, Bandcamp artist subscriptions and Kickstarter actually take from fan money, how each one bills and pays, and how to pick between a monthly membership and a one-off campaign, all checked against the platforms' own help pages on 24 Oct 2026. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers fan-fundingpatreonbandcampcrowdfundingbusiness https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/music-income-record-keeping https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/music-income-record-keeping Music money arrives in small pieces from many places, months after the play that earned it. Here is a simple system for saving royalty statements, split agreements, invoices and receipts, what two tax authorities say about how long to keep records, and why your own ledger matters more than any dashboard. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers royaltiesbusinessworkflowssplits