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 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/recipe-register-a-song-with-iprs https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/recipe-register-a-song-with-iprs Every step to join the Indian Performing Right Society as a lyricist or composer and notify your songs, with the fees and deadlines IPRS publishes. Joining costs a one-time ₹1,200 for an author or composer; IPRS does not publish an overall processing time. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT We are the music makers format-recipeiprsroyaltiesindiasongwriters https://wearethemusicmakers.co/best/budget-rig-first-home-studio-25000-inr https://wearethemusicmakers.co/best/budget-rig-first-home-studio-25000-inr A complete first recording rig bought from one Indian retailer, Bajaao, with every price as listed on 26 Oct 2026. The condenser build comes to INR 22,805 (about USD 240); swap in a dynamic mic and it drops to INR 20,098 (about USD 211). Both leave room under INR 25,000 for a stand. Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:30:00 GMT We are the music makers format-budget-righome-studiobuyers-guideindia 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/copyright-registration-india-music https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/copyright-registration-india-music A recorded song is its own copyright in India, separate from the composition and the lyrics, and its author is the producer. This guide covers what the Copyright Office expects when you register a master: one application per track, Rs 2,000 per recording, consent from everyone who played or sang on it, and a 60-year term. Sources read on 24 Oct 2026. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers copyrightindiaregistrationartist-rightsworkflows 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/iprs-and-pprl-india-explained https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/iprs-and-pprl-india-explained India splits music licensing between the song and the recording. IPRS speaks for composers, lyricists and publishers; PPL India licenses sound recordings assigned to it by labels. A 2025 Delhi High Court ruling questioned how PPL may license without being a registered copyright society. This guide explains the two sides and what an independent artist should do, using the Copyright Act text and court records read on 25 Oct 2026. Sun, 25 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers royaltiesindiacopyrightindustry https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/performing-rights-organisations-explained https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/performing-rights-organisations-explained A performing rights organisation (PRO) licenses the public performance of songs and pays the writers and publishers. Here is what that covers, how joining works at the big societies in the US, UK, Germany and India, and the income streams a PRO will never collect for you. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers royaltiespublishingcopyrightindia https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/indian-indie-production-on-a-budget https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/indian-indie-production-on-a-budget You can make and release a finished Indian indie or film-style track for well under the price of one good microphone, if you spend in the right order. Here is a costed stack (DAW, synths, Indian instruments, distribution) with prices read from each seller's own page on 24 Oct 2026, and where the money is better kept. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers productiondawindiaworkflowsdistribution https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/who-owns-ai-assisted-song-india https://wearethemusicmakers.co/learn/who-owns-ai-assisted-song-india Indian law has a clause for computer-generated works, but the first court to look at a Suno-made song was not convinced it is protected at all. Here is how ownership splits between lyrics, composition, recording and voice, what the Delhi High Court actually ordered on 25 Mar 2026, and what to do before you release. Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers ai-musiccopyrightindiaroyaltiesworkflows https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/india-ai-voice-cloning-personality-rights-dpiit-licence-stalled https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/india-ai-voice-cloning-personality-rights-dpiit-licence-stalled Bombay High Court orders have shielded Arijit Singh and Asha Bhosle from AI voice clones, but the government committee drafting India's AI-copyright rules has not met since June, and its plan would let AI firms train on recordings without permission. Famous voices have a remedy; everyone else is waiting. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsindiavoice-cloningcopyrightai-music https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/indian-labels-dsps-no-royalties-ai-slop https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/indian-labels-dsps-no-royalties-ai-slop Saregama's managing director Vikram Mehra says labels in India and globally are working with the three leading streaming services so that purely AI-generated music gets no share of the royalty pool. The principle protects human artists, but it leaves open who draws the line, how AI-assisted work is treated, and who keeps the money that slop no longer earns. Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers ai-musicindustryroyaltiesstreamingindiasaregama https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/moral-rights-india-section-57-eu-us-vara https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/moral-rights-india-section-57-eu-us-vara Moral rights are your right to be credited and to object to distortion of your work, and in India they stay with you even after you sell the copyright. Section 57 covers authors and Section 38B covers performers. Germany and the UK have similar rules. The US limits them to a narrow class of visual art, which leaves music out. Here is what that means for AI remixes, deepfakes and uncredited samples. Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightscopyrightindiaai-music https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/india-radio-royalties-section-31d-iprs-ppl-india https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/india-radio-royalties-section-31d-iprs-ppl-india Indian radio stations do not need your permission to play a published song. Section 31D of the Copyright Act lets them broadcast it under a statutory licence, as long as they give notice and pay royalties at a rate fixed by law. IPRS collects for the song and PPL India for the recording. Here is what IPRS charges a radio channel, who actually sets the rate, and how to register so the money can reach you. Wed, 23 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers artist-rightsroyaltiesindiaradiocopyright https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/spotify-india-loud-and-clear-2026-regional-royalties https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/spotify-india-loud-and-clear-2026-regional-royalties Spotify's India Loud & Clear report says royalties generated by Indian artists rose 29% in 2025, led by Telugu (up more than 120%), with over 40% of that money coming from listeners abroad. At home, only about 14.4 million of India's 178 million audio streamers pay, so how much of the growth reaches regional independents depends on their deals and their publishing paperwork. Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryindiaspotifyroyaltiesstreamingregional-music https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/register-song-copyright-india-step-by-step https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/register-song-copyright-india-step-by-step In India your song is protected the moment you make it, so registration is optional. What it gives you is evidence a court will accept. One song can be three separate works (the music, the lyrics and the recording), each needing its own application, fee and consent letters from your co-writers. Sat, 15 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers workflowsartist-rightscopyrightindiaregistration https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/grants-for-musicians-prs-foundation-help-musicians-factor-india https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/grants-for-musicians-prs-foundation-help-musicians-factor-india What PRS Foundation, Help Musicians and FACTOR actually fund, who is allowed to apply, how their deadlines work, and the smaller Indian programmes from IFA, Serendipity Arts and the IME. Plus a checklist and an application template. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers workflowsgrantsfundingindiaukcanadaartist-income https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/saregama-ai-music-videos-old-catalogue https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/saregama-ai-music-videos-old-catalogue Saregama owns the songs and recordings for much of Hindi cinema's 1960s and 1970s music, but not the film clips that went with them. It now uses generative AI to make new videos for those songs, and to rework some for younger listeners, while it still argues against unlicensed AI. The label hasn't said whether the original singers' or composers' estates get any say. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers ai-musicartist-rightsindustrycataloguemusic-videosaregamaopenaiindia https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/indian-musicians-us-platforms-w8ben-15-percent-treaty https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/indian-musicians-us-platforms-w8ben-15-percent-treaty Without a W-8BEN, US payers can hold back 30% of your US royalties, and YouTube can take 24% of everything you earn worldwide. Here is how Indian artists claim the 15% treaty rate with a PAN, get that tax back as a credit in India, and when GST treats the income as an export. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers workflowstaxindiaroyaltiesyoutubegst https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/india-concert-boom-indie-musicians https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/07/india-concert-boom-indie-musicians EY puts India's live events growth at 44% in 2025, and a new EY-IMI report expects paid music subscriptions to roughly double by 2028. A small survey of non-film musicians suggests most of that money is skipping the independent circuit. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryindialive-musicindependent-artists