A Practical Guide To Music Publishing
Thursday March 4, 2004 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel

Music Publishing is the most complex and confusing area of the music business. What is Music Publishing? What Does A Music Publisher Do? Moderator Big Jon Platt will lead a panel of North American publishing experts through an explanation of types of Publishing Deals; Main Sources of Songwriting Income; and, Common Terms and clauses in Publishing Agreements. Bring your notepads because the foggy world of music publishing is about to become very clear. A must-attend for any aspiring musician, manager, label rep or publisher.

Moderator: Howie Abrams, Senior Director A&R, Zomba Music Publishing, NY, USA

Panelists: William Thomas, Chief of Staff, ASCAP-NY, NY, USA; Terry O'Brien, Representative, Member Services West Coast Division, SOCAN - West Coast Office, BC, Canada; Robert J. Ott, General Manager, BMG Music Publishing, ON, Canada; Robert McVeety, President, Bobby Mack, NY, USA; Bob Mather

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