The Ultimate Guide to Music Publishing

Music publishing can be intimidating to new artists because there's so much to learn. However with music streaming bringing in artists a smaller amount of money for your music, it's vital you know how to generate revenue from other sources. Which is where publishing comes in!

In this video I explain everything you need to know about music publishing, the truth, how it works and what you need to know for your music.

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THE INFO:
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👇 ABOUT ME:
Hey! I'm Damian Keyes and I've worked with musicians every day of my life for the past 20 years. The internet is deeply untrusting understandably and here is my background so you can have the full picture.

When I was 18, I was signed to a major label (dropped 6 months later) and at 23 I co-founded a Music University in Europe called BIMM (valued at $300M). I’m also a bass player, I’ve played for a number of artists including Eric Clapton, Alanis Morrisette and Billy Cobham. I initially retired at 30, but realised that life gets boring if you’re not building!

I have always been in-between the music industry and education which is how I ended up building my YouTube channel - I’ve been teaching artists how to release music long before it was a ‘niche’! I now educate artists around the world with my Academy, YouTube channel and I work directly with labels internationally alongside owning a live agency and management company.

It’s great to meet you and looking forward to working together on your music!

[DamianKeyes]

Roses are red, violets are blue, smash the like button or I’ll come and find you

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[BluCrusoe]

I literally pay at least £30 for all of my favourite albums, vinyl and CD

[betohale]

Songs rights are divided into
the publishing share and the writer’s share.

[ZMC]

Appreciate the wisdom you have provided us! 💯💜🙌 Youtubers like yourself have provided so much knowledge to help independent musicians make a living!

[BJooll]

The best video about publishing! You are great! Thank you!

[ShengBelmonteOfficial]

If I own the masters of my song but someone wrote it for me, can I own publishing of it if I put up my own publishing ? Will the writer need to give me his publishing as a writer or just if this one song that he write for me ? Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[asantebuckman]

Good one there i love it. So i am a musician from Ghana and i need a publisher can you introduce one for me?

[everydaysame]

so is it better as an unsigned artist to have a deal with a publishing company at first? and if so can i keep copy right to song with the 25 75 split?