http://www.artistshousemusic.org/people/Ron+Sobel The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/ron+sobel+full+interview Ron Sobel: Full InterviewRon Sobel, president of a California Publishing Company, talks about various topics pertaining to publishing and the music industry. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/ron+sobel+full+interview#comment North Star Media Music Publishing Company Ron Sobel Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 252 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/about+ron+sobel About Ron SobelRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, talks about North Star Media. North Star Media offers music publishing, music administration, and project development to musicians, artists, and media companies. Sobel also explains his experience prior to North Star Media. Sobel was the Vice President of Creative Affairs and an attorney at ASCAP. His musical background is covered as well. During his childhood, he studied the piano and guitar. However, he was not a gifted musician and took to law to represent his musician friends instead. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/about+ron+sobel#comment North Star Media Music Publishing Company Ron Sobel Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 253 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/publishing+resource+books Publishing Resource BooksRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, recommends several publishing resource books. He suggests Music, Money, and Success by Todd and Jeffrey Brabec. All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald Passman is mentioned as well. Sobel also lists off The Professional Musician's Legal Companion, Get It In Writing, and The Musician's Business and Legal Guide. Sobel explains that while some are more technical than others, they are all wonderful resources. There are others available too. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/publishing+resource+books#comment Publishing Education Questions What publishing resource books would you recommend? North Star Media Music Publishing Company Publishing Resources Ron Sobel Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 254 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/the+terms+of+publishing+contracts The Terms of Publishing ContractsRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, talks about the terms of a publishing contract. A few of the key elements are how many songs the songwriter is giving the publisher, the duration of the ownership, and the percentage of ownership. Sobel explains that publishers seek to have 100 percent of publishing for the life of the copyright. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/the+terms+of+publishing+contracts#comment Publishing How do I publish my music? Contracts North Star Media Music Publishing Company Publishing Ron Sobel Terms of Publishing Contracts Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 255 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/publishing+and+the+digital+age Publishing and the Digital AgeRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, talks about the digital age. Sobel brings up Napster and its effects upon the music industry. Sobel also discusses the difference between a download and stream. A download is a mechanical and a stream is a public performance. Also in this segment, Sobel covers the radio. Radio was originally perceived as a medium that ripped off songwriters and publishers. However, today it is the largest source of income that writers and publishers receive. He shares his opinion that digital distribution will take the same path as radio. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/publishing+and+the+digital+age#comment Publishing Licensing North Star Media Music Publishing Company Publishing Ron Sobel Streaming Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 256 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/finding+new+songwriters Finding New SongwritersRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, talks about finding new songwriters. In order to initiate a partnership with a new writer, the writer must have unique talent. Sobel also points out that it must be a right fit for both the publisher and songwriter. Also in this segment, he explains that North Star Media does sign writers to contracts, such as Paco. Publishers take an aggressive role in career development. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/finding+new+songwriters#comment Songwriting North Star Media Music Publishing Company Ron Sobel Songwriting Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 257 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/about+the+harry+fox+agency About the Harry Fox AgencyRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, talks about the Harry Fox Agency. The Harry Fox Agency collects and distributes mechanical license income for writers and publishers that have music spread among several labels and record companies. Sobel points out that publishers own the agency. However, they do extract a reasonable fee. The fee is generally around four or five percent. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/about+the+harry+fox+agency#comment Publishing Industry Organizations What does the Harry Fox Agency do? Harry Fox Agency North Star Media Music Publishing Company Publishing Ron Sobel Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 258 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/income+streams+for+songwriters Income Streams for SongwritersRon Sobel is president of North Star Media, a California publishing company. He discusses various topics pertaining to publishing and the music industry. In this segment, he talks about the major streams of income for songwriters. Ron starts by talking about the amount of money you can recieve from radio play and public performances from PRO's. He goes on to discuss mechanical royalties and statutory rates for songs. Another source of income for a song is being paid for synchronization in TV and motion pictures. The last topic he talks about is generating money from new forms of media and digital downloads. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/income+streams+for+songwriters#comment Finance income steam North Star Media Music Publishing Company Ron Sobel Royalties songw Songwriting Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 259 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/international+publishing International PublishingRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, talks about international publishing. Foreign markets are substantial for publishing companies - especially as traditional record sales decline. For instance, songs are rerecorded in foreign languages. Sobel discusses publishing administration as well. Publishing administration is the collection of foreign currencies. He also covers foreign territories. Each territory has its own collection agency and local sub publishers. Sobel also discusses the strategies of publishing companies in regards to foreign territories. Some companies hire specific local sub publishers in each territory. Others offer a world deal and have individuals grounded in each territory. Also in this segment, he explains that it's a matter of dollar and cents and how creative the sub publisher can be. Foreign sub publishers take generally between ten and fifteen percent. They are extremely helpful in finding revenue that originally slipped through the cracks. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/international+publishing#comment Publishing How do I publish my music? North Star Media Music Publishing Company Publishing Ron Sobel Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 260 at http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/publishing+internships Publishing InternshipsRon Sobel, President of North Star Media, talks about internships. Since North Star Media is in Los Angeles, North Star Media is intimately connected with the LA music schools like USC. Sobel lists some of the duties of North Star interns, such as burning CDs, developing new writers, and seeking out new talent online. Also in this segment, Sobel covers the desired characteristics of internships. He explains that the characteristics depend on the intern�s target division. North Star Media's connection with music supervisors is covered as well. http://www.artistshousemusic.org/videos/publishing+internships#comment Publishing Internships North Star Media Music Publishing Company Publishing Ron Sobel Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:06:03 -0700 admin 261 at