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5 days ago
2 min

What are Performance and Mechanical rights?

Historically royalties have been split into Performance and Physical Sales (Mechanical). The Mechanical side has expanded from just phys...

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Hugh Webber

Dec 4, 2020
3 min

HAVE WE DEVALUED CREATIVITY?

You could easily say that streaming services do not help new and up and coming artists, although Spotify is now offering to push your mus...

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Hugh Webber

Nov 27, 2020
3 min

HAS THE ALGORITHM KILLED THE RADIO DJ?

As the 1980’s Buggles song goes “Video Killed the Radio Star” - that might have been true for the artist when MTV came on the scene, and ...

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Hugh Webber

Nov 20, 2020
3 min

ON MUSIC RELEASE DAY

Why you shouldn't repeat stream your own song!

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Hugh Webber

Nov 13, 2020
4 min

BEFORE YOU RELEASE MUSIC

There are many ways to ‘release’ music; I am going to assume it's via a distributor to Streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music f

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Hugh Webber

Nov 6, 2020
4 min

ROLLERCOASTERS & PENNY SLOTS

You can also follow a single’s progress in almost real time on the iTUNEs app - although in 2020 this only accounts for 7% of the market

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Hugh Webber

Oct 30, 2020
6 min

BEING AN ONLINE SUPERFAN

Jessica Bruinekool from the Netherlands. She was kind enough to let me quiz her on how this all happened and how you can be a superfan.

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Hugh Webber

Oct 9, 2020
4 min

PITCH OR BUT

Is a hole in 1 the ultimate aim of golf? At least getting the ball on the green in the fewest shots I guess. Pitching prospective music t...

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Hugh Webber

Oct 2, 2020
3 min

THE WIZARD OF US

Use your brain, have courage, and share the ideas on your heart! I am a firm believer that we are greater than the sum of our creative pa...

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Hugh Webber

Aug 14, 2020
4 min

FAN ZONE or FRIEND ZONE?

Your friends love YOU. Your fans love what you DO Friend Zone Since Day 1 or even before Day 1 your friends were there for you. Before y...

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Hugh Webber

Aug 7, 2020
2 min

UNLOCK YOUR LOCKDOWN

The lockdown hit us all for six, none of us had really expected what was coming. It was the same for me.

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Hugh Webber

Jul 31, 2020
3 min

SPANISH SONGWRITING RETREAT

We all had the opportunity to write with Grammy Nominees and Songwriter stardom!

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Hugh Webber

Jul 10, 2020
3 min

STAYING SINGLE IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS

Songs have also become a disposable commodity. We no longer have to commit to buy the CD or even the download. Or we just skip!

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Hugh Webber

Jul 3, 2020
3 min

WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU’RE GOING?

Have you ever opened a window to let a fly out? They seem so focused on their current struggle against the glass they still can't get out.

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Hugh Webber

Jun 26, 2020
3 min

FEMALE EMPOWERMENT - 5

Everyday this week I’m bringing you guest blogs on the topic of 'Female Empowerment' / 'Empowering Women in song'.

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Hugh Webber

Jun 25, 2020
3 min

FEMALE EMPOWERMENT - 4

Everyday this week I’m bringing you guest blogs on the topic of 'Female Empowerment' / 'Empowering Women in song'.

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Hugh Webber

Jun 24, 2020
3 min

FEMALE EMPOWERMENT - 3

Everyday this week I’m bringing you guest blogs on the topic of 'Female Empowerment' / 'Empowering Women in song'

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Hugh Webber

Jun 23, 2020
3 min

FEMALE EMPOWERMENT - 2

Everyday this week I’m bringing you guest blogs on the topic of 'Female Empowerment' / 'Empowering Women in song'.

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Hugh Webber

Jun 22, 2020
3 min

FEMALE EMPOWERMENT - 1

Everyday this week I’m bringing you guest blogs on the topic of 'Female Empowerment' / 'Empowering Women in song'.

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Hugh Webber

Feb 7, 2020
4 min

Who wants to sing my song?

What helps you be creative and work well in a collaboration? “I think being open and honest with what ideas get brought to the table..."

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