Why paper work sucks as an artist or...
- Karma Factory
- Sep 25, 2023
- 2 min read
As one of the creative types, paper work and all that tracking of numbers, dates, costs and whatnot are just... gah! Boring! But, as I found out recently, it's really important to know if you ever want to make any money on what you create. What brought me to post to this wonderful band blog is the need for other artists to understand HOW important it is and it's worth a look and listen.
First I watched Rick Beato's video on Youtube about this - of course it was more or less a sales pitch for software to make the boring part easy (that's good!) and that there's a free version of the software that's well, free (also good!) and then there's the information you get as to what all these things like IPI, ISNI, and ISWC were, why anyone needs them and what they do.
See for years I just thought I'd join BMI and poof! They'll take care of getting me my royalties, third party payments, etc. That's a really simplistic and WRONG way to think about it. There are a few things artists, especially recording artists and performers need to make sure we are connected to the band, the band is connected to BMI, the songs are connected to all of them, and the publishing money goes to the correct people.
Enter the five acronyms:
ISNI
IPI
ISWC
ISRC
IPN
These five items are very important and the really important ones get you numbers which you may need if you decide to collaborate with other artists, or release songs with other artists, your band, a new production company, a new producer, a new studio or even with a new management company or record company.
Instead of typing it all out here - I've done two things:
First I'll link the Rick Beato Youtube video which essentially costs $4.99 a month, you use it on mobile and PC and it keeps track of your five acronyms in an easy to manage and display function with your DAW.
Second, I'll link a PDF that I typed up after going down the rabbit hole of this whole thing, which provides a little more in depth information and links to these five different things, and provides as much reading and investigation as anyone would want. Have at it!
Rick Beato's Video: https://youtu.be/-TM9foEQJ-Q?si=b6Vt4PS66_PkaZfO
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