Royalties Are a Good Thing—Part 2: Performance Rights, Sync Rights, Patents and Trademarks
This article is the second in a two-part series and takes up where part one left off.
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The Richardson Symphony and Buddy Rich–What's the Connection
Some of you may be following the plight of the Richardson (Texas) Symphony Orchestra and its musicians. They’re embroiled in a bitter dispute that has led to the RSO being placed on the International Unfair List of the American Federation of Musicians. What this means is that as long as the orchestra is on the[…]
Read MoreMusician Performance Rights–Pending Legislation to Benefit Musicians
Yesterday I received another email from AFM President Lee. Unlike the video the previous day, which had a “please join the union message,” this one was all business. It tells of the legislation before Congress right now that would benefit musician’s works that are played on terrestrial radio. Here’s part of the email. One of[…]
Read MoreReinforcing The Image of the AFM– Old, Dated and Out of Touch
Today I received an email from Thomas F. Lee the President of the American Federation of Musicians. I suppose that it went to all AFM members for whom they have email addresses. It begins: Dear Member RICKER: I am pleased to announce that the Federation is developing a series of videos to educate musicians and[…]
Read MoreMusician Plays Violin as Surgeons Operate on His Brain
Here’s a wonderful, positive story about Roger Frisch, the Minnesota Orchestra Associate Concertmaster, who underwent brain surgery at the Mayo Clinic to correct tremors. His story was featured on national news with Diane Sawyer. Find it here. http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/video/fiddling-brain-10142847
Read MoreI Get By with a Little Help from My Friends
The article that follows my comments is from The Minnesota Daily, the newspaper of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul. It’s the first in a series profiling drug use on the UMinn. campus, and they start with music students. Since the readers of Polyphonic.org are familiar with the orchestra world, it will be no surprise[…]
Read MoreYour Tax Questions Answered Here
Here is a recent question that came in from Mer Boel: Can performing artists (say, orchestra members, working in several…
It’s that time of year and as a service to you, our loyal readers, our resident musician/MBA/tax expert, Bill Hunt will answer your tax questions right here until April 15th. So–don’t be bashful. Ask away.
Read MoreWhat Do You Consider Success?
I visited the website, Extra Criticum. As it states on the homepage, “performing arts pros trade opinions, ideas, questions and obsessions.” The bloggers published here cover a wide range disciplines in the Arts, so it’s not just a music site. And I was interested in a posting by Rolando Teco, since he writes about “success.”[…]
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Another Take on Not-For-Profits
Because I teach the course, “Entrepreneurship in Music” at the Eastman School, I am frequently asked for advice from students who are contemplating setting up a business entity for their chamber group. They often begin the discussion by saying that their plans are to set up a 501(c)3 (not-for-profit). They usually say something like, “That[…]
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