MIKE CURB COLLEGE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND MUSIC BUSINESS
CLASS INFORMATION & INSTRUCTOR SCHEDULE
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25895 / MBU 3450 / 06
Music Publishing
Spring 2015
Marty Wheeler B.B.A.
615-400-5849 marty.wheeler@adjuncts.belmont.edu
LBK Entertainment offices in the Gulch (700 12th Ave South – Suite 205)
M, W 5:00pm to 6:15pm
McWhorter Hall 109
www.martywheeler.com
Wednesday, April 29 at 5:00pm
The URL to download the syllabus for this course of study is
http://campus.belmont.edu/mb/syllabus.classinfo.html
CLASS SCHEDULE
TIME
MONDAY
5:00PM - 6:15PM
CLASS
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
CLASS
OFFICE HOURS / MEETINGS OUTSIDE CLASS
By appointment only by emailing me at marty.wheeler@adjuncts.belmont.edu
LBK Entertainment offices in the Gulch (700 12th Ave South – Suite 205)
ATTENTION – DO NOT BOOK A FLIGHT OR MAKE OTHER TRAVEL PLANS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE FINAL. IT WILL
NOT BE GIVEN EARLY. TAKING THE FINAL AT A TIME OTHER THAN IT IS SCHEDULED IS NOT AN OPTION.
CLASS SCHEDULE – FALL 2014
Wed. Jan.07
Introduction/class syllabus
Mon. Jan.12
Music Publishing History
Wed. Jan.14
Music Publishers and What They Do
Read pages 1-11
Inner Workings of a Music Publisher
Songwriter-Music Publisher Relationship
Income sources for Publishers
Read pages 30-56
Mon. Jan.19
MLK BIRTHDAY (HOLIDAY) - NO CLASS
Wed. Jan.21
Co-Publishing and Administration
Read Chapter 3
Mon Jan.26
Recording Artist Publishing Agreements
Read Chapter 5
Mechanical Licensing
pages 85-486
Wed. Jan.28
Mechanical Calculations and CCC
Research #1 Due
Mon. Feb.02
Copyright Law Overview
Read Chapter 4
Wed. Feb.04
TEST 1 (CCC & Mechanical Calculations)
Mon. Feb.09
Deal proposals/Songwriter contracts
Read Chapter 2
Wed. Feb.11
Songwriter contract analysis
Mon. Feb.16
Business Plan Prep / TBA
Wed. Feb.18
New Media (Internet,Video Games, etc.) / Review for Mid-Term
Mon. Feb.23
*TEST 2 (MID TERM)
Wed. Feb.25
* Performing Rights Organizations
Read Chapter 10
ASCAP
www.ascap.com
Mon. Mar.02
BMI / SESAC
bmi.com/ sesac.com
Wed. Mar.04
Grand Rights / Current issues for Music Publishers
Mon. Mar.09
SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
Wed. Mar.11
SPRING BREAK – NO CLASS
Mon. Mar.16
More Business Plan
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MIKE CURB COLLEGE OF ENTERTAINMENT AND MUSIC BUSINESS
CLASS INFORMATION & INSTRUCTOR SCHEDULE
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Television, Motion Pictures
Commercials (Sync & Licensing)
More Synch
Great Songs Day/Listening
Starting your publishing company
Print licensing / Royalties
Song plugging (creative roles in MP)
Catalog exploitation
Demos
Demo Budgets & planning - AFM
Co-Ventures and Joint Ventures
Catalog Acquisition
Sub-Publishing (www.wipo.org)
Putting It All Together
Last Day of Class/Review for Final
5:00pm = FINAL EXAM
Read Chp. 7, 8 & 9
Read pgs 468-478
Bring a great song
www.ccli.com
Research #2 Due
Business Plan Due
Read Chapter 15
Read Chapter 13
Read Chapter 14
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