In this course you will learn how to:

• Fully comprehend the way the music business works TODAY

• Improve your art AND the way you do business

• Understand the increasingly limited role that record labels play, but also appreciate the services and guidance they can provide under the right circumstances

• Know the difference between the different streaming services and what they offer

• Appreciate the difference between mechanicals and publishing, and know how both sides of the coin can help you monetize your music

• Assess your own music to know what to lead with when you play it for potential partners and backers

• Manage your own expectations and know what to expect of potential members of your team

• Set for yourself a realistic series of goals, and most importantly, lay out NEXT STEPS that are achievable to help get you there

• Grasp the different distributors and aggregators who can help you release your music independently and ensure it's available on all the streaming services

• Have a plan for how to set yourself up to independently publish your music