Well, in the first series of my blog I briefly talked about making it in the music industry. On my website I talked about the importance of copyrighting your musical work. Now for seasoned veterans this is a no brainer. But for you young men and women just starting out, it’s very important to know this information from the beginning. To see what I brought out about copyrighting go to www.musicsource101.com. Now let’s just say you have a song and you really feel it’s good enough for the world to hear. What you need to do is find yourself a good publisher. Now I don’t mean one of those sharks out there that will tell you “give me some money and I will publish your song.” I truly advise you, if a so-called publisher offers you that deal…….run away quickly. Or at least refuse to sign the contract. No decent publisher will take money from you to publish your song. Think about it. A true publisher’s goal is to make as much money off of your songs as possible. Now this money he makes is normally split 50/50 with you. (The publisher’s share/and the writer’s share.) So if you’re really good he hopes to publish more of your songs and you and he will earn more money together. On the other hand if he feels that your song will not cut it, then he simply will not offer to publish it. He will not waste his time. I learned the hard way. You don’t have to. Be smart. As you endeavor in this business improve your talent but also learn the business side of things. This will save you time, money, and frustration. When I first started to write, I wrote some lyrics and sent it to a publisher that said they can put music to it and have a recording artist sing it for me…..for a price of course. So guess what? I signed the contract. And he actually fulfilled what he said he would do. My lyrics now had music to it and a recording artist was singing it. I still laugh today at that finished product. It was one of the worse things that I have ever heard. So yes, it cost me to learn that lesson. So where can you find legit publishers? You can look on CD covers, on the internet, some books will provide music publishers’ contact information. You can also check out your favorite artist to see who published their songs. But regardless of where you look, you need to do your homework. Many top publishers only accept material from known managers, lawyers, writers, etc. So if you are just starting out, you may have to find a smaller publisher. But there are many good small publishing companies out there so don’t fret, but please…..do your homework. www.musicsource101.com