SongShop is a website built to help independent songwriters advertise their song catalog and pitch to artists from all over the world. We're talking to the founder, Steve Gerein! It's also a place where independent artists & bands can go to find original songs to record as their own. SongShop gives artists an entire library of songs to search through and record because SongShop says that finding the time and having the proper network connections to get these songs pitched can be an uphill battle.
SONGWRITERS:
How SongShop advertises your songs to artists who might be interested in recording them
How to pitch songs directly to artists via the Pitch Platform
Earning revenue by instantly getting a cut of the license fee (determined by your membership tier), plus any royalties outlined in the license agreement
ARTISTS & BANDS:
How to Purchase your desired license (Standard or Exclusive)
Building a relationship with the Songwriter (because when does that happen!?)
LICENSING & MUSIC BUSINESS:
What does a license look like?
What's the difference between a Standard and an Exclusive songwriting License?
What you need to know about mechanical royalties, streaming, and performing cover songs
Best practices when it comes to writer's share and BMI.
0:00 Introduction
02:36 Who are we pitching songs to?
3:12 How does Songshop work for Songwriters?
5:04 How does Songshop work for Artists and Bands?
7:46 Why every musician needs a website
11:41 Allowing writers to keep 100% of their royalties through Songshop
12:33 Why artists should be releasing cover songs
14:19 The difference between Standard and Exclusive Licenses
15:30 How Songshop lets Songwriters and Artists network and connect with each other
16:33 What have users been saying about Songshop?
19:44 How Songshop brings older songs you wrote back to life!
20:10 How SongShop is paving a new way for Songwriters to get paid
21:48 How Steve learned the legal aspects of the music industry
25:35 How Purchasing a license to cover a song is different than Distrokid, etc.
27:40 Why there's not enough awareness of the business side of our industry
28:55 Writers Share, BMI, and what to look out for in the studio
35:02 Thanks, Steve!
