Commercial Music Test 4

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At-source deal

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Payment of royalties earned at the source. Publisher and writers share is calculated on income earned in the foreign territory.

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Bench Pack

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Educational materials given by the equipment manufacturer to the customer upon sale of a new keyboard.

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Copublishing

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For a writer To have credit as a publisher. The publisher and composer share production expenses.

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Cross-collateralization

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Shift of royalties earned by one property to the credit or debit of another property, resulting in a net total of royalties earned by all of them.

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Drop-ship

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Fulfillment of a customer's order by shipment from an entry other than the one from which the customer ordered.

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Sampling

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(1) Music Performances: Technique used by music right organizations to estimate total performances by examining a limited number of performances. (2) Music recording: the digital recording of a sound or series of sounds from already recorded material, for insertion into a new recording so as to enhance that recordings sound; the source sound can be inserted unchanged or transformed by synthesizer or other electronic equipment.

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Self contained act

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(1) Small ensemble that writes its own material. (2) An organized ensemble that performs together without outside members.

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Split publishing

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One party shares his or her publishing rights with one or more persons.

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Subpublisher

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Firm affiliated with a prime publisher in providing publishing services.

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Subsisting copyright

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A copyright now in existence.

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Back-announcing

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In radio broadcasting, the accumulation of a group of announcements following several uninterrupted playings of recorded music.

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Cluster programming

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Radio broadcast of several recordings uninterrupted by announcements.

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Multicasting

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System for the simultaneous transmissions of two or more signals over the same wire or radio frequency channel.

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Narrowcasting

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Contrast with broadcasting: program material produced and delivered to audiences of special taste.

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Satellite radio

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Launched in 2001, a subscription based service that offers an abundance of high audio quality stations. Talk radio has historically driven sales of subscriptions.

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Share

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the portion of a market controlled by a particular company or product.

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Syndication

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Distribution of programs (produced by a network or syndicator) that individual stations or other outlets transmit simultaneously or at times convenient to them.

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DIY

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Do-It-Yourself. Recording Industry: A label in which one person (or very few persons) perform most functions.

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D2F

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(1) Slang used in which one party inquires with another party if they are interested in carnal relations, see also DTF. (2) Direct-to-fan: Artist investing in high quality recording materials and equipment, to cut down cost of getting their music distributed.

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Crowdfunding

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Self financing alternatives such as kickstarter that develop funding sources for artists by offering a premium, such as copies of the finalized product, from small donations or buy-ins.

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Freemium

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Artist give away recorded music, and allow consumers to decide how much they are willing to pay for it.

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Abraham Maslow

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An early 20th century psychologist who developed the need-satisfaction model to explain the motives behind human behavior.

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DBA

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Doing Business As: A form that is filed thats intent is to alert the public about a new enterprise; often required to give public notice through a local newspaper.

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Gantt chart

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An organizational tool to provide a clear outline of the steps needed to complete a project within a given time frame.

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General partner

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Established when all partners involved carry on the business as co-owners.

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Product, price, place, promotion

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The Four P's: Marketing tool to analyze the many aspects involved in getting people interested in a business and its services.

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Laches Defense

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Waiting too long to take legal action against offending parties. (Country Joe and Babette Ory)

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XLR

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Plug used for microphones, mixers and speakers.

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1/4 inch phono

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Plug used for guitars, synthesizers, mixers, speakers.

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1/8 inch mini-phono

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Used for computers, iPods, iPads, video cameras.

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RCA

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Used for CD players, stereo components.

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Dynamic Microphone

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a. Rugged

b. Less expensive

c. Don't require power

d. Unidirectional pickup

e. Good for amplifying single soloist

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Condenser (Cardioid)

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a. Somewhat fragile

b. More expensive

c. Require power

d. Heart-shaped pickup

e. Good for recording entire ensemble, and for picking up multiple sound sources (such as xylophone or marimba bars)

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Phantom Power

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Phantom power is on the mixing board, it is used to power the condenser mics and other peripherals that may need it. Sometimes labeled, sometimes not.