Music Business Pack

Docx:
1. Business model
Template for forming an artist's company business model.
2. Artist pain points and their solutions
25 pain points every artist faces during project development, and practical ways to solve them.
3. Checklist for starting work with an artist
A two-page checklist with all the necessary data that needs to be collected from the artist when starting cooperation.
4. Instructions for registering a limited liability company (LLC)
How to register a limited liability company for label or artist activities. Why is it profitable and what are the challenges?
5. Trademark (TM) registration instructions.
A step-by-step guide that you can implement when registering your brand trademark.

XLS:
1. Business model canvas
Business model template for quick and clear understanding
2. Table of necessary passwords and project team contacts
Save passwords for social media and your team's contacts and get quick access to them.
3. Table of important industry contacts
Template for collecting and storing essential contacts: managers, concert organizers, media, etc.
4. Calendar plan
Plan events for several months, half a year, or a year, set important events, and monitor the execution of parallel or sequential tasks in a convenient template.


PDF:
1. Artist management company
Step-by-step guide to building a management company. (34 slides)
2. Music project as a business startup.
A meaningful document about managing an artist's career as a business project. Form of business activity, cash flows, operational processes, sources of funding, project development stages, etc. (29 slides)
3. Artist's team.
Learn what team members are needed and at what stage to involve them? Leadership and motivation. On what terms to work with different types of team members. Control and analysis of team efficiency. Conflict resolution and prevention. (54 slides)
4. Organizational structure of an independent artist
Models of artist organizational structure at three different levels of development: beginner, young, established.

Docx:
1. Artist income sources
40 described tools for artist monetization. Gradually work through each of them.
2. All about royalties
What types of royalties are there? Where are they generated from? And what are the steps to receive them?
3. Grants
Follow current grant opportunities for Ukrainians and apply promptly for additional funding.
4. Issuing an invoice
Professional template for international invoicing in two languages. Use to receive payments for services rendered, fees, etc.

XLS:
1. Finance dashboard
Control monthly and annual income, expenses, and net profit, and track key business indicators, including taxes, with one tool.
2. Royalty percentage accounting
Record, store, and calculate the percentage distribution of royalties between authors, musicians, the studio, and other team members. Convenient and intuitive.
3. Release budget
Forecast the budget in advance or track expenses during the release creation process: studio work, video and photo production, salaries, design, distribution, promo, etc.
4. Provision of services
Log the services you provide as a manager for several projects simultaneously. And also the terms that have been agreed upon. This will ensure the transparency of your activities and unburden your memory.
5. Invoicing
Template for your company to issue invoices for services, performance fees, advertising integrations, or royalty payments, etc.
6. Merch revenue tracker
Keep track of merch availability and restock in time. Keep records of sales income.

PDF
1. Royalty cash flow
infographic that explains how income from streaming platforms is distributed among different participants of the music industry.

Docx:
1. Functioning of a music project based on a music product
Artist work cycle model, according to which a music project works.
2. Checklist for releasing a single or album
Control the process of creating and releasing a project. All important cycle stages are covered.
3. Allocation of authorship shares
Document template where co-authors approve work ownership in % ratio.
4. Song lyrics
Template outlining how to format text for distribution use. Important points to note when formatting.
5. Release information
Document template to be submitted to a label or distributor for release delivery to streaming platforms.
6. ISRC and UPC codes
Necessary information about UPC and ISRC codes. Find out how they are generated and how to use them in catalog management.

XLS:
1. Final master track data
Keep all necessary metadata for each single in one place. UPC, ISRC, song duration, music and lyric authors, genre, and many others. This will allow you to always have access to this data at hand.
2. Distributor database
A database that contains information about 100 global distributors through which you can release your music, in a comparative format. Choose the one that suits you best!

PDF:
1. Music distribution
A document that collects all the necessary information about independent DIY distribution and via a label. Instructions for independent pitching on Spotify, how to add lyrics in karaoke format.

Docx:
1. Release plan timeline
A classic step-by-step plan for preparing a release promotion. Plan your actions in advance and control the entire process.
2. Example of a release marketing plan
Create a marketing plan for your team, label, and streaming platforms to boost pitching.
3. Checklist. Marketing strategy
Check the preparation of your marketing strategy. Cover all possible aspects to effectively organize your project's marketing.

XLS:
1. Calendar plan
Use a calendar plan to synchronize all team processes, controlling parallel and sequential tasks within the timeframe.
2. Release calendar plan
Template already listing all possible tasks involved in working on your release.
3. Marketing metrics
Measure the growth of social media followers, the number of listeners to your songs, and the number of viewers for your videos throughout the calendar year.


PDF:
1. News hook, press pack, media communication
Learn how to choose the best release date, radio format nuances, media criticism, etc.
2. EPK (Electronic Press Kit)
Template with explanations of the parts of an EPK, how to fill it, and structure it logically.
Examples of EPK
A folder filled with examples of Electronic Press Kits for various music genres and different artists. For inspiration.
3. How musicians can capture the attention of Gen Z and Gen Alpha on social media
Understand how social networks work, considering the mindset of their broadest target audience. How to create content, how to lead the viewer to the end of the video, and how to embed a call to action.
4. Systematic music marketing.
Methods for audience acquisition and retention. Marketing strategy in practice. Audience conversion. Getting into playlists. (20 slides).
4, Systematic music marketing
Learn everything you need to understand marketing tools in the music industry and working with the audience through examples.

Docx:
1. How to book a tour
A step-by-step guide covering the important stages of preparing and conducting tour concerts.
2. Technical rider
Artist technical rider template with stage plotting, easily adaptable to your needs.
3. Hospitality rider
Artist hospitality rider template specifying requirements for accommodation, transport, and other conditions for a quality performance and show.
4. Proposal to concert organizers / venues 3 pages of recommendations for writing a proposal letter, taking into account necessary details that will increase the likelihood of your performance.
5. Personal information of tour participants
Template where it is important to list information about each tour member. This keeps contacts for any situation, accommodation details, flights, etc., at hand.
6. Appendix on independent tour management
Additional information for DIY, or in other words "independent management" of a tour or performances.
7. Run Sheet
Document template used by event organizers, stage managers, and music directors for effective event/performance management


XLS:
1. Performance or tour budget
Create the budget for your performance or tour in the prepared template.
2. Tour route
Plan your tour logistics thoughtfully, considering the specifics of locations, distances, and performance dates.
3. Inventory
Document template for storing information about all equipment and material assets owned by a music project or taken to a performance.
4. Checklist for performance preparation
Fill out the table to be sure that everything necessary for the performance is prepared and agreed upon.
5. Performance notes
After performing, record information about the event, number of attendees, atmosphere, and organizational details.
6. Merch sales record
Use a template for organized accounting of merch that you sell through your website / during a tour.

Docx:
1. Business model
Template for forming an artist's company business model.
2. Artist pain points and their solutions
25 pain points every artist faces during project development, and practical ways to solve them.
3. Checklist for starting work with an artist
A two-page checklist with all the necessary data that needs to be collected from the artist when starting cooperation.
4. Instructions for registering a limited liability company (LLC)
How to register a limited liability company for label or artist activities. Why is it profitable and what are the challenges?
5. Trademark (TM) registration instructions.
A step-by-step guide that you can implement when registering your brand trademark.

XLS:
1. Business model canvas
Business model template for quick and clear understanding
2. Table of necessary passwords and project team contacts
Save passwords for social media and your team's contacts and get quick access to them.
3. Table of important industry contacts
Template for collecting and storing essential contacts: managers, concert organizers, media, etc.
4. Calendar plan
Plan events for several months, half a year, or a year, set important events, and monitor the execution of parallel or sequential tasks in a convenient template.


PDF:
1. Artist management company
Step-by-step guide to building a management company. (34 slides)
2. Music project as a business startup.
A meaningful document about managing an artist's career as a business project. Form of business activity, cash flows, operational processes, sources of funding, project development stages, etc. (29 slides)
3. Artist's team.
Learn what team members are needed and at what stage to involve them? Leadership and motivation. On what terms to work with different types of team members. Control and analysis of team efficiency. Conflict resolution and prevention. (54 slides)
4. Organizational structure of an independent artist
Models of artist organizational structure at three different levels of development: beginner, young, established.

Docx:
1. Artist income sources
40 described tools for artist monetization. Gradually work through each of them.
2. All about royalties
What types of royalties are there? Where are they generated from? And what are the steps to receive them?
3. Grants
Follow current grant opportunities for Ukrainians and apply promptly for additional funding.
4. Issuing an invoice
Professional template for international invoicing in two languages. Use to receive payments for services rendered, fees, etc.

XLS:
1. Finance dashboard
Control monthly and annual income, expenses, and net profit, and track key business indicators, including taxes, with one tool.
2. Royalty percentage accounting
Record, store, and calculate the percentage distribution of royalties between authors, musicians, the studio, and other team members. Convenient and intuitive.
3. Release budget
Forecast the budget in advance or track expenses during the release creation process: studio work, video and photo production, salaries, design, distribution, promo, etc.
4. Provision of services
Log the services you provide as a manager for several projects simultaneously. And also the terms that have been agreed upon. This will ensure the transparency of your activities and unburden your memory.
5. Invoicing
Template for your company to issue invoices for services, performance fees, advertising integrations, or royalty payments, etc.
6. Merch revenue tracker
Keep track of merch availability and restock in time. Keep records of sales income.

PDF
1. Royalty cash flow
infographic that explains how income from streaming platforms is distributed among different participants of the music industry.

Docx:
1. Functioning of a music project based on a music product
Artist work cycle model, according to which a music project works.
2. Checklist for releasing a single or album
Control the process of creating and releasing a project. All important cycle stages are covered.
3. Allocation of authorship shares
Document template where co-authors approve work ownership in % ratio.
4. Song lyrics
Template outlining how to format text for distribution use. Important points to note when formatting.
5. Release information
Document template to be submitted to a label or distributor for release delivery to streaming platforms.
6. ISRC and UPC codes
Necessary information about UPC and ISRC codes. Find out how they are generated and how to use them in catalog management.

XLS:
1. Final master track data
Keep all necessary metadata for each single in one place. UPC, ISRC, song duration, music and lyric authors, genre, and many others. This will allow you to always have access to this data at hand.
2. Distributor database
A database that contains information about 100 global distributors through which you can release your music, in a comparative format. Choose the one that suits you best!

PDF:
1. Music distribution
A document that collects all the necessary information about independent DIY distribution and via a label. Instructions for independent pitching on Spotify, how to add lyrics in karaoke format.

Docx:
1. Release plan timeline
A classic step-by-step plan for preparing a release promotion. Plan your actions in advance and control the entire process.
2. Example of a release marketing plan
Create a marketing plan for your team, label, and streaming platforms to boost pitching.
3. Checklist. Marketing strategy
Check the preparation of your marketing strategy. Cover all possible aspects to effectively organize your project's marketing.

XLS:
1. Calendar plan
Use a calendar plan to synchronize all team processes, controlling parallel and sequential tasks within the timeframe.
2. Release calendar plan
Template already listing all possible tasks involved in working on your release.
3. Marketing metrics
Measure the growth of social media followers, the number of listeners to your songs, and the number of viewers for your videos throughout the calendar year.


PDF:
1. News hook, press pack, media communication
Learn how to choose the best release date, radio format nuances, media criticism, etc.
2. EPK (Electronic Press Kit)
Template with explanations of the parts of an EPK, how to fill it, and structure it logically.
Examples of EPK
A folder filled with examples of Electronic Press Kits for various music genres and different artists. For inspiration.
3. How musicians can capture the attention of Gen Z and Gen Alpha on social media
Understand how social networks work, considering the mindset of their broadest target audience. How to create content, how to lead the viewer to the end of the video, and how to embed a call to action.
4. Systematic music marketing.
Methods for audience acquisition and retention. Marketing strategy in practice. Audience conversion. Getting into playlists. (20 slides).
4, Systematic music marketing
Learn everything you need to understand marketing tools in the music industry and working with the audience through examples.

Docx:
1. How to book a tour
A step-by-step guide covering the important stages of preparing and conducting tour concerts.
2. Technical rider
Artist technical rider template with stage plotting, easily adaptable to your needs.
3. Hospitality rider
Artist hospitality rider template specifying requirements for accommodation, transport, and other conditions for a quality performance and show.
4. Proposal to concert organizers / venues 3 pages of recommendations for writing a proposal letter, taking into account necessary details that will increase the likelihood of your performance.
5. Personal information of tour participants
Template where it is important to list information about each tour member. This keeps contacts for any situation, accommodation details, flights, etc., at hand.
6. Appendix on independent tour management
Additional information for DIY, or in other words "independent management" of a tour or performances.
7. Run Sheet
Document template used by event organizers, stage managers, and music directors for effective event/performance management


XLS:
1. Performance or tour budget
Create the budget for your performance or tour in the prepared template.
2. Tour route
Plan your tour logistics thoughtfully, considering the specifics of locations, distances, and performance dates.
3. Inventory
Document template for storing information about all equipment and material assets owned by a music project or taken to a performance.
4. Checklist for performance preparation
Fill out the table to be sure that everything necessary for the performance is prepared and agreed upon.
5. Performance notes
After performing, record information about the event, number of attendees, atmosphere, and organizational details.
6. Merch sales record
Use a template for organized accounting of merch that you sell through your website / during a tour.

Docx:
1. Copyright transfer agreement for a musical work
Buying a song from another author? Working with a recording studio and want to purchase rights from them? Secure yourself with a reliable legal document. It is your protection!
2. Recording studio services agreement (from the client side – artist, manager, label, etc.)
Become a full owner of the finished track. Protect your rights and secure agreements legally.
3. Agreement between artist and manager (agent)
Secure your exclusive arrangements. The contract includes variations of manager duties that can be adapted to your case. (for concert, advertising, and other activities + as an option for managing the artist's authorial and related rights)
4. Agreement for provision of artist performance services at events (signatory Artist)
Sign a contract with the concert organizer for participation in the event as an artist. Thereby, adhere to the obligations of both parties.
5. Agreement on providing services for an artist's performance at an event (signed by Manager)
Sign a contract as a manager, label, or producer with the concert organizer for the participation of your artist in the event. Thereby, adhere to the obligations of both parties.
6. Agreement on providing advertising services by the artist on social media (signed by Artist)
Sell ads on your blog and brand integrations safely.
7. Agreement on providing advertising services by the artist on social media
(Manager signatory)
Sell ads on your artist's blog and integrate brands safely.