THE MUSIC BUSINESS TOOLBOX

The Music Business Toolbox is a complete guide filled with music business tools, templates, and forms that are going to help our Disc Makers' customers release their music. Disc Makers mission is to empower independent music artists to pursue what they love and this is the perfect Toolbox to do just that. These tools will help you COMPETE HEAD-TO-HEAD with larger companies and SUCCEED.

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special OFFER FOR OUR DISC MAKERS FAMILY

Disc Makers is proud to partner with The Music Business Toolbox with free access to our Recording Budget Tool.

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Budget for all the costs associated with recording your music from thought to final master.

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No more suprises

Create a detailed and comprehensive budget for your recording projects.

But the free tool isn’t all you get!

When you access the tool, you’ll also get free access to 3 chapter sections of my Ebook, the Resources for Readers, and the Artist Revenue Streams Guide

But the free tool isn’t all you get!

When you access the tool, you’ll also get free access to 3 chapter sections of my Ebook, the Resources for Readers, and the Artist Revenue Streams Guide

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT STEPS TO AVOID,

YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO BRING YOUR MUSIC TO THE WORLD!

Do you have enough $ to market and promote your music?

How do you get people to hear your music and build a fan base?

Do you know all the ways you can get paid from your music and HOW to collect?

Answer these questions and more with FREE access to the Music Business Toolbox Recording Budget Tool.

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Are you asking yourself these questions?

HOW DO I TAKE CONTROL OF MY DESTINY?

MBT will teach you how the the business actually works so you can make the best decisions for your situation, get paid for your music and control your destiny.

HOW DO I MAKE MONEY?

Learn the specifics of all the various ways money is made from music. Understand how to track your spins, sales, radio play and more. Use systems like BDS, Mediabase, SoundScan, UPC, ISRC, ISWC, SoundExchange, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC to get paid.

HOW DO YOU TURN IT INTO A CAREER?

The MBT is a complete set of information with the tools, templates, forms and guidance you need to successfully build and manage your music career.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

Amazing! Move over Donald Passman. This is "All You Need To Know About The Music Business" brought into the real world with a toolkit that makes it all that theory possible. Great work. Bruce Houghton President, Skyline Music. Editor & Publisher, Hypebot and MusicThinkTank

You know Industry Rule #4080…record company people are shady! So make sure you got the Music Business Toolbox! Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua Founder of Hip Hop Since 1978

Music Business Toolbox is a MUST HAVE for every independent artist in today's new music business. It will save you hours of grief and thousands of dollars. Ariel Hyatt Founder & CEO Cyber PR, author of multiple books for DIY musicians

BRYAN CALHOUN

CREATOR OF MBT

Bryan has over 25 years of experience at the nexus of technology, music and business. As a member of the Industry Relations team at music streaming giant Pandora Media, he helps artists, labels and managers maximize their opportunities on the platform. Always the artist advocate, Bryan created the Music Business Toolbox, a book and set of tools, to empower musicians with actionable business advice. He provides digital strategy to management powerhouse Maverick/Blueprint Group for their superstar clients Lil Wayne, G-Eazy, The Roots, Jill Scott and Trippie Redd. Past clients include Kanye West, T.I., Nicki Minaj, Drake and more. He’s worked with labels Relativity/Sony, RED, and Warlock and ran industry relations for SoundExchange which collects and distributes non-interactive streaming royalties to artists and labels. He is a frequent speaker at music industry conferences and voting member of the Recording Academy.

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