How Do You Learn to Be a Music Publisher?
A music publisher secures the rights to material (songs) from songwriters and markets (publishes) those materials in a number of ways, including getting the songs published as sheet music, on CDs, in movies, commercials and covered by other artists. There are many ways to learn to become a music publisher. Those avenues can include everything from attending school and learning the business of music to starting your own publishing company and learning as you go. Whichever way you choose to learn the music publishing business, being a music publisher isn’t all glamor. It takes a lot of work to succeed in the fast-paced world of music. Consider attending a school that has courses in music business. Music publishing involves acquiring the publishing rights to songs you believe you can market. An understanding of how to spot talent and how to creatively market that talent is essential to success in music publishing, as well as an understanding of the avenues you can pursue to get songs publ
