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8 Steps: Set Up A Band In Business

8 Comments 08 February 2011

8 Steps To Set Up Your Band In Business

This is a seven-part series of posts on how to set up your band for business.

8 Steps To Set Up A Band For Business.

  1. Choose Your Band Name First
  2. Trademark Your Band Name
  3. Copyright Your Songs
  4. Set Up Your Band Corporation
  5. Sign A Band Agreement
  6. Draft A Band Business Plan
  7. Register with ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and SoundExchange
  8. Get A Good Entertainment Lawyer

Click on any of the steps above to read more on each one.

See our Flat Fee Band Start-Up package here.

Todd Murphy is a Music and Entertainment Lawyer based in Jersey City, NJ.  He represents musical artists in all genres such as rock, dance, electronic, pop, hip-hop, punk, new wave, jazz and classical. Click here for Artist Inquiries.

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