Registration, Royalties & Release + Streaming Growth

Registration, Royalties, & Release + Streaming Growth

Taught by Ari Herstand

Making sure you are protected, paid, and have a successful music release

A Berklee College of Music report found that anywhere from 20% to 50% of music payments do not make it to their rightful owners.

Kobalt calculated that there are over 900,000 royalty streams per song.

As of last year, there was $420 million in unclaimed mechanical royalties for songwriters.

There are currently over 50,000 musicians publicly listed in a database owed money for which the organizations cannot find them to pay (and is just holding onto this money).How do you make sure you register your work properly and obtain all of the royalties that are rightfully owed to you?

Release strategy is constantly evolving.

Spotify has given out the playbook on how to release music if you want to be successful on its platform. What was recommended even just 5 years ago is ineffective today.

But no one is sharing this information in a comprehensive way.

Until now.

This course will give you the tools to make sure you are properly registered everywhere.

It covers how to collect royalties in your own country and worldwide.

It also makes sure you are protected and know how to best navigate contract negotiations with any party in the music industry.

This course will set you up for your most successful release yet.

With over 40 pages of additional guides and templates including:

A full multi-week music release plan

Whether you are releasing a single, album, or EP, this guide will help you have the most successful release possible.

Join Ari Herstand as he steps you through how to properly register and release all of your music in his easy-to-understand teaching style.

He will be on hand to answer any and all questions.

Every student is invited into a private, members-only Community Group to ask any questions that may come up and get to know your fellow students.

Ari’s former students have discovered 10s of thousands of dollars that they didn’t even know existed, because he helped get them properly registered and paid.

The question isn’t “can I afford to take this course?”

The question is “can I afford not to take this course?”

Don’t attempt another release all on your own. Let’s do it together.

COURSE CURRICULUM

COURSE INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: REGISTRATION

CHAPTER 3: ROYALTIES

CHAPTER 4: RELEASE

RAPID STREAMING GROWTH DEEP DIVE

OUTRO

BONUS: TIKTOK FOR MUSICIANS

BONUS: INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS

BONUS: Ari Q&As

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Ari Herstand

“The poster child of DIY Music” – Forbes

Ari Herstand is the CEO and founder of the music business education and artist advocacy company, Ari’s Take. Started in 2012 as a blog, Ari’s Take has become the go-to resource for independent musicians on how to run a successful music career in the NEW music business. He is also the author of the best-selling book, How To Make It in the New Music Business which is a #1 Amazon best-seller in 3 categories and has been adopted by over 300 universities and translated into multiple languages. Herstand’s well-researched, relatable, no BS approach is why so many musicians continue to trust him for advice. He offers encouragement without condescension and maintains a “we’re all in it together” attitude not found elsewhere in the space.

He is also the host of the Webby Award winning podcast, The New Music Business Podcast where he interviews innovators and experts in the music industry. Since its launch in March of 2020, over 1 million people have listened to the show.

An independent musician who has played over 1,000 shows around the country, he has performed on Ellen, has had his music featured in countless TV shows, commercials and films, and has charted in the top 10 on iTunes.

Herstand has written for many of the top musician trade magazines and websites including Variety, Music Connection Magazine, American Songwriter, Digital Music News, Playback Magazine, CD Baby, Tunecore, Roland, Discmakers, ASCAP, Hypebot and others. He has been a featured speaker at SXSW, Music Biz, BBC One’s Amplify, NAMM, ASCAP Music Expo, SF MusicTech, CD Baby’s DIY Musician Conference, UCLA, Berklee College of Music and in music business classrooms worldwide.

Registration, Royalties, & Release + Streaming Growth

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Enrollment is closed, but we accept a limited number of students through application.

Over 6,000 musicians, industry professionals, and students trust Ari's Take Academy.

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WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY

"Ari’s Take Academy has honestly changed my life. I’ve joined almost all of the courses. The courses are top notch. The community is incredible. I’ve started a record label. I’ve signed new artists. It’s incredible having the resource that is ATA and all the people in there to help wade through all these murky music business waters. It’s a goldmine."

Dana Nielsen

Grammy-Nominated Producer, Songwriter, & Mixing Engineer

"I woke up one morning, opened my bank account and there is $10k in there from royalties I didn’t know about! If you want to become a full-time musician, working musician, or wherever you are in your career, you can definitely benefit from taking some advice from Ari and listening to what he has to say."

Andy Mason

Musician and ATA Student

Noël ILL

I love this course so far. It has helped me greatly because I do a lot of my royalties administration myself. The wording on some forms is a bit confusing, but seeing Ari go through it and explain, really makes me feel like I'm getting a huge deal with what I paid for the course! I don't know where else anyone would take the time to go through a form explaining what each section is. Not even the actual company's websites offer tutorial videos like that about their registration forms, so it really is gold!

October Ember

When we made the decision to pursue music full time, we were overwhelmed by the daunting task of marketing ourselves and networking. ATA and Ari’s book cut through the noise and gave us clearly defined goals, strategies to implement them, and a community of like-minded artists that believe all boats rise with the tide. Without a doubt, ATA saved us years of trial and error navigating the music business side of things, freeing us to focus more on the creative and passionate side of artistry. We could not be more grateful.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Where are you located?

Ari’s Take Academy is completely online. Our instructors, moderators and students are all over the world! The core ATA team is based in Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and Asheville, NC.

When is enrollment open for ATA?

We open enrollment twice a year for about a month at a time for our master courses.

When does this course start and finish?

This course starts as soon as you enroll and finishes when (if) you want. As long as you work in music, these strategies will be effective. We continually update the lessons and trainings to make sure that it stays relevant, up-to-date and valuable. And you can continue to ask questions, network and collaborate in the private members only Group. This course is completely self paced. The lessons are pre-recorded.

What genres do you work with?

All. Yes, all. Just ask our Indian Classical musician who just sold out his show in Mumbai. Or our Shakuhachi flute player based in San Francisco. Or our Celtic singer/songwriter in Duluth.

How long will I have access to this course?

You will have lifetime access to the course lessons, videos, and community group. Instructors for future Q&As are subject to change. We strive to bring in industry experts who are excelling at their craft right now.

How much time do I need to devote to ATA a week?

There are about 4 hours of pre-recorded lessons. There is on-going, real-time support in the private members-only Group. When you’re prepping for a release, you should be spending about 10 hours a week getting ready for it (with these exercises and checklists in the course). When you’re off release, you can spend a couple hours a week monitoring all of your registrations.

Do you have a refund policy?

There are no refunds with this course. These strategies are proven and will work if implemented properly and the quality of your content is competitive. Once you gain access to the course, you will get all of the lessons at once. It won’t take long to get through, setup and implement. If this doesn’t work for you it will simply because you did not put in the work to make this work. We are here to help you, however. Join us in the Group to ask whatever questions you have and we will help you through this and make sure this works for you.

How can I justify the price?

We know that other educational offerings often charge much more for something like this (often taught by people who are not actively working in the field or have any connections to the industry), but we wanted to make sure we kept this affordable enough for artists, songwriters, musicians, producers, indie labels, and managers. We settled on a price that is high enough to weed out the people who are not serious, but affordable enough for artists, producers and managers who are willing to invest in themselves. We are only interested in having professionals join us. This is an investment in your career. You will be saving years of making mistakes and learning through trial and error. This is a career accelerator.

Many students have discovered that the investment of the course was paid back (and more) when they discovered royalties they hadn’t registered for.

Am I guaranteed to make more money after I finish the course?

Nothing is guaranteed, but if there is money out there for you, we will absolutely make sure you know how to find it to get paid. We have helped artists track down thousands of lost dollars.

Is ATA doing the work for me in tracking down royalties?

No. This is an educational course. We give you the information and knowledge, but it is up to you to properly register and release your work and track down lost royalties. We give you the road map, but it is up to you to do the grunt work. Ari and the ATA staff will be on hand to answer questions in the Community Group.

Are there any other fees on top of the price of the course?

There are no extra fees on top of the price of the course, however some recommended services may cost money.

What if I have more questions?

Email awesome@aristakeacademy.com.

Registration, Royalties, & Release + Streaming Growth

Release strategy is constantly evolving.

Until now.

This course will give you the tools to make sure you are properly registered everywhere.

With over 40 pages of additional guides and templates including:

A full multi-week music release plan

Join Ari Herstand as he steps you through how to properly register and release all of your music in his easy-to-understand teaching style.

Don’t attempt another release all on your own. Let’s do it together.

COURSE CURRICULUM

COURSE INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 2: REGISTRATION

CHAPTER 3: ROYALTIES

CHAPTER 4: RELEASE

RAPID STREAMING GROWTH DEEP DIVE

OUTRO

BONUS: TIKTOK FOR MUSICIANS

BONUS: INTERVIEWS WITH EXPERTS

BONUS: Ari Q&As

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

Ari Herstand

Registration, Royalties, & Release + Streaming Growth

Enrollment is closed, but we accept a limited number of students through application.

Where you've seen us

WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY

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Marla Lewis

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October Ember

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