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Re: Downtown’s Songtrust signs pan-EU licensing agreement with ICE Services

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 17 Jan 2018 18:58:13 -0000

We've created a landing page for Publishers who want to learn more: https://www.songtrust.com/e... Our existing writer/publisher clients will automatically get the benefit of this deal(faster payment, more royalties, more licensed services).

Re: Publishers | Soundfly

Joe Conyers III — Thu, 11 May 2017 13:22:57 -0000

Correct! (General Manager of Songtrust here).

You can create an account for yourself as a writer(and if you do that I suggest everyone in your band get their own accounts) or one for your entire band but we only pay out per account. So if you are writing in another band or have a solo project you would probably want your own account vs just one account for the band.

Love Ari's class here and Soundfly! I created a discount code "soundfly" that will give you 10% off http://Songtrust.com !

Re: Paleo Rubyist in NYC — Terminal Aliases

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:57:51 -0000

Check out consular(used to be called terminitor) too, https://github.com/achiu/co... It's a really nice DSL for terminal automation (e.g. open up a terminal for the dir, vim, local server, open up a browser and hit localhost).

Re: Repost – ASCAP, BMI & SESAC: What’s The Difference?

Joe Conyers III — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:07:59 -0000

In almost all cases you have to have each writer's share and publisher share on each song at a single PRO. However as a Publisher you may have multiple relationships with PRO's. For example: Songtrust has a publishing entity with all US PRO's (as our writer clients come from all three). A song could have three co-writers each from different PRO's.

Re: Repost – ASCAP, BMI & SESAC: What’s The Difference?

Joe Conyers III — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:45:54 -0000

If you are in a large represented city they are both going to have writer relations departments there who will know the community. If this is your biggest concern I would recommend chatting with local reps and getting a feel for which you like best. They can be reached by phone to setup an appointment alternatively in some cities(NY, LA) have monthly information sessions.

Re: How Spotify Streams Turn Into Royalties

Joe Conyers III — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:25:45 -0000

Hey Iamthegif,

Royalties are reported to us per stream at the micro penny level. So for say 20 plays we will see some fraction of fraction a penny.

Re: Repost – ASCAP, BMI & SESAC: What’s The Difference?

Joe Conyers III — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:23:22 -0000

Hey Fransisco,

SESAC is a private company and chooses not to release it's membership information.

You can get a better feel of how each PRO addresses various genres via their annual reports.

Re: Top 5: SXSW 2012 Events For Songwriters

Joe Conyers III — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:04:21 -0000

I imagine anything in the convention center needs a badge. That songwriter showcase is open to all.

Re: Open Mic: Which Songwriter Is Your Biggest Inspiration?

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:33:57 -0000

Johnny Cash holds a soft spot in my heart, his versatility is unmatched in his genre. His covers and co-writes are great too, particularly "hurt", "Girl from the North Country", and "Highwayman".

Re: The Benefits Of Streaming (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb)

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:45:51 -0000

I'm also incredibly excited about the future of streaming - mostly for the ecosystem it is about to create. This first wave of apps in the latest Spotify Beta are pitiful, yet make it obvious that there is massive promise here. We will see more opportunities for engagement with music, curators, and artists rather than passive catalog listening (although that's great on Spotify because it will continue paying for years).

Beyond the obvious discovery apps (i.e. Pitchfork, Billboard) that have already been made, I imagine you'll see artists and labels making their own apps powered by Spotify, which at minimum means never having to give free teaser songs away - instead you'll get streaming royalties at least and amazing lead generation for merch and tickets.

It also gives labels another chance to develop and rediscover their audience. Artists and songwriters will be getting paid for remixes, mixtapes, playlists, etc. for ostensibly the first time. This increases the need for labels to be true partners, which from my (outsider) point of view seems like a nice fix for the long standing principle agent problems that the traditional industry seems to have.

Re: The Daily Dev Log - 1

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 25 May 2011 13:49:04 -0000

Nice work - it is too early to start implementing this still correct? The JQuery solution still does all this anyway right?

Re: 2011 Predictions: Richard MacManus

Joe Conyers III — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:48:30 -0000

3 is on point, although I'm holding my breath for NFC on android as well.

Re: 12 Days Of Christmas: OnLive Giveaway

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 13:34:59 -0000

Miss n64 and getting all my buddies together to play goldeneye.

Re: http://www.aaronkharris.com/post/1126412662

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:04:54 -0000

Dug around for it a bit, couldn't seem to find it sadly.

Re: http://www.aaronkharris.com/post/1126412662

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:32:57 -0000

I remember reading an article a few months back in the FT about how zero-coupon bonds were killing it this year due to investors looking for illiquidity.

Re: http://codybrown140plus.tumblr.com/post/1076704651

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:22:40 -0000

Welcome to the neighborhood. We(myself, two hackers, an aspiring gaming journalist, grad student, and a dog named Sushi) are over on Jefferson and Evergreen. When's the housewarming?

Re: The Next Generation of Game Mechanics

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:36:08 -0000

What are your thoughts on Bunchball?

Re: The Next Generation of Game Mechanics

Joe Conyers III — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:36:08 -0000

What are your thoughts on Bunchball?

Re: Tethering with Android (Nexus One + pdaNet)

Joe Conyers III — Thu, 06 May 2010 23:11:48 -0000

I've been using PDAnet a while and I love it. We streamed most of the startup lessons learned conference off my droid at McKinsey(their firewall was blocking justin.tv) the other day and it held up well. Only hitch is getting knocked off when you get a call.

Re: Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:39:10 -0000

Melissa Bean is a top recipient from the following industries for the 2009 - 2010 election cycle:Commercial Banks (#4)

https://opensecrets.org/pol...

I think any legislation that would help smb get access to capital will get their lobbyists out hard.

Re: Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:28:19 -0000

Flake seems like someone who would be interested but I imagine not being on any relevant committees would be a big hurdle.

Re: Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:17:43 -0000

Signed. We have to turn it back on politicians and call it what it is: a nice give to the already wealthy. I think they[sic] are still desperately scared of having this blow up in their laps after some retiree blows their nest egg on a scam. A certification would be a slightly better form of regulation, and palatable to someone who wants to push smart financial reform. Any thoughts on who at the house level might be interested?

Re: Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:39:10 -0000

Melissa Bean is a top recipient from the following industries for the 2009 - 2010 election cycle:Commercial Banks (#4)

https://opensecrets.org/politicians/industries....

I think any legislation that would help smb get access to capital will get their lobbyists out hard.

Re: Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:28:19 -0000

Flake seems like someone who would be interested but I imagine not being on any relevant committees would be a big hurdle.

Re: Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement

Joe Conyers III — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:17:43 -0000