Common Ground Webinar Series
Common Ground Webinar Series
Learn About The Industry’s Future From The Trendsetters Who Are Shaping It!
Our Common Ground Webinar Series offers a platform to showcase innovative products and services, give members important Association updates, and present the newest market and consumer intelligence from our trusted research partners.
Music Biz members can also present a webinar of their own at no additional cost! For more information, contact Henryk Bik at henryk.bik@musicbiz.org.
Members also have free access to our entire back catalog of recorded webinars. Click on the link to the right to access past sessions from companies including:
Money for Something: How Music Funding Can Help Artists Grow Without Losing Control
Thurs., Sept. 29 | 2pm ET
Signing a label deal used to be one of the most important decisions an artist could ever make, with the potential to define careers for decades. But many often overlook that they can get many of the same benefits of a label deal without giving up ownership of their music, by pursuing alternative funding and investment opportunities. beatBread is at the forefront of this approach, providing advances from $1,000 to $2 million to artists that are repaid from a share of their streaming and airplay revenues over a period of their choosing. Artists with as few as 10,000 monthly listeners on Spotify can take advantage, and get access to capital to hire the team that’s right for them and maintain control of their career while climbing the music industry ladder. In this webinar, Matthew Tilley (Head of Artist and Industry Development at beatBread) will explain how this approach can benefit artists and walk attendees through the process of applying for funding with beatBread.
How Music Creators Can Ensure They Get The Credit They Deserve
Thurs., Oct. 13 | 2pm ET
Join award-winning songwriter, producer and industry expert Niclas Molinder, as he discusses why song and recording information is vital for getting music creators credited and paid. Take a look at the industry’s leading app for creators, Session Studio, and how it’s helping songwriters, producers & musicians at every stage of the music-making process, including its revolutionary end-to-end solution to safeguard creator credits.
Royalty Accounting For Everyone! with Infinite Catalog
Thurs., Oct. 20 | 2pm ET
If you dread calculating royalties, or just feel like the process could be better… it’s not you, it’s your tools. Join Infinite Catalog co-founder Hunter Giles as he shows how royalty accounting can be simpler, faster, and more transparent for everyone, from the people in charge of the royalties, to those making A&R and marketing decisions, to the artists and managers expecting better than a spreadsheet or PDF statement. Along the way, you’ll learn how better royalty accounting means more opportunity and greater peace of mind for all, and get live answers to your most burning royalty accounting questions.
Artist Opportunity in the Age of the Fan Economy
Thurs., Nov. 3 | 2pm ET
The economic value shift toward the artist-to-fan relationship is opening an entirely new path for how artists grow their careers in the music streaming age. Hear from SoundCloud’s Vice President of Strategy, Mike Pelczynski, on how SoundCloud is meeting this moment through new innovations such as Fan-Powered Royalties – it’s first to market fan-powered revenue model – as well as creating deeper fan engagement opportunities and offering tools and services that drive artist empowerment.
How Data Analytics Are Helping to Solve the Industry’s Credit Problem
Thurs., Nov. 17 | 2pm ET
No one knows the music credit data landscape quite like Muso.AI’s co-founder, Kyran de Keijzer, who has spent the last five years working to engage notable collaborators across the industry in helping to clean it up. Learn key insights he’s gathered along the way, including the surprising way analytics and data visualization are motivating a higher level of engagement with credit data.
How To Choose A Royalty Software That Scales As Quickly As Your Business
Thurs., Dec. 8 | 2pm ET
Handling payments and royalties are extremely important and complex. With so many options available and each business being unique, choosing a solution with flexibility is crucial for long term ROI. Exactuals provides an intuitive solution to modernize business practices, ensuring safe and secure payment processing for members receiving royalties and advances. Exactuals has processed over $2 billion in payments through PaymentHub, to payees in the music, film, and television industry. Eliminating manual processes making royalty season a breeze for your team. Join Music Biz and Exactuals for this informative webinar about their products SR1 and PaymentHub to discuss what they have to offer in solving this problem and more.