Music publishing is a complex part of the music industry which can sometimes be hard to navigate for songwriters. As a music publisher, Anara Publishing deals with the copyright of the composition of your songs, not to be confused with the ‘sound recording’ or ‘master’. In short, this refers to the musical elements of the song such as the melody and lyrics, therefore protecting you as a songwriter … Read more
With the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, we are in uncharted territory in many aspects of our lives. Within the music industry, we have seen this start to affect a lot of artists and businesses especially within live music. Many festivals have now been postponed including SXSW, Glastonbury, Coachella and Liverpool Sound City. Numerous artists are … Read more
What does a manager do? A manager, not to be confused with an agent, is someone who deals with the day to day organisation of your career. A manager provides you with a clear direction for your career in the music industry and overall artist branding. An agent books your gigs. In a time where … Read more
Tom James Parmiter joined the Anara Publishing roster in July 2018. Here we chat with him about his creative process and get his thoughts on the importance of music publishing. 1.) Tell us about how you started making music or what initially got you into music? I started, like a lot of teenagers do with … Read more
This is a guest blog written by Robert Hill from Horus Music. Understanding the role distribution plays in the music industry can be a difficult one. In this blog we will explain what distribution is, how it can be of a huge benefit to independent artists and how to find the distributor that is right … Read more