Between the 5th – 8th July 2022, Anara Publishing put together a songwriting camp online with Gatecrash and Canada’s Music Incubator. The aim of the camp was to bring together independent artists from different backgrounds to collaborate on a set brief across the 4 days. At the end of the camp, tracks were presented in a listening … Read more
Earlier this year, Anara Publishing joined forces with the Indian office of their sister company Horus Music to present a series of Instagram Live events entitled “Music Publishing Simplified.” We know that for independent artists, especially in India, the world of music publishing isn’t easily accessible so that’s why we decided to put together this … Read more
For many songwriters, working out how a song should be split can be a confusing and difficult conversation to have. Many worry that having business conversations in the writing room can dampen creativity, and many contemplate if there’s a certain ‘norm’ or ‘formula’ to working out who gets what %. ‘Song splits’ relate to how … 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
Signing a record deal was once an artist’s best, if not only, hope of getting their music out to fans. Nowadays, it is much easier for independent musicians to deliver their music to major platforms thanks to distributors such as our sister company, Horus Music. Independent musicians are currently making more money from their music … Read more
Just like playing a sport or learning an instrument, mastering a new skill requires disciplined practise and songwriting is no exception. The evidence is there in the most successful writers of all time- they were incredibly prolific. Take The Beatles for example. Not all of their songs were perfect or groundbreaking, but they wrote so … Read more
Get to Know Your Copyright As a songwriter, swatting up on copyright can be really advantageous when attending business meetings with publishers, labels or sync agents. It’s a part of the music industry which can be quite tricky to master. So, showing you have a great understanding to professionals really does set you apart from … Read more
June is always a busy month for us! Following our trip to MIDEM, there was time for a quick pit stop at Anara Publishing HQ before heading out to Los Angeles for the annual LA Sync Mission. Developing face to face relationships is key with music licensing, especially when you are trying to reach out … Read more
Fabrik joined the Anara Publishing roster in 2018. Here we chat with Shaun from the band about how they formed FABRIK and their thoughts on music publishing and sync. 1. Tell us about how you started making music as FABRIK. We all had different routes into making music but the four of us drifted together … Read more