{"id":276652,"date":"2014-02-12T10:40:04","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T15:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newmusicbox.org\/?p=25519"},"modified":"2022-04-13T18:25:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T22:25:21","slug":"fair-trade-for-sheet-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmusicusa.org\/nmbx\/fair-trade-for-sheet-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Fair Trade for Sheet Music"},"content":{"rendered":"
I\u2019m an entrepreneurial composer. I\u2019ve never shied away from the fact that I have good business sense, and I\u2019m always looking for ways to use that sense to further the cause of my music and of new music in general. Over the years, I\u2019ve owned and operated eight separate businesses, most of which relate to music, all of which have had significant impacts on my career, and seven of which I still run.<\/p>\n
In my currently active businesses, I act as composer, publisher, engraver, vocalist, web designer, retailer\/distributor, and writer. As a vocalist, I specialize in 20th and 21st century art songs since I love performing new works and feel a deep commitment to helping promote the music of my peers. I\u2019ve been designing websites since 2005, and it\u2019s partly through running this business that I\u2019ve come to learn what I have about conducting my musical businesses.<\/p>\n
In 2010, I founded a company NewMusicShelf.com, which is a digital retailer\/distributor for self-published composers. The site is intended to be a centralized hub for composers to be able to sell their works, and for performers to find scores outside of the traditional publishing system. The service currently represents 25 composers and over 300 of their scores. Right now I\u2019m in the process of redesigning the site and attempting to more fully automate the ways that I accept new composers and new scores.
\nI\u2019m fascinated with the business aspects of the arts, and a new and exciting business idea is just as likely to keep me awake late into the night as a new and exciting musical idea is.
\nCreating an Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n