This episode is sponsored by The Philadelphia Youth Orchestra and their Third Annual Young Composer Competition. To apply visit PYOS.org by November 21.
Saxophonists, entrepreneur, and educator Sean Murphy discusses the current state of classical music publishing, the importance of sustainability, and the story behind Murphy Music Press.
Topics Discussed:
- Arts entrepreneurship
- The problem with the sheet music market
- A hybrid publishing model
- Live recordings are better
- Having your scores print ready
- Getting a 2nd & 3rd performance
- Developing the skill of networking
- Email best-practices
- The long game of building a base
- Having high quality email addresses
- Arts management & entrepreneurship
- The myth that being in business is selling out
- The myth of the starving artist
- Go for sustainability
- Music as an asset
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This episode was edited by E.J. Sadler at Studio184.