Musician Services
We are a one-stop-shop for assisting you in the business side of a career in music and we work with composers of young or established career stages and ensembles/concert series needing administrative expertise. Administrative rates can be hourly, project quote, or monthly retainer, with openness and flexibility in the amount of desired support. Contact David at Abstraction.MusicGroup@gmail.com for a free consultation.
Composer Management
On-call administrative support
Active website and performance calendar upkeep
Project manager for commissions, consortiums, recording sessions, etc.
Store sales, rentals and customer relations
Contracts creation, including commissions, grand rights, mechanical licenses.
Marketing (newsletters, blog, social media, press releases)
Active databases for performers, press, presenters, and music pitches
Music Licensing & Publishing Administration
Publishing administration: Digital and physical sheet music sales, rentals, and licensing
Performance and mechanical royalty collection
Registration of works with collection societies (ASCAP, BMI, MLC, and SoundExchange)
Music metadata management
Grand rights and sync negotiation
Music Librarian & Archivist
Copyist / music editor (Finale, Dorico)
Parts and score preparation
Physical and digital cataloguing
Rentals, sales, and print-on-demand contact
Archival projects for ensembles and performers
Academic and performance music librarian
Expert woodwind consultation for composers
Ensemble Management & Concert Production
Concert producer
Budgets, bookkeeping, grant funding, and development
Print and digital content creation (InDesign, Publisher, Canvas)
Chamber music programmer
Other services
Create Score Follow Videos
Commission and Consortium Funder
Music Department Administrator
Stage manager
Front-of-house manager
Education outreach coordinator
Audio engineer