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Fiona Ham
Head of Operations at MusicTeam®. Always passionate about the music industry, she's bridging gaps between innovative technologies in music business, copyright law and users.

Explore insights into music catalog management, music distribution, music registrations and the ever-evolving intersection of music and technology.

  • Neighbouring Rights & Equitable Remuneration Neighbouring rights might have been overlooked in the past because they are relatively new and not all countries have ratified the Rome Convention where producers and performers were recognized as having rights [...]

  • How to make an album cover for your music release? The album cover represents the visual form of an artist’s music. But also, it is a powerful marketing tool. Being a key element in digital music distribution, [...]

  • Black box royalties or the unclaimed money you should get Have you ever heard of the term "black box royalties" in the music industry? It's a mysterious concept that often leaves songwriters and artists in the [...]

  • How immersive audio can impact music production Step into a realm where sound isn't just heard; it's felt, experienced, and lived. In an era of rapidly advancing technology, the world of audio has undergone a profound transformation, ushering in a [...]

  • The Writer’s Share vs. the Publisher’s Share A brief history of Music Publishing and Performing Rights Organizations (PROs). The goal of this article is to first provide a brief historical background on the infrastructure built [...]

  • What Do You Need to Understand About Copyright? Understanding copyright as an independent and emerging artist. In one of our previous articles on remuneration, we briefly discussed the importance of copyrights. In the context of [...]

  • The Cultural Discourse of Music is Evolving Metadata, discoverability, and the digital value chain are at the heart of the discussion. Music industry business models are being transformed by technology initiatives in an effort to achieve greater [...]