How to make money with GEMA as a touring musician
In this workshop you get easy answers to your most important questions regarding GEMA:
Is a membership worth it for me?
- why GEMA has such a bad image
- pros and cons of a GEMA membership
- application as a member and online registration of your songs
How much GEMA money can I expect per show
- what payouts for live shows depend on
- making sense of the data GEMA provides
- overview of payout categories and dates of payment
How do I keep track of my payouts?
- organizing payouts in databases
- identifying and claiming shows that GEMA has not paid out yet
- establishing contact with GEMA
Florian Boss, a full-time musician and critical GEMA member since 2013, gives you a step-by-step guide on how to weed through the bureaucracy to get the most out of a GEMA membership and make it an important source of income.