Crescendo: Publishing & Revenue Streams

Join The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum for Crescendo 2026, a free six-session music business intensive designed for independent musicians. Led by musician and entrepreneur Lou Hill and attorney Bri Whetstone, this workshop explores practical music business topics to help artists understand their rights, opportunities, and careers.

This session covers:
What publishing is and how publishing revenue works
How to use someone else’s publishing rights
Sound recording copyrights and what’s covered
Common revenue streams from masters
Royalties derived from the public performance right (performance royalties)

All sessions are FREE. Attend one workshop or join the full series; advance RSVP is requested.

Location: New Orleans Jazz Museum, 400 Esplanade Ave., 3rd Floor, New Orleans.

Time: 5:30–7:30 p.m.

RSVP: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/eBt0e4825Xth-2CJRmkCug

More information: https://ellanola.org/crescendo

Presented by The Ella Project and the New Orleans Jazz Museum.