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, by 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, studio recording, etc.

  • Store sales, rentals and customer relations

  • 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