Popular Journalist/Music Publicist Launches New Music E-Course

PHOENIX - May 1, 2014 - PRLog -- Phoenix, AZ-May 1, 2014- Many talented independent musicians work for years without ever earning a dime from their music due to a common misconception that they have to wait for a record deal or until they are nationally known before they can generate revenue.  This lack of understanding has prompted Marques the Writer to launch a new online music business course entitled, Music 4 Profit.

“I want musicians to realize that there is money in this business and that you don’t have to be on the level of Jay Z or Kanye West to earn a significant amount of revenue.  My goal is to educate these musicians so that their not working for free,” he said.

Music 4 Profit will explain the basis of music publishing and will include lessons that will help you to apply the information to your own career.  The week by week break down for this course is: What is music publishing (week 1), Registering your music (week 2), Choosing a performance rights organization (week 3), Ways to generate revenue (Week 4).

This course is operated on Blackboard (which is the same system that is used by a majority of colleges and will be taught using a variety of materials including text documents and audio.  Quizzes will be issued and graded to ensure that lessons are retained.

Marques the Writer is a Journalist, Music Publicist, and the Author of The Musicians Manual to Effective Media Coverage.  He’s written over a thousand bios and press releases to-date.  He’s interviewed a plethora of big names including: T-Pain, Mr. Colipark, DJ Smallz, DJ Drama, and more.

The fee for this class is only $50 and will debut on May 12, 2014.  To register visit: http://www.marquesthewriter.com/music-4-profit