Slip-N-Slide University-Learn the true music business from the Label that defined southern rap!

WHAT IS SNS UNIVERSITY?

Jump in, take risks, challenge yourself, trust your instincts, and learn from today\’s most accomplished entrepreneurs. Be successful in today’s Music Business. Learn from the label with over 15 years of experience. The label that broke: Rick Ross, Plies, Trick Daddy and Trina. The only label that has major deals with 4 out of the 5 major record labels. One of the only independent labels left in the south that is still selling millions of records. Join us for this 2-Day Work Shop and learn from the best!

At Slip-N-Slide University we teach the SNS way to the music business and turn your dreams into the financial reward and fame you deserve, with step-by-step strategies and hands-on guidance. Slip-N-Slide University music business training and personal coaching will have you on your way to make your dreams come true.

NO! Slip-N-Slide University is a two-day course system designed to give you hands-on experience and real world training on the ins and outs of the music business. SNS University seeks to bridge the gap between those who have made it and those who are trying to make it.

COURSES

Everybody wants to break in the music business but few really know how. Learn from the label that breaks new artist every year to major levels. I will go in depth on how to break in the correct way and not waste your money.

Finding great talent is a hard trick and knowing how to discover and develop it is even harder. Slip n Slide artist development class examines the challenge of finding hot new talent for managers and record labels by the way of both traditional and digital methods. The class will give you a clear picture on the recruiting process and the real role of the new A&R representative.

To accomplish real success in the music business requires cautious balance of talent, assets, and time. This is what a great manager is used for. This class will train you to use protocol to achieve that success. Real world management scenarios allow you to experience the components of an artist/manager relationship, so you’ll be ready to help launch, manage, and sustain an artist’s career.

With figures and numbers coming in you have to keep up with a critical amount of accounting, especially when those numbers have a dollar sign attached to them. This course gets you familiar with the ideas and objectives necessary to manage the financial side of the music business.

This is one of the most important parts of the music business and that’s why concerts and live shows is such a huge part of your career. This class will look at how to line an artist tour from start to finish and the business behind it. Also this class goes into detail with the safety guidelines, contract riders, and how to manage your staff.

The business and creative sides of the music business are inextricably linked – no matter how proficient you are creatively, you need to think and operate like a business in order to remain successful. Music-related legal matters on a regular basis affect careers: from artist contracts, recording and music publishing agreements to copyright law, name protection and business organization. Legal Aspects of the Music Business examines all the legal issues artists, musicians, engineers, and producers encounter when building their careers, and presents a focused look at the important legal changes that have evolved as a result of the shift in the music business landscape. This class takes a real-world approach to explaining the legal issues that individuals working in the music business face today, including learning what your different players and team members do and when you\’ll need them, how to set up and finance your own business, co-publishing and administration agreements, and digital rights management.

This class looks into the business manager who handles the financial affairs of musicians and entertainers. Most have degrees in business administration with concentrations in accounting or management. The business manager should have knowledge of negotiating, accounting skills, investments, and tax laws.

The class looks into music publishers and their responsibility for acquiring the copyrights to songs and publishing them. They may work for a very large music publishing company and perform one or two specific duties as a music publisher. They may work for a relatively small firm and fulfill a variety of functions. Many individuals in music publishing or songwriting become independent music publishers, running their own music-publishing firm. The goal of the music publisher is to find and acquire potential hit songs (copyrights) and songwriters, promote them for financial gain, and serve as copyright administrator whereby tracking, licensing, and payment collection can be done efficiently. A good music publisher has knowledge of all facets of the music business, an understanding of music industry dynamics, an ability to hear hit tunes, knowledge of copyrights laws, and contacts in the music business.

The biggest part of the music business is the distribution of your product and how to take full advantage of it. Now that you have decided to be a part of the industry, this class will teach you the different avenues and forms of distribution in the music business-from the manufacturing process of music products.

This class will touch on the importance of building a brand, from key publicity points such as press kits, press releases, exposure & image to key branding points such as endorsements, merchandizing, promotions, and advertising.

One of the biggest economic generators in the music business is merchandising. T-shirts, posters, books videos and more are traditional great selling items at retailers to e-commerce and the Internet.

There is so much to be taught before you can start your own record label or even work for one. This class is to familiarize you with various departments and their functions, from A&R to business affairs. It will teach you the business structure of a record label and the opportunities that it can bring.