Studio

I have decided that I am going to the 'artist' in my music video, this will mean it is easier and quicker than having to find a person who has the same free time as me, I will begin this next week when I have organised studio time.

Progress

I have decided to slow down a lot more of the footage in my music video as when I was listening to it with the music the pace seemed off, however some of my clips now seem a bit too stretched therefore I think I will need to go out and get more footage to include.

Spine

This is the spine for my digipack, I have carried on the background from my back cover so that it does not look out of place and also kept the same font I am using for the majority of digipack. I have changed the colour from white to black in order for it to stand out more, also I've only included the artist name and album name because I dont want it to look messy and packed.

Back Cover

I have began adding the legal information and barcode to the back cover this will make it look authentic and more professional

Back Cover

I have began adding the track list to my back cover, I downloaded a font off dafont.com as the fonts on photoshop were not what I was wanting. One of the troubles I had when putting the track list on was getting them in alignment with eachother so I found the ruler setting in photoshop and it helped a great deal

Back cover picture

I was taking practice photos for the digipak so I could get a feel for the layout etc, however when I uploaded it to photoshop in focused on the top left corner of the picture, I then began to mess around with edits etc and I liked the turn out. 

Digipack

I found this on a website called http://www.entertainerlaw.com/pdf/albumnotes_101.pdf and I think it will be very helpful when thinking about the layout of the digipak

Cover

• Artist name 
• Album title 
• Artwork/pictures 
• Parental Advisory Explicit Content notice (if applicable)

Spine

• Artist name 
• Album Title 
• Record label (if applicable) 
• UPC code 

Back Cover

• Track numbers, song titles and length of songs 
• Credit

-Usually for the producers, but may also be for the artist, songwriters, musicians, producer, engineer and others who helped put the album together

-Songwriter credit should be given for each song, unless the same artist or the entire band wrote all of the songs, in which case “All songs written by [artist].” should be sufficient. Make sure to include this information for cover versions and samples as well.

-Note: While you are only legally obligated to give credit to those who have required it in a contract with you, such as producers, managers, lawyers, and labels (although you should give credit to songwriters regardless of contracts), it’s a nice gesture and good karma goes far in this business.

• *Publishing information “© [year] [publishing company name] ([ASCAP, BMI, etc.])” 
• Copyright notices

-“© [year] [artist name]” – This denotes the copyright in the lyrics and music on the album. This symbol should be used whether or not you have registered the work with the U.S. Copyright Office.

-“(P) [year] [artist name or record label]” (the P should be in a circle just like the © symbol and denotes a copyright in the sound recording) – This denotes the copyright in the sound recordings on the album. This symbol should be used whether or not you have registered the work with the U.S. Copyright Office.

-If the copyright in the lyrics and music and the sound recordings belong to the same person or entity (which is often the case), the following should be put on the album “(P)(C) [year] [artist name or record label]”

• “All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.”
• “Manufactured in USA.” (but only if this is actually the case)  Artwork/pictures – Be sure to give credit to the artist(s). “[Artwork or Photographs] by: [artist]” or “[Artwork or Photographs] © [year] [artist]”  Website
• UPC bar code 
• *If you have liner notes, you may want to include this information there instead of on the back 

Liner Notes

• Track numbers and song titles 
• Credit

-For the artist, songwriters, musicians, producer, engineer, label and others who helped put the album together

-Songwriter credit should be given for each song, unless the same artist or the entire band wrote all of the songs, in which case “All songs written by [artist].” should be sufficient. Make sure to include this information for cover versions and samples as well.

-Note: While you are only legally obligated to give credit to those who have required it in a contract with you, such as producers, managers, lawyers, and labels (although you should give credit to songwriters regardless of contracts), it’s a nice gesture and good karma goes far in this business.

• Publishing information “© [year] [publishing company name] ([ASCAP, BMI, etc.])” 
• Song lyrics 
• “© [year] [artist]” after the lyrics for each song 
• “All rights reserved. Lyrics used by permission only.”
• Copyright notices 

-“© [year] [artist name]” – This denotes the copyright in the lyrics and music on the album.This

symbol should be used whether or not you have registered the work with the U.S. Copyright Office. 

-“(P) [year] [artist name or record label]” (the P should be in a circle just like the © symbol and

denotes a copyright in the sound recording) – This denotes the copyright in the sound recordings on the album. This symbol should be used whether or not you have registered the work with the U.S. Copyright Office.

-If the copyright in the lyrics and music and the sound recordings belong to the same person or entity (which is often the case), the following should be put on the album “(P)(C) [year] [artist name or record label]”

• “All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.” 
• “Manufactured in USA.” (but only if this is actually the case) 
• UPC code numbers 
• Thanks – This is where you thank everyone (from your mom to your lawyer ☺) who has helped you get where you are
• Artwork/pictures – Be sure to give credit to the artist(s). “[Artwork or Photographs] by: [artist]” or “[Artwork or Photographs] © [year] [artist]” 
• Website address 
• Contact information (especially if this is a demo or you have a fan club) 
• **If you do not have liner notes, you may want to include this information on the back cover of the album and/or on the reverse side of the album cover.

CD/ Other Media

• Artist name 
• Album title 
• Artwork/picture
• Song titles and length of songs 
• Website 
• Copyright notices

-“© [year] [artist name]” – This denotes the copyright in the lyrics and music on the album.This symbol should be used whether or not you have registered the work with the U.S. Copyright Office. “(P) [year] [artist name or record label]” (the P should be in a circle just like the © symbol anddenotes a copyright in the sound recording) – This denotes the copyright in the sound recordings on the album. This symbol should be used whether or not you have registered the work with the U.S. Copyright Office.

-If the copyright in the lyrics and music and the sound recordings belong to the same person or entity (which is often the case), the following should be put on the album “(P)(C) [year] [artist name or record label]”

• “All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws.” 
• “Manufactured in USA.” (but only if this is actually the case) 
• UPC code numbers 
• Compact disc symbol
• Record label name/logo (if applicable) 
• Contact Information (but only if this is a demo)

Other

• Make sure to give proper credit to trademarks where applicable (either TM or ®). Use ® only with federally registered trademarks, as, unlike with ©, you must have a federal registration to use the ® symbol. You may use TM to indicate that you claim trademark rights in a word or logo that you have not registered or if your federal trademark registration is pending.
• If the music was recorded using Dolby, be sure to include their symbol. 
• Add the universal compact disc logo to CDs and add the type of tape and EQ settings on tapes. (You may want to speak with the album manufacturer about adding these symbols.)