Music Publishing Podcast

Trudy Chan has had a multifaceted career in music. The former Senior Manager of Promotion at Boosey & Hawkes, Trudy now heads her own boutique composer management company, and works as a collaborative pianist, most notably as one half of the Cheah Chan Duo, which puts on six concerts of art song and piano music each season. Trudy and I have been friends for years, and we've had the pleasure of performing together several times. During the course of our conversation, we touched on: Friendship as the basis for working relationships Working for a traditional publisher Approaching performers and ensembles Doing your research The Virtue of Patience Being judicious in mailing materials Preparing for conferences The importance of showing up The dance of building relationships Business partners Some advantages and disadvantages of traditional publishing Submission tips Program notes Follow-up emails Black Tea Music The differences between promotion and publicity Links: Black Tea Music Cheah Chan Duo