Valerie Borman Blog – Better Days

Hey Everyone!!

Welcome to my new website! This website is just one of the many things happening right now for me and I am so excited!! In addition, I’ve got a new cd, a new band, new gigs….. so much is happening and you can hear all about it right hear on my website!!!

This website which has so much more to offer than my old website! First, there is a lot more information – and it will be current and changing constantly. I’ve got news, videos, blogs, podcasts, pix from each performance….. so you’ll have to be sure to stop back often.

Also, I (finally) have an official newsletter and if you haven’t done so yet – SIGN UP! You will get the latest news delivered to your inbox AND you will receive notifications of my events and gigs. You will even get a free song just for signing up! While you are at it – invite your friends to sign up as well!!

Speaking of gigs – this site has a much better calendar – check it out! You’ll see that I have gigs here in Nashville as well as back in PA. I will be continuing to perform in both places, so sign up for the newsletter and you won’t miss a single show (Don’t forget – you’ll also get that free song!)

So let’s talk about my other HUGE piece of news – the release of my new CD, “Better Days.” It’s finally availabel!!! It had been on hold because I was informed by the licensing agency that under no circumstances was I to reproduce (or even promote) the CD until I had obtained the “Mechanical Licenses” for the songs that I recorded. Here’s a brief tutorial! In order to duplicate and distribute a song that someone else has written, a recording artist needs to have the mechanical license for each song. Proper licensing essentially insures that the songwriter will be paid his or her royalties. That’s great – the songwriters definitely need to be protected – and PAID. However, the songs are actually owned/administered by publishing companies who also perform a variety of services for the songwriter. This is also great – songwriters need these services. But here is where it really gets messy: each song may be owned by several publishing companies who each only hold a percentage of the song. One of my tracks on “Better Days” lists SIX separate publishers. It took months to track down and obtain all the proper paperwork, but all that is behind me now and I have a brand new, AWESOME CD!!

If you don’t want to wait for a physical CD to be mailed to you, you can download the tracks right here on the website. Go to the store page for the details on how to get the songs RIGHT NOW!!

Thanks for stopping by! See you at the show!

Valerie