Workshop: Music Business Basics

Cleveland Rocks: PPF’s Professional Development Workshops cover topics including music technology, business, networking, and professional development.

Music Business Basics

Wed, May 27, 2026 • 6pm

The Sixty6 (1966 East 66th Street, Cleveland)
Free Event! RSVP here

Royalties, Credits and Copyrights. A discussion about how to collect music royalties, where to sign up and register, and why credits on an album are still important. If you make music or want to get started, this is a great introduction to some music business basics.

Speaker: Trent Thomas
Moderator: David Kennedy

This event is made possible with support from Cuyahoga Arts and Culture and The Ohio Arts Council.

About the Speaker: Trent Thomas

Before his tenure as a pastor, Trent Thomas made waves in the music industry. A Gold record-awarded Producer, Songwriter, Musician, and Remixer, he worked on projects with major labels and served as a songwriter/publisher with music powerhouse Warner/Chappell. His musical legacy continues. Trent has also shared his expertise in higher education, serving as an adjunct professor of Music Business at Cuyahoga Community College, and professor of Theology of Worship and Theology of Leadership and Culture at Crown College. In every classroom, studio, and sanctuary, he brings a rare blend of creativity, wisdom, and spiritual insight.