Bait To Plate

Bait to Plate is a raw, real, and game-changing guide for creatives navigating today's music industry.

From recording vocals in a closet to licensing songs to global networks, multi-platinum artist and producer Marley Waters offers a rare, transparent roadmap. With lessons shaped by firsthand experience - from early rejections and sweepstakes wins to Billboard placements and international licensing - Marley teaches you how to turn your ideas into income, your placements into partnerships, and your catalog into a legacy.

This book demystifies:

How to build a sustainable career in music - from the basement to the boardroom.

The business of publishing, metadata, PROs, masters, sync, placements, and royalties.

Relationship-building with intention: from artists and DJs to A&Rs, managers, and execs.

Legal and financial wisdom to help you protect your rights, your IP, and your future.

Mindset, ownership, innovation, and the power of shaping your own wave.

This is for the artists, producers, songwriters, and culture shapers who don't just want to get in - they want to stay in and build a future that feeds generations.