Peter,

Have him check out CDBaby for the cd and distribution to iTunes, etc. Harry Fox Agency for the cover rights fees.

He will be considered the "pubisher" by his PRO(ASCAP, BMI or SESAC)in USA if he doesn't have a separate publishing company set up for his originals. In other words he will own all the rights to his own stuff whether he decides to set up his own publishing company or not. Some people do and some don't.

http://members.cdbaby.com/

http://www.harryfox.com/

There's also www.discmakers.com for cds and www.tunecore.com for distribution but CDBaby is a onestop does it all and have added even more services with their new Pro offering (for a little higher fee of course).

Hope that is helpful.

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