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1	All You Need to Know about the Music Business more books like this by Donald S Passman In this guide, a successful entertainment lawyer offers aspiring performers, writers, and executives advice on protecting themselves in the cutthroat music industry. He includes information on copyrights, merchandising deals, and Internet technologies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry more books like this by M William Krasilovsky, Sidney Schemel, John M Gross (Contributions by) A gold mine of information, the bestselling bible of the music industry is revised and thoroughly updated to reflect the rapidly changing and ever-evolving music business during the past three years. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Start & Run Your Own Record Label more books like this by Daylle Deanna Schwartz Why suffer the major label blues? An industry insider explains what it takes to be one's own music mogul in this completely revised and expanded edition of Start and Run Your Own Record Label. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Music business handbook & career guide more books like this by David Baskerville "This sixth edition of a classic has been thoroughly revised, including complete coverage of everything from copyright and licensing to recording and retailing. This can be used as a textbook, covering everything from financial management to insider's tips on breaking into various music industry careers." --The Bookwatch "We can't think of a phase ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Joy of Music more books like this by Leonard Bernstein Based on the "Omnibus" television show, Bernstein introduces the reader to the meaning and joys of music. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.26! \| first editions \| SVS
6	I Don't Mean to Be Rude, But...: Backstage Gossip from American Idol & the Secrets That Can Make You a Star more books like this by Simon Cowell The "American Idol" judge the public loves to be shocked by now gives the low-down on the musical fame game in this witty, wicked look at what it takes to become a rock star. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
7	This Business of Music Marketing & Promotion more books like this by Tad Lathrop An invaluable guide to planning and producing a complete marketing campaign for selling music to the listening public, this book arms readers with key strategies and tools to ensure that a musical recording reaches its full sales potential. 20 illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions
8	This business of artist management more books like this by Xavier M Frascogna, H Lee Hetherington The authoritative, standard reference on artist management in the music industry expands its insights even further in this updated edition, formerly titled "Successful Artist Management". Professional and aspiring managers and career-minded performers will find guidance on topics such as setting up the artist's career plan, image formation, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.90! \| first editions \| SVS
9	What They'll Never Tell You about the Music Business: The Myths, the Secrets, the Lies (& a Few Truths) more books like this by Peter M Thall This insider guide discloses the hidden dynamics and often unfortunate consequences of what really happens when a deal is prepared, contracts are signed, and promises are made--and alerts musicians, attorneys, songwriters, and anyone else interested in the music business to the potent dangers lurking beneath the surface of this incredibly ... see all copies from $3.22! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Have Gun Will Travel more books like this by Ronin Ro A history of Death Row Records, a recording label that specialized in rap music. see all copies from $2.39! new only from $27.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The Guerilla Guide to the Music Business more books like this by Sarah Davis, Dave Laing A companion to the successful "Guerilla Film Maker's Handbook," this book deals with every aspect of professional music making in today's popular music industry on both sides of the Atlantic. In creating music and developing a career, almost everyone starts out "independently," that is without the support of a large company. However, independent ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.95! \| SVS
12 view cover	When Hollywood Had a King: The Reign of Lew Wasserman, Who Leveraged Talent Into Power and Influence more books like this by Connie Bruck Following the career of Lew Wasserman, Bruck traces the history and evolution of the MCA/Universal entertainment company. Wasserman, arguably the most influential man in the history of Hollywood, became head of MCA in the 1940s and began a reign that saw massive changes at all levels in the industry, everything from the kinds of pictures that were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Everything You'd Better Know about the Record Industry more books like this by Kashif see all copies from $3.29! new only from $17.83! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Playback: From the Victrola to MP3, 100 Years of Music, Machines and Money more books like this by Mark Coleman "Playback is the first book to place the fascinating history of sound reproduction within its larger social, economic, and cultural context-and includes appearances by everyone from Thomas Edison to En" see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Molto Agitato: The Mayhem Behind the Music at the Metropolitan Opera more books like this by Johanna Fiedler A former Met employee chronicles the behind-the-scenes struggles, conspiracies, and feuds that have characterized the opera house since its founding but, particularly, in the last years of the 20th century. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	How to Write a Hit Song: The Complete Guide to Writing and Marketing Chart-Topping Lyrics and Music more books like this by Molly-Ann Leikin How To Write A Hit Song is the only complete, guide to composing lyrics and music and getting your songs on the air. It covers everything aspiring songwriters must know to be successful, from creating memorable lyrics, composing the melody, and crafting song structure to collaborating, finding a publisher, and recording a song. see all copies from $5.44! new only from $8.06! \| SVS
17 view cover	Howling at the Moon: The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess more books like this by Walter Yetnikoff, David Ritz The no-holds-barred, star-studded memoir of the record industry's most legendary, outrageous, outspoken--and self-destructive--executive, who presided over Columbia Records during its heyday in the 1980s. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.73! \| first editions
18 view cover	Musician's Business & Legal Guide more books like this by Mark Halloran In this book, prominent entertainment lawyers and business experts provide understandable information on vital legal and business issues. To keep pace with changes in the music industry, this second edition has been completely revised and updated and six new chapters have been added: "Collaborator/Songwriter Agreements", "Contracts and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| SVS
19 view cover	Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power more books like this by Gerald Posner With an astonishing cast of characters who are familiar worldwide -- Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, and many others--the story of Motown is an American Greek tragedy, the rise and fall of an extended family. see all copies from $5.20! new only from $10.50! \| first editions
20 view cover	Hit Men: Power Brokers and Fast Money Inside the Music Business more books like this by Fredric Dannen Hit Men is the shocking, highly controversial expose of the venality, greed, and corruption of many of the assorted kingpins and hustlers who rule over the music industry. "A sobering, blunt, and unusually well-observed depiction of the sometimes sordid inner workings of the music business".--Billboard. 4 pages of photographs. see all copies from $3.55! new only from $10.57! \| first editions
21 view cover	Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3, and the New Pioneers of Music more books like this by John Alderman This exploration of the issues surrounding broadcasting music over the Internet reaches back to the development of the Internet Underground Music Archive in 1993, chronicling the events that precipitated the ruling against Napster. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Songwriters Market more books like this by Ian Bessler (Editor) Songwriters Market is packed with information about the inner workings of the music industry that can mean the difference between success and failure. This edition includes interviews with successful pro songwriters, including Paul Simon and Kara DioGuardi (Christina Aguilera, Santana, Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, plus two BMI Pop Awards in 2006). ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Nashville Music Machine: The Unwritten Rules of the Country Music Business more books like this by Dan Daley Doing for country music what "Hit Men" did for pop music, this daring book reveals the inner workings of the city that is synonymous with country music--Nashville. This insider's guide explores all the parts of this byzantine system and its group of tightly knit power players: the producers, writers, artists, publishers, session musicians, studios ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.41! \| SVS
24	This business of music more books like this by Sidney Shemel, M. William Krasilovsky Since 1964 this book has provided musicians, record company executives, and all other music industry professionals with detailed information on virtually every economic and financial aspect of the complex music business. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.80! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Spinning Blues Into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records more books like this by Nadine Cohodas Much of the responsibility for the British R&B boom of the 1960s, and therefore for modern rock & roll, lies with the Chess record label, whose recordings of seminal artists like Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Little Walter, and Howlin' Wolf formed the musical foundations of bands like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, and the Animals. But, as Nadine ... see all copies from $20.00!

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