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All You Need to Know about the Music Business

All You Need to Know about the Music Business more books like this

by Donald S Passman

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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.

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This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry

This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry more books like this

by M William Krasilovsky, Sidney Shemel, John Gross (Contributions by)

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The Bible of the music industry which is now in its tenth edition, "This Business of Music" has been revised and completely updated to reflect the latest changes in the ever-evolving music business. Commentary on recent legislation, a reader-friendly summary of the laws on copyright duration and much more insightful analysis - plus fully updated ...

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Music business handbook & career guide

Music business handbook & career guide more books like this

by David Baskerville

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The new eighth edition of the Music Business Handbook And Career Guide maintains the tradition of this classic text as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the $100 billion music industry. More than 100,000 students and professionals have turned to earlier editions of the Baskerville Handbook to understand the art, profession, and business ...

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Musician's Business & Legal Guide

Musician's Business & Legal Guide more books like this

by Mark Halloran

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Definitive in scope and written specifically for musicians and songwriters by top professionals currently working in the industry, this book provides substantive information on actual practices--with clause-by-clause commentaries on all major contracts in the industry, featuring extensive analyses, not just forms and casual commentary. Clarifies ...

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Start & Run Your Own Record Label

Start & Run Your Own Record Label more books like this

by Daylle Deanna Schwartz

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It's a brave new world in the recording industry. New and affordable recording technologies have made it easier than ever to record music at home, sell it online and at performances. As a result, musicians are finding it easier to achieve their musical goals. An industry insider explains what it takes to be one's own music mogul in the completely ...

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And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records

And Party Every Day: The Inside Story of Casablanca Records more books like this

by Larry Harris, Curt Gooch, Jeff Suhs

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Now it can be told! The true, behind-the-scenes story of Casablanca Records, from an eyewitness to the excess and insanity. Casablanca was not a product of the 1970s, it was the 1970s. From 1974 to 1980, the landscape of American culture was a banquet of hedonism and self-indulgence, and no person or company in that era of narcissism and druggy ...

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The Joy of Music

The Joy of Music more books like this

by Leonard Bernstein

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Based on the "Omnibus" television show, Bernstein introduces the reader to the meaning and joys of music.

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Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes, and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group

Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes, and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group more books like this

by Stan Cornyn, Paul Scanlon

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A Warner Brothers Records insider of 34 years narrates the many transformations the company--and the music industry in general--have made over the years.

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How to Play the 5-String Banjo

How to Play the 5-String Banjo more books like this

by Pete Seeger

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This is the basic manual for banjo players at any level. Covers all the fundamentals of strumming, hammering-on, and pulling-off. Includes folk and traditional songs all with melody line, lyrics, and banjo accompaniment, and solos in standard notation and tablature.

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This Business of Music Marketing & Promotion

This Business of Music Marketing & Promotion more books like this

by Tad Lathrop, Jim Pettigrew (Contributions by)

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In language that is simple and direct, author Tad Lathrop details promotional skills, publicity plans, royalty guidelines and more, all supported by real-life examples. He shows how the web and other technological developments have revolutionized not only how music is made, but also how it is marketed and promoted. The old rules still apply - ...

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This business of artist management more books like this

by Xavier M Frascogna, H Lee Hetherington

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The authoritative, standard reference on artist management in the music industry expands its insights even further in this updated edition, including developing e-business, the MP3 controversy and its lingering ramifications, copyright licensing on the Web, navigating trade identity issues on the Net, domain names, and the high-tech fight against ...

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The Future of Music: Manifesto for the Digital Music Revolution more books like this

by David Kusek, Gerd Leonhard, Susan Gedutis Lindsay (Editor)

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For the next generation of players and downloaders, a provocative scenario from a music industry think tank. From the Music Research Institute at Berklee College of Music comes a manifesto for the ongoing music revolution. Today, the record companies may be hurting but the music-making business is booming, using non-traditional digital methods and ...

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Always Magic in the Air: The Bomp and Brilliance of the Brill Building Era more books like this

by Ken Emerson

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Evoking a period when fear and frivolity, sputniks and hula-hoops simultaneously girded the globe, the author of "Doo-Dah!: Stephen Foster and the Rise of American Popular Culture" reveals how 14 unlikely young songwriters forever changed American culture. 16-page photo insert.

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All You Need to Know about the Music Business: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century more books like this

by Donald S Passman

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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.

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Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age more books like this

by Steve Knopper

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The music industry's mighty players have been asleep at the wheel since Napster revolutionized the way music was distributed in the 1990s. A veteran industry reporter tells of the current state of big music, how it got into such dire straits, and where it's going.

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Everything You'd Better Know about the Record Industry more books like this

by Kashif

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Little Labels--Big Sound: Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music more books like this

by Rick Kennedy, Randy McNutt, Al Kooper (Foreword by)

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This book makes clear how 10 small independent record labels had a huge influence American popular music, including Sam Phillips's Sun Records, and more obscure independents like the rhythm-and-blues label, Ace. The authors illuminate the racial politics behind each label and describe dramatic confrontations between musicians and executives.

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Motown: Music, Money, Sex, and Power more books like this

by Gerald Posner

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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.

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Tour: Smart: And Break the Band more books like this

by Martin Atkins

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From packing the right equipment to keeping enough gas in the tank to get home, every aspect of making a successful tour with a band is addressed in this comprehensive guide. Over 100 luminaries and leading organizations from the world of touring - among them Chris Connelly, Henry Rollins, the House of Blues, and the Vans Warped Tour, as well as ...

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The Music Business (Explained in Plain English): What Every Artist and Songwriter Should Know to Avoid Getting Ripped Off! more books like this

by David Naggar

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The title says it all. This revised, updated and expanded edition offers savvy dealmaking techniques, methods to protect musical works, and career-building and money-saving tips for musicians. It is an invaluable primer for artists and songwriters who feel like they are at the mercy of industry pros. Among the topics covered are: agents managers ...

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Have Gun Will Travel more books like this

by Ronin Ro

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A history of Death Row Records, a recording label that specialized in rap music.

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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

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A must-have for anyone who works in the music industry, focusing on the real relationships between players in the music business, this indispensable guide helps songwriters, musicians, executives, lawyers and managers understand the music business confidently. "What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business" had also been thoroughly revised, ...

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Music, Money and Success: The Insider's Guide to Making Money in the Music Business more books like this

by Jeffrey Brabec, Todd Brabec

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This guide to the music and entertainment business explains how the business works and where the money comes from in every area of music. Written by well-known industry insiders, this completely revised fifth edition is for anyone who is just starting out, looking to move up to the next level, or has been making a living in this business for years ...

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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

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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.

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Managing Your Band: Artist Management: The Ultimate Responsibility more books like this

by Stephen Marcone

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According to Dr. Stephen Marcone, personal management is still the weakest link in a music business that operates by fragmenting its product. This comprehensive new edition: includes an updated recording agreement with current industry language and a sample merchandising agreement; takes into account the many changes in concert promotion; and ...

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