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 The Ultimate Survival Guide to the New Music Industry: A Handbook for Hell
by Justin Goldberg
Ask anyone in or around the music industry today about music or the music business and they will tell you this: Almost everything has changed—from how artists are signed and marketed to how the companies that sign them function. No matter what your music industry mission is or what style of music you play, you need current inside information to succeed in what many perceive as the most ominous of industries. Industry veteran Justin Goldberg tells musicians, songwriters and budding moguls what they should be doing to succeed. From setting up an indie label to shopping songs and gaining airplay and getting signed (or not), these invaluable insights are meticulously documented in an informative guide to creating a career in music. Includes a CD-ROM (Mac and PC) with hundreds of pages of valuable business forms, recording and publishing-related contracts, and detailed contact information on thousands of record companies and other industry professionals.
 Music Business Handbook and Career Guide
by David Baskerville
The most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the $100 billion music industry of the United States. This thoroughly revised edition includes complete coverage of all aspects of the music industry. Song-writing, publishing, copyright (national and international), licensing, artist management, promotion, recording, production, retailing and media are just some of the topics covered. There is a complete section on careers in music, including specific advice on getting started in the music business.
 Inside the Music Industry: Creativity, Process, and Business
by Michael Fink
Examines every aspect of the music industry, exploring the ways the business has changed, from electronic media and digital recording technology, to changes in copyright law. It covers the history of modern music with the purpose of building a foundation for better understanding of why it is the way it is today.
All You Need to Know About the Music Business
by Donald S. Passman
This book is a must have if you are new to the music business and it is written in a very engaging manner. The author successfully simplifies what is often thought of as a complex business: discussing everything from record deals, touring, merchandise, royalties, publishing, managers, attorneys and much more.
101 Music Business Contracts
by R. Williams
Contains over 100 contracts and agreements for recording artists, musicians, record companies, managers, songwriters, labels, producers, indies and any and all others in the music industry. The ultimate resource for anyone seriously pursuing a successful career in the music industry.
2009 Songwriter's Market: Where & How to Market Your Songs
by Greg Hatfield
Packed with insider information about the music industry that can spell the difference between success and failure. Readers will find support and encouragement through listing for support organizations, online resources, as well as articles and interviews with industry insiders. With completely updated listings for music publishers, record companies, managers, booking agents, and record producers, as well as information about how the music industry works and how to protect yourself from the scam artists of the industry, this helpful guide is every musician's best friend.
All Area Access: Personal Management for Unsigned Musicians
by Marc Davison
This book is aimed toward the begining bands out there. It takes a step-by-step approach to explaining the various challenges that an up and coming band will face.
American Popular Music and Its Business, Volume 3: From 1900 to 1984
by Russell Sanjek
Focuses on developments in the music business in the 20th century, including vaudeville, music boxes, the relationship of Hollywood to the music business, the "fall and rise" of the record business in the 1930s, new technology (TV, FM, and the LP record) after World War II, the dominance of rock-and-roll and the huge increase in the music business during the 1950s and 1960s, and finally the changing music business scene from 1967 to the present, especially regarding government regulations, music licensing, and the record business.
Appetite for Self-Destruction: The Spectacular Crash of the Record Industry in the Digital Age
by Steve Knopper
"A stark accounting of the mistakes major record labels have made since the end of the LP era and the arrival of digital music.... A wide-angled, morally complicated view of the current state of the music business.... Knopper suggests that with even a little foresight, record companies could have adapted to the Internet's brutish and quizzical new realities and thrived.... He paints a devastating picture of the industry's fumbling, corruption, greed and bad faith over the decades.
Attention A and R: A Step-By-Step Guide into the Recording Industry: For Artists and Songwriters
by Teri Muench, Susan Pomerantz
 Beyond The Charts: MP3 and the Digital Music Revolution
by Bruce Haring, Chuck D
MP3 is a digital compression system that squeezes a compact disc file down to a size easily transmitted over the Internet. Music fans rejoiced at its introduction...but the major recording industry shuddered. This tells the story of digital music's revolutionary attack on the traditional record industry, tracing it from its hobbyist beginnings to its current status as a venue for big-name artists.
Beyond Talent: Creating a Successful Career in Music
by Angela Myles Beeching
This essential handbook goes beyond the usual "how-to"; helping musicians tackle the core questions about career goals, defining success, and imagining and then creating a meaningful life as a professional musician. Beyond Talent is an invaluable hands-on resource for all musicians for career advancement and satisfaction. It is the ideal companion for students and professionals, emerging musicians and mid-career artists--for any musician looking to start or expand a career in music.
The Billboard Guide to Music Publicity
by Jim Pettigrew
Musicians and other related professionals can learn how to gain the attention of the media and the general public with this basic guide.
Breakin' in to the Music Business
by Alan H. Siegel
Breakin' into Nashville: How to Write and Sell Country Music
by Jennifer Ember Pierce
Pierce not only offers suggestions on music and lyrics but more importantly guides readers through the business side of the industry.
Build and Manage Your Music Career
by Maurice Johnson
 Career Opportunities in the Music Industry
by Shelly Field
Provides the most up-to-date information on over 80 exciting jobs in the music field. It is the most comprehensive resource available on every aspect of the music industry, such as the recording business, radio and television, music retailing, instrument repair and restoration, and education. Detailed descriptions of each job include current statistics on salary ranges, advancement opportunities, and the latest trends in a particular...
Club Date Musicians: Playing the New York Party Circuit
by Bruce A. MacLeod
Common Sense And The Music Business
by Shad O'Shea
"An outrageously funny account of the daily mistakes that permeate the music business! Sobering, funny... a real money saver!"
The Complete Guide to Internet Promotion for Musicians, Artists, & Songwriters
by Tim Sweeney, John Dawes
Strategies contained in this book have been used by the most successful artists on the Internet today. The system lays the groundwork you need for a successful career in the fast paced music business.
Complete Idiot's Guide to MP3: Music on the Internet
by Rod Underhill, Roger McGuinn
Covered topics include MP3 player software, portable MP3 hardware, ripping CD tracks, digitizing tapes and records, and publishing your music online. There's also some information on copyright as it applies to MP3 files and a guide to Internet sites that publish MP3--material that's useful for musicians as well as listeners...
 The Complete Music Business Office: Survival Skills for a Rough Trade
by Greg Forest, Sarah Jones (Editor)
This book is full of good information for musicians - especially independent. There are examples of necessary documents and forms need in everyday operations. Makes being in the business at least a little easier.
Concert Tour Production Management: How to Take Your Show on the Road
by John Vasey
All you need to know about concert touring by an industry expert. Appendices provide industry standard forms and information. Deals with the business of production and sets out guidelines to follow in order to literally get the show on the road. Provides the basic information to manage the production for a touring concert from start to finish in the most effective and efficient way possible.
Confessions of a Record Producer: How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business
by Moses Avalon
A no holds barred look at how the music busines really works. This book prepares you so that you won't get taken advantage of by anyone in the music business.
Contracts for Songwriters
by Vito Fera
A simple-to-use collection of music contracts that will save you time and hundreds of dollars in legal fees. From developing the correct jargon to designing legal drafts for contracts, forms and agreements, this professional package will prove to be an invaluable tool in helping you attain goals as a songwriter.
Creative Careers in Music
by Josquin Des Pres, Mark Landsman
Talented people of all levels can find profitable careers in today's thriving music industry with the help of this definitive guide. From songwriters to producers, solo artists to band members, a wide variety of careers in the music business are fully described, outlining the skills and training required for each and how to target the right markets and income sources. Other professional advice includes an in-depth discussion on the pros and cons of starting a record label versus working with an established one.
The Dictionary of Music Business Terms
by Tim Whitsett
Everything You'd Better Know About the Record Industry
by Kashif, Gary Greenberg
Exploding: The Highs, Hits, Hype, Heroes, and Hustlers of the Warner Music Group
by Stan Cornyn
If anyone knows the whole story of the Warner Music Group, which in its heyday included the high-flying Atlantic, Elektra, and Reprise pop labels, Cornyn does. He started working there in the '50s, stayed, and prospered, writing liner notes before progressing to greater responsibilities and winning more Grammys than the Singing Nun. Of course, this book isn't as much about music as about the corporate machine, packaging and merchandising music...all the elements -- drama, mystery, comedy, a course in business (royalties, payola, severance pay), debauchery and history.
Film and Television Composer's Resource Guide: The Complete Guide to Organizaing and Building Your Business
by Lisa Anne Miller, Mark Northam
 Financial Management for Musicians
by Pam Gaines, Cathy McCormack
This book provides clear, easy to follow methods for managing your finances, and includes templates provided on CD-ROM. For someone who hates dealing with numbers, this book simplifies the process of organizing records and getting the most from the money you earn.
Follow the Music: The Life and High Times of Elektra Records in the Great Years of American Pop Culture
by Jac Holzman, Gavan Daws
This oral history follows Holzman's exploits from his days as a producer of small pressings of obscure folk music to his signing of rockers like Jim Morrison and Arthur Lee and his eventual sale of the company and subsequent departure. Before he left, though, Holzman and friends had irrevocably altered, as he says, the "recording technique, packaging, marketing and the behavioral sciences of rock and roll."
Future Sounds: An Insider's Guide to Making and Selling Music in the Digital Age
by Tom Frederikse, Adrien Cook
Get It in Writing: A Musician's Guide to the Music Business
by Brian McPherson
A great place for anyone to research the music industry. The book has clear, clever and concise interviews with heavy hitters and good sample contracts. A must for anyone starting out in music.
Gigging Musician: How to Get, Keep, and Play the Gig
by Billy Mitchell
Packed with proven solutions developed from real-life experiences, this book analyzes both the business and creative challenges of successful gigging. Offers practical advice and inspiring insight on everything from controlling stage fright to controlling finances.
The Global Jukebox: The International Music Industry
by Robert Burnett
The first comprehensive study of the international industry which produces, markets and distributes popular music. Currently, the music industry is undergoing great change: facing up to the concentration of ownership and market share in the hands of the "big six" multinational companies, and constantly adopting technological innovations which transform the ways music is produced and consumed.
Going Pro: Developing a Professional Career in the Music Industry
by Kenny Kerner
This book is a no-holds-barred, tell it like it is, easy to read, handbook for those getting into the music business-- based on the author's 30 years in the business as a successful record producer and personal manager.
Great Jobs for Music Majors
by Jan Goldberg, Stephen E. Lambert, Julie Degalan
Guardian Of The Gods: An Inside Look at the Dangerous Business of Music
by Mark Rodgers
An insider's look at the glamorous, not-so-glamorous and sometimes dangerous business of music. Mark Rodgers tells the story of a concert security director and his life on the road with artists who have helped create music history. Packed with insight, this is not an expose; rather, it offers a new and unseen perspective on the music business and reveals dozens of untold stories.
The Guerilla Guide to the Music Business
by Sarah Davis, Dave Laing
Hit Men: Power Brokers & Fast Money Inside the Music Business
by Fredric Dannen
"A nauseatingly honest and therefore controversial expose of the base beings that inhabit the higher levels of the music industry. Filled with horror stories that will confirm your worst suspicions..."
 Hollywood Music Industry Directory
by Hollywood Creative Directory
How I Make $100,000 a Year in the Music Business Without a Record Label, Manager, or Booking Agent
by David Hooper, Lee Kennedy
This groundbreaking book provides the essentials for an independent artist seeking to get his foot in the music industry.
How the Music Business Works
by Larry E. Wacholtz
How to Be a Working Musician: A Practical Guide to Earning Money in the Music Business
by Mike Levine
Written for both novices and professionals, this invaluable handbook provides solid, practical career advice to anyone wanting to earn money as a working musician. Practical guidance on performing in bars and clubs; celebrations and business functions; providing accompaniment in theaters and cabarets; working at recording sessions; and composing for TV and radio advertisement is all provided based on the author's professional experience as an instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer.
How To Be Your Own Booking Agent And Save Thousands Of Dollars
by Jeri Goldstein
How to Get a Job in the Music and Recording Industry
by Keith Hatschek, Kristen Schilo, Susan Gedutis
Have you ever dreamed of producing or engineering the next Top 10 hit or working your way up from mail room to executive suite at a record label? Stop dreaming and start reading. This book offers a detailed guide that will educate and empower the serious music and recording industry job seeker.
How to Have Your Hit Song Published
by Jay Warner
An excellent resource and featuring both a detailed anatomical description of big publishing companies and an extremely useful checklist of procedures which are used by bigger publishers but are easily put into practice by anyone who is serious about making a business out of showing songs around.
How to Make It in the Music Business: For the Recording Artist
by Bobby L. Land
How to Make Money Scoring Soundtracks and Jingles
by Jeffrey P. Fisher
This simple step-by-step guide to starting an at-home music production business is described in detail, including how to promote yourself.
How to Open Doors in the Music Industry: The Independent Way
by Frank Fara, Patty Parker
Whether you are an artist, songwriter or industry person, you will find a wealth of information an insight in this book.
 How You Can Break into the Music Business: Without Breaking Your Heart, Your Dream, or Your Bank Account
Meets the main problem facing singers, songwriters and bands head-on. Easy to understand step-by-step techniques for talented hopefuls who will incur severe financial damage attempting to enter the complex music industry without having the specialized information they must have to succeed. 68 chapters of bite-size segments make this the most useful tool ever for the novice to the seasoned professional. This unique manual fully describes not just what to do, but shows exactly how to do it with simple examples anyone can follow.
 How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording
by Diane Sward Rapaport, Loreena McKennitt
The latest, up-to-date information on such broad items as selling on the Internet through download or through amazon.com; pricing wholesale; what to put on the record label; web site design needs; pre-mastering; microphones and much more. At the end are a series of work pages on promotion, sales, graphic design, plus resources like trade publications and directories. This . . . should get your career in order and on a much faster track. This is as good as it gets in straightforward, clear, complete how-to-do-music books for pros or beginners.
I Hate the Man Who Runs This Bar!: The Survival Guide for Real Musicians
by Eugene Chadbourne
Eugene Chadbourne lends his hilarious humor to a book that delivers the truth about touring, making records, working with a band, getting a record deal, playing overseas, and just about anything else you can think of.
The Independent Working Musician: A Complete Guide to Do-It-Yourself Success in the Music Industry
by Mary Cosola
Interactive Music Handbook: The Definitive Guide to Internet Music Strategies, Enhanced CD Production and Business Development
by Jodi Summers, Jon Samsel
A one-stop reference manual for music enthusiasts of all levels, as well as for record producers, recording artists, business managers, entertainment executives, Web designers, and multimedia developers. This is the first book of its kind to divulge the specifics of making and marketing interactive music, from conceiving an idea to working with a record company to designing and distributing a finished product. Industry insider Jodi Summers details the vital steps in conceptualizing, recording, and storyboarding a piece of music, pitching to record labels, packaging and selling enhanced CDs as music and software, and the best tactics for marketing and distributing music on the Internet and World Wide Web. The book includes case studies, sample documents, and interviews with more than thirty top recording artists and creative executives.
Label Launch: A Guide to Independent Record Recording, Promotion, and Distribution
by Veronika Kalmar
Whether you're in a band, a business entrepreneur or just interested in the music business, Label Launch will let you take your fantasies of holding the reigns at your own record label into reality. In fun, easy-to-understand language, this book takes you step-by-step through the intricate process of running a label from the moment you think about entering the biz until your first CD, vinyl single, or demo tape rolls off the press.
Legal Aspects of the Music Industry: An Insider's View
by Richard Schulenberg
A step by step run down of how to avoid being ripped off and how to get things done right...from the start. From lawyers looking for a simplified explanation for a client, to artists looking to better arm themselves to all the label reps, producers, managers and agents...this book leaves no one out and no stone unturned. The wide ranging overview includes contractual explanations for royalty administration, publishing, distribution, master ownership, performance rights, management, booking, production, recording, videos, soundtracks, licensing, copyright and more.
Little Labels - Big Sound: Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music
by Rick Kennedy, Randy McNutt, Rick Kennedy
"...An invaluable guide to the businesspeople, musicians and hangers-on who transformed regional musical styles into a national soundtrack..."
Live & Kicking: The Rock Concert Industry in the Nineties
by Mark Cunningham
Today's concert industry is a complex business, a balance between artistry and economics. This book is a fly-on-the-wall insight into that business, offering interviews with leading sound and lighting designers.
 Make Music Now!: Putting Your Studio Together, Recording Songs, Making CDs, and Distributing Online
by Mitch Gallagher
From selecting and connecting project studio equipment to distributing music online and burning (making) CDs, this book helps beginning and experienced musicians create music with computers. Whether establishing a studio or enhancing one, readers get cost-effective technological guidance and musical inspiration. This book also examines hard disks, software, plug-ins, samplers, digital audio, MIDI, dance remixing, loops, and the Internet.
Making a Living in Your Local Music Market: Realizing Your Marketing Potential
by Dick Weissman
Making and Marketing Music: The Musician's Guide to Financing, Distributing and Promoting Albums
by Jodi Summers
Making It in the Music Business: The Business and Legal Guide for Songwriters and Performers
by Lee Wilson
Business and legal guide for songwriters and performers. Illustrates aspects of the law with examples from real life, providing appropriate and easy insights on everything from copyright law to choosing a manager and working with music lawyers.
Making Music in Looking Glass Land: A Guide to Survival and Business Skills for the Classical Performer
by Ellen Highstein, Helen Highstein
A comprehensive listing of what needs to be taken care of if you want to perform professionally as a classical artist.
Making Music Your Business: A Guide for Young Musicians
by David Ellefson
Written by a musician for musicians, this practical book offers personal insight and inside information for breaking into the business. Covers everything from record deals and royalties to promotion, merchandise deals, and working with a management team.
Making the Ultimate Demo
by Gino Robair
 Managing Your Band: Artist Management, The Ultimate Responsibility
by Stephen, Dr. Marcone
Topics include Personal Management, The Contract, Legal Aspects, Marketing the Artist, The Record Company, Touring, Care and Feeding of the Creative, Merchandising, Endorsments & Sponsorship, Business Management, and Case Studies on Legal Battles.
The Mansion on the Hill: Dylan, Young, Geffen, Springsteen, and the Head-On Collision of Rock and Commerce
by Fred Goodman
A must-read for anyone interested in how a counter-cultural phenomenon with moral overtones became--in a mere thirty years--a multibillion-dollar business.
Moving Up in the Music Business
by Jodi Summers
For performers, songwriters, music techies, and support people of every stripe, the book covers the practical issues of goal setting, shifting gears, networking, and keeping a competitive edge. Targeted sections detail an array of possible career paths, with interviews featuring top industry executives' insights into the workings of the business.
The Music Business: Career Opportunities and Self-Defense
by Dick Weissman
A comprehensive guide to getting started and succeeding in all facets of the music industry, from songwriting to performing to studio engineering and instrument manufacturing and repair. An indispensable reference for anyone in the music business--or anyone who hopes to be.
The Music Business (Explained In Plain English): What Every Artist And Songwriter Should Know To Avoid Getting Ripped Off!
by David Naggar
The Music Business: A Legal Perspective
by Peter Muller
A comprehensive introduction to the major agreements prevalent in the recording and music entertainment industry today. Begins with the basics of the personal management and agency agreement and then examines the types of agreements a successful musician/group would encounter: recording and performance rights, film, commercials, tours, and personal appearances. Examples of the agreement forms currently being used are provided in an appendix. The book concludes with a bibliography and general subject index.
Music: Careers Without College
by Ted Greenwald
Describes the specific requirements, talents and skills, on-the-job responsibilities, career perks, and pluses and minuses of these careers in music: recording engineer, musician/singer, musical equipment salesperson, composer/songwriter, and audio maintenance technician.
Music Copyright for the Millenium
by David J. Moser
An extremely useful reference for anyone involved in the music industry. Written in a very easy to understand style, providing many examples and tips to illustrate how copyright law really applies to real life situations. It also clears up many of the common misconceptions musicians have about registering copyrights, co-ownership of songs, etc. The last chapter which covers the most currently controversial issues involving copyright and the use of music on Internet is especially informative.
Music Genres and Corporate Cultures
by Keith Negus
Reveals how the creation, circulation and consumption of popular music is shaped by record companies and corporate business styles.
Music in the Marketplace
by Don Cusic
Offers a detailed overview of the business of popular music, showing how it fits into popular culture and how it is disseminated in the American commercial market. Explores subjects such as money flow, talent acquisition and development, and promotion, and discusses marketing strategies and the marketing of specialty areas such as classical, jazz, bluegrass, and folk by small independent labels.
Music Money & Success
by Jeffrey Brabec, Todd Brabec
Comprehensive guide to the music business. Millions dream of attaining glamour and wealth through music. This book reveals the secrets of the music business that have made fortunes for the superstars. A must for every songwriter, performer and musician, as well as required reading for every music lawyer, manager agent, producer or publisher.
Music Publishing 101 Crash Course: Made Simple & Easy
by Regina Smith
Music Publishing
by Tim Whitsett
Covers the process from top to bottom, beginning with the obvious first step of setting up the business and continuing down to the more sophisticated problem of administering others' catalogs. Includes the mouth-watering chapter echoing most young songwriters' first question: "How Much Can I Really Earn from a Hit Song?"
Music Publishing: The Real Road to Music Business Success
by Tim Whitsett, James Stroud
The Musician's Atlas: The Ultimate Resource for Working Musicians
by Jude Folkman
Created especially for musicians and others to connect with fans and music business professionals. Includes 15,000+ U.S. and international contacts in more than 28 categories, including club talent buyers; college and festival bookers; commercial and college radio programmers; promoters and publicitists; film and TV music supervisors; distributors; marketing services; and other essential contacts. Highlights of this edition include more than 800 new performance opportunities; song contests and CD compilation contacts; and e-commerce services.
The Musician's Guide Through the Legal Jungle: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Music Law
by Joy R. Butler
 The Musician's Internet: On-Line Strategies for Success in the Music Industry
by Peter Spellman
Covers everything you need to know about successfully selling and promoting your music on the internet. Includes chapters on "Getting Listed in the Free Search Engines and Directories", "Communicating via Email with Fans, Teammates and Customers", "Sharing, Selling and Licensing your music Online", "Webcasting your shows via virtual nightclubs and other online venues", "Broadcasting over Internet Radio", "Signing a deal with off-line and online record labels", "Using the net as a library of music career guidance", "Tips for expanding your online presence", etc.
Musician's Survival Guide to Life on the Road
by Stella Hemmings
National Directory of Independent Record Distributors
by Rhonda S. Fera
A complete up-to-date listing of over 450 National Independent Record Distributors in the USA. Includes: contact names, addresses, profiles, telephone and fax numbers, web sites and e-mail addresses. Features: A guide on how to contact a distributor, how to package CD's and cassette tapes, what can be expected of distributors, percentage rates and follow-up procedures. Highlights: Includes a listing of major record labels. Annually updated directory.
 Networking in the Music Business
by Dan Kimpel
The advertising director for the Los Angeles Songwriters Showcase, a 20-year veteran of the industry, tells what songwriters and performers need to know about where the power is, the current state of the music business, where to go to make contact with decision makers, how to assess talents and make the most of them. Includes a list of resources.
Off the Record
by Jennifer Ember Pierce
The country's top label executives in country music tell their stories of hits and music industry experiences. A candid, revealing, behind-the-scenes coverage which blends company histories and trade insights with stories about musicians and studio work. Will appeal to any fan of country music or musician who would understand how the music world operates.
One Hundred One Ways to Make Money Right Now in the Music Business
by B. Baker
 The Recording Industry
by Geoffrey P. Hull
Where did today's music business come from? Where is it headed? This book answers these and other pertinent questions. It is a comprehensive examination of the industry that drives the music business. This book is about how and why the industry is now centralized in six international entertainment conglomerates. From both a macro and micro perspective the forces that drive the industry are explained in an economic (and often historical) context. It portrays a realistic, bottom-line assessment of the industry from musicians and audio engineers to studios and producers, with information on labels, distributors, retailers, songwriters, music publishers, performers, promoters, and concerts. It is organized around the central concept of three income streams: the sale of recordings, music publishing, and live performances. Written in a clear, straightforward style, the book explores the relationships of these three streams to each other, to other media, and to the overall recording industry.
Rock Star 101: A Rock Star's Guide to Survival and Success in the Music Business
by Marc Ferrari
Aspiring music professionals will discover the nitty- gritty of contract negotiations and consulting with management. They'll also find expert advice from entertainment attorneys and concert promoters for surviving on the road and choosing the right city from which to start a trip to rock-and-roll stardom. Whether one's a member of an unsigned band, or an established professional, here's a valuable treasury of inside information not available anywhere else.
Running Your Rock Band: Rehearsing, Financing, Touring, Succeeding
by Bill Henderson, William McCranor Henderson
This how-to book for would-be rockers covers all the dos and don'ts of forming a band: from the initial phase of putting together a group and rehearsing through finding an agent and booking gigs, touring and life on the road, and the final push for a record contract.
Ruthless Self-Promotion in the Music Industry
by Jeffrey P. Fisher
Covers the area that most independent bands/artists are lacking in the most: self-promotion. Plenty of great ideas to get you going by successfully promoting yourself in the aggressive world of the music biz.
Secrets of Negotiating a Record Contract: The Musician's Guide to Understanding and Avoiding Sneaky Lawyer Tricks
by Moses Avalon
To help artists avoid signing contracts laced with hidden agendas, this book exposes the multilayered language of recording agreements crafted by major-label lawyers. It dissects and deciphers actual recording contracts, presenting the originals and “real English” translations side by side. Explains the need for each contract clause, offers advice on negotiating certain points, outlines alternatives for developing new contracts, defines common terms, and shares insider stories.
The Self-Promoting Musician: Strategies for Independent Music Success
by Peter Spellman
The book gives you an in-depth yet easily accessible look at the music industry, business planning, copyright, PR, demo production, gigs, media, radio stations, etc. Devotes an entire section to the Internet medium and how musicians use it for promotion. This is underlined by helpful lists of books, magazines, associations and web sites.
 Sell Your Music: How To Profitably Sell Your Own Recordings Online
by Mark W. Curran
A comprehensive, user-friendly, step by step guide to using the Internet in order to make money from your own music. Contains extensive interviews with independent musicians who have made thousands of dollars, as well as tips, tricks, and techniques to reaching your target market and maximizing your profits while minimizing hassle. Highly recommended for all aspiring performers whether they are soloists or band members.
Since Records Began: EMI : The First 100 Years
by Peter Martland
Sonic Boom: Napster, MP3, and the New Pioneers of Music
by John Alderman
A compelling blend of cultural criticism and business writing, and the first full-length look at the revolution in listening to and trading music online. Notably well-versed in Internet history, Alderman tracks the music industry power struggles precipitated by the proliferation of MP3 technology and the infamous Napster.
Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records
by Nadine Cohodas
Star Tracks: Principles for Success in the Music & Entertainment Business
by Larry E. Wacholtz
With the help of the music business elite (Passman, Krasilovsky, the Brabec twins and Baskerville himself), the author contributes a ton of his own research data with practical quotes by top professionals, and presents it in a lively easy-reading style. The book is comprehensive, with a wealth of charts and figures, but manages never to be dull.
Start and Run Your Own Record Label
by Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Succeeding in Music: A Business Workbook for Performers, Songwriters, Agents, Managers, and Promoters
by John Stiernberg
Business guide for those who want to begin or strengthen a professional career in music. Written for both artists and managers by an industry expert, it spells out the fundamentals of business, finance, marketing, and strategy as applied to the music world. Using real-life examples from the music industry, the author defines key business concepts and terms and explains how to construct a comprehensive business plan. Readers learn to approach all aspects of working in music strategically, from product development and pricing to surviving in this notoriously competitive environment. The book also offers advice for setting realistic goals, building momentum, and avoiding common pitfalls. The companion CD-ROM contains business plan templates, website links, how-to exercises, and other reference materials.
 This Business of Music: The Definitive Guide to the Music Industry
by M. William Krasilovsky, Sidney Shemel, John Gross
People working in every field of music have been turning to This Business of Music for answers to questions on legal, financial, or economic aspects of the industry. With an exhaustive appendix of standard industry forms and legal extracts, this bestseller continues in its role as the bible of the business side of music.
This Business of Artist Management
by Xavier M., Jr. Frascogna
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, choosing attorneys and business advisors, and handling success and money management.
This Business of Music Marketing and Promotion
by Tad Lathrop, Jim Pettigrew
Thorough, well-written, logically presented, useful, insightful ... the definitive career guide and teaching aid for anyone interested in building an effective presence in the music industry.
 Tim Sweeney's Guide to Releasing Independent Records
by Tim Sweeney, Mark Geller
Packed with hundreds of money-saving tips, helpful hints, and never-before-revealed secret strategies used by industry insiders, this informative guide will teach how you to set up your own independent record label; make a great-sounding record without spending a lot of money; get quality distribution into major retail chains and indie record stores; design a winning promotional strategy for your release; convince college and commercial radio stations to play your record, and use the exposure generated by your release to bring! yourself to the attention of a larger label.
Tim Sweeney's Guide To Successfully Playing Live
by Tim P. Sweeney
As any artist or musician knows, playing live is the key to your future success. Whether you are trying to sell CDs or catch the attention of a major label, your ability to play live is critical to the success of your musical future. Now for the first time ever, Tim Sweeney, the music industry's leading expert on artist development, shares with you, the hidden industry secrets and strategies of how you can be the successful artist you always wanted to be.
The Touring Musician: A Small Business Approach to Booking Your Band on the Road
by Hal Galper, Bret Primack
A clear road map to guide musicians traveling as solo performers or band members, this comprehensive book covers every aspect of preparing for and going on tour. Urging musicians to take control of their careers, the author shows how to apply sound business practices to band travel by evaluating assets, creating an action plan, researching, negotiating, and booking venues, arranging transportation and hotels, managing personal and tour finances, and garnering publicity.
Websites for Musicians
by Gary Hustwit
What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business: The Myths, Secrets, Lies and a Few Truths
by Peter M. Thall
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 competitive industry. Covers virtually every aspect of the music industry, including: recording agreements, record royalties, artistic management, music publishing, music marketing and promotion, merchandising, copyright infringement, and the international music business scene.
What'd I Say: The Atlantic Story
by Ahmet Ertegun
With a roster including Ray Charles, the Drifters, and Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records pretty much was rhythm and blues in the '50s and '60s. And label founder Ertegun was Atlantic Records. This lavish tome tells the hugely influential record company's story in 1,000 evocative photographs, augmented by the oral-history-style reminiscence of Ertegun and musicians he discovered or helped make stars.
You Can Make Money in Music: Everything a Musician Needs to Know to Become Steadily Employed As a Live Performer
by Craig Warren Colley
Your Own Way in Music: A Career and Resource Guide
by Nancy Uscher
A practical guide for musicians interested in advancing their careers. Lists available national and international resources, pointing out that musicians must be aggressive in seizing opportunities that are available. Enlivened by accounts of Uscher's own experiences, the text covers such topics as what to expect in auditions, seeking support from various organizations, marketing, recording, and even executive search firms. Helpful appendixes provide additional listings of out-of-the-mainstream university programs, resources on grants and philanthropy, competitions, writing, publishing, and radio stations abroad.
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