World Famous Comics: All You Need to Know About the Music Business 6th Edition
All You Need to Know About the Music Business 6th Edition
By: Passman D Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: Hal Leonard Corp Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 442 Publication Date: October 01, 2008
Product Description: For fifteen years, All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive, essential guide to the music industry. Now in its sixth edition, it has been completely revised and updated with crucial, up-to-the-minute information on the industry's major changes in response to today's rapid technological advances and uncertain economy. Veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is in the thick of this transformation and understands that anyone involved in the music business is feeling the deep, far-reaching effects of it. This latest edition of what the Los Angeles Times called "the industry bible" will lead novices and experts alike through the fundamental practices as well as the new, uncharted territory of one of this country's most dynamic industries.
In the music business, the key to success lies in knowing how to protect yourself. To do that, you need the best and most up-to-date advice available. Whether you are -- or aspire to be -- a performer, writer, or executive, Passman's comprehensive guide to the legal and financial aspects of the music world is an indispensable tool. Drawing on his unique professional experience as one of the most trusted advisors in the industry, Passman offers authoritative information on how to:
Select and hire a winning team of advisors -- personal and business managers, agents, and attorneys -- and structure their commissions, percentages, and fees in a way that will protect you and maximize these relationships
Master the big picture and the finer points of record deals
Navigate the ins and outs of songwriting, music publishing, and copyrights
Maximize concert, touring, and merchandising deals
This latest edition also includes information on:
Music downloads, webcasting, streaming-on-demand, and podcasting
The new video streaming services
How royalties are computed in the digital age
The latest developments in deals with independent labels, including upstream deals
Updates on all the traditional industry matters, such as royalties, advances, video budgets, and copyright law
In All You Need to Know About the Music Business, one of the industry's most influential figures shows you how to thrive in the most exciting business in the world. It's a book that no musician, entertainment lawyer, agent, promoter, publisher, manager, record company executive -- anyone who makes their living from music -- can afford to be without.
"...and nothing you need to know about the future of the music business" iTunes? CD Baby? Releasing your music online? Myspace? Pitchfolk? Nope, none of that is in here. This book is about holding onto a slightly larger piece of the pie when you negotiate with a record label for a traditional multi-album contract. This is definitely the right source for that information and is hugely respected for it. But the success of Death Cab for Cutie, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Vampire Weekend, MIA, etc. are cut from a different mold. Sure they eventually need to negotiate with the suits, but the record industry is now also about how to virally market oneself (or one's band), distribution via digital channels, and taking advantage of the "piracy" to gain an audience.
The fact that this is the new edition makes it clear how quickly the music biz is changing. It seems dated already.
informed this book was recommended by ludacris the singer and i would like to thank him for the referrel. it is valuable information if you are interested in entering into the business of music, i purchased it for my son he is very pleased with it, thanks luda, and thanks amazon for having it
Music Business Excellent book. Mr. Passman's writing style is to the point and enjoyable. If you're curious about how the music business works (and what kind of money music artists REALLY make), I highly recommend this book.
All You Need To Know About The Music Business This is a great book and I recommend it for anyone entering the music business.
Speaks where other authors keep silent Don Passman speaks, where other authors keep silent. This book is a "must read" for any artist who doesn't want to fail on his way up...
The author not only explains the mechanics of the music business and how all the entities are contractually related one to each other, but also states numbers. Information, that I wasn't able to find anywhere else.
If it is important to you to get what you should get, read this first! I am aware of several artists who didn't even get half of what they could.
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