Business Aspects category: 650 books
by Sarah Monument
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2017
An essential read for musicians who want to maximise the money they make from their compositions and performances; and for record labels to understand sound recording copyright and mechanical licensing requirements!! This book gives a comprehensive overview of UK music royalties for artists and record...
by Jackie Rocks
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Newbie or pro, never be at a loss for how to get paid more to play.
Here's a snippet of what you'll get:
Elements of Success: Stop fantasizing about a successful career and use this plan to get off your butt and hit your goals.
Promotion: This chapter shares the truth about what club owners really...
by Moses Avalon
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
The first edition of Confessions of a Record Producer published real-life numbers showing what artists made on so-called “hit records” and how producers, labels, managers, and even the artists' own lawyers conspire to cheat them out of royalties. It's the only publication that tells the real story...
House of Hits
The Story of Houston's Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2010
Founded in a working-class neighborhood in southeast Houston in 1941, Gold Star/SugarHill Recording Studios is a major independent studio that has produced a multitude of influential hit records in an astonishingly diverse range of genres. Its roster of recorded musicians includes Lightnin' Hopkins,...
Sounds of the Citizens
Dancehall and Community in Jamaica
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Dancehall: It's simultaneously a source of raucous energy in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica; a way of life for a group of professional artists and music professionals; and a force of stability and tension within the community. Electronically influenced, relevant to urban Jamaicans, and highly danceable,...
Raising a Star
The Parent's Guide to Helping Kids Break into Theater, Film, Television, or Music
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2013
So your child wants to be a star? But what does it really take? Money? Looks? Tons of time? Not necessarily.
Nancy Carson, a children's agent who has worked in the industry for more than twenty-five years and has guided the careers of such celebrities as Britney Spears, Mischa Barton, and even...
BLACKOUT
My 40 Years in the Music Business
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Blackout is an explosive look at the corruption that is running rampant in the industry. And Blackout is an inside account of how corporations erased Black identity from Black radio and mainstream Black music — and why I chose to fight back.
by Matt Kramer
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Why should you read this book? To overcome the fact that we are not taught a common language for handling conflict. The result is the break-up of bands, abandonment of music projects, and loss of great art. This book will help you, artists and business people alike, spend less time being frustrated...
New Channels of Music Distribution
Understanding the Distribution Process, Platforms and Alternative Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
With an example-driven, hands-on approach, New Channels of Music Distribution offers a practical, comprehensive study of the music industry's evolving distribution system. While paying careful attention to the variables that impact success, C. Michael Brae examines the functionality and components...
Sex, Drugs, And Cubicles
What I've Learned From The Music Industry
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2014
Michael Gilligan is the owner of Fake Chapter Records. His work experience also includes over a decade at Sony Music and such indie labels as Matador and Gig Records. Along with contributions from recording artists and other industry insiders, his book 'SEX, DRUGS, and CUBICLES' explores breaking into...
by Marie Wise
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
Why Learn from the School of Hard Knocks if You Don’t Have To?Living the dream—on the road with friends, serving God, performing the music you love. Ministering in a Christian band should be fun and exciting, but anyone who has ever tried it knows how quickly the dream can turn into a nightmare....
Along the Cherry Lane
Tales from the Life of Music Industry Legend Milton Okun
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
John Denver said, “I have a producer who looks like an accountant, and an accountant who looks like a producer.” Soberly dressed, unflashy, and a trained classical musician, in the golden age of the music business Milt Okun stood out by not standing out. His legacy does that for him. He discovered...
by Tommaso Caronna
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 10, 2014
Language: Italian
Release Date: December 10, 2014
La distribuzione digitale è un aspetto del marketing discografico.
Se è vero che si vende ancora qualche CD, è comunque indispensabile per un artista il cui scopo è diffondere la sua musica in modo globale disporre di una presenza online nei principali negozi digitali.
Questo testo non è una...
by CE Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2012
Reading long, verbose writing is time consuming and assessing the value of what you’re reading today must be done in the shortest time possible. With songwriting and music, making a personal value assessment happens in an instant. The Art of Sound concept is simple: read the way you listen to music....