Bibliograph

All you need to know about the music business, Donald S. Passman ; illustrations by Randy Glass

Type

Label

All you need to know about the music business, Donald S. Passman ; illustrations by Randy Glass

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

All you need to know about the music business

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

1405918681

Responsibility statement

Donald S. Passman ; illustrations by Randy Glass

Summary

"Dubbed "the industry bible" by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates explaining why musicians have more power today than ever in history; discussion of the mega-million-dollar sales of artists' songs and record catalogs; how artist access to streaming media, and particularly TikTok, has completely reshaped the music business; the latest on music created by AI; and a full update of the latest numbers and trends"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

First steps -- Part I. Your team of advisors : How to pick a team ; Personal managers ; Business managers ; Attorneys ; Agents -- Part II. Record deals : Broad-strokes overview of the record business ; Advances and recoupment ; Real-life numbers ; Other major deal points ; Producer and mixer deals ; Advanced royalty computations ; Advanced record deal points ; Independent production, label, and distribution deals -- Part III. Songwriting and music publishing : Copyright basics ; Publishing companies and major income sources ; Even more publishing income ; Songwriter, co-publishing and administration deals ; Advanced copyright concepts ; Even more advanced copyright concepts -- Part IV. Group issues : Groups ; What's in a name? -- Part V. Touring : Personal appearances--touring -- Part VI. Merchandising : Tour merchandising ; Retail, direct to consumer (D2C) merchandising, and fan clubs -- Part VII. Classical music : Classical music -- Part VIII. Motion picture music : Overview of motion picture music ; Performer deals ; Film songwriter deals ; Composer agreements ; Licensing existing recordings and existing songs for motion picutres ; Music supervisors ; Soundtrack record deals

Target audience

adult

Classification