All You Need to Know About the Music Business

This book is entertaining and a professionally written primer on Music business.

All You Need to Know about the Music Business

PASSMAN, Donald S.

PRENTICE/HALL

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 want a career as a performer, writer or executive, Donald Passman's comprehensive guide to the legal and financial aspects of the business is an indispensable tool. This fourth edition is packed with vital information on such subjects as record contracts, managers, music publishing, touring, fees, etc. There are also brand new chapters on the technological advances that are reshaping the business, and how novices and experts alike should manage such changes.

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From Apple to Youtube, Google Play to Spotify, the music industry has seen monumental changes in past decades. Record labels have had to adapt to the demand for instantly accessible, low-cost music whilst coping with significant increases in music piracy. But what do these changes mean for aspiring and established artists?\nDonald Passman is one of the most trusted music lawyers in the world. In this easy-to-use manual, he draws upon his unparalleled experience to provide a clear-eyed explanation of how to create, sell, share and protect your music.\nWhether you're a musician or songwriter, an agent or a manager, this is the essential guide to everything you need to know about the music business.

All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Ninth Edition

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Group rings are easily defined, rather attractive algebraic objects. As the name implies, their study is a meeting place for two essentially different disciplines, the methods and results being a blending of group theory and ring theory. This book offers a comprehensive, self-contained treatment of group rings of infinite groups. The reprint edition contains an appendix which describes some recent developments in the field.

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No one understands the music industry--from the technology, to the legalities, to the new industry practices--better than veteran music lawyer Donald Passman. In this completely revised and updated seventh edition of All You Need To Know About the Music Business, which the Los Angeles Times called "the industry bible" and which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, Passman offers executives and artists, experts and novices alike the essential information they need not only to survive in these volatile and exciting times, but also to thrive.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS

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An entertainment lawyer whose clients have included Janet Jackson, Quincy Jones, R.E.M., and Tina Turner has written an up-to-date guide to the ins and outs of the financial and legal ends of the music business. 25,000 first printing."

Now in its fourth edition, All You Need to Know About the Music Business is universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Called "the industry bible" by the Los Angeles Times, this newest edition is filled with vital information on the technological advances that are reshaping the business, and how novices and experts alike should manage such changes. 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 want a career as a performer, writer, or executive, Donald Passman's comprehensive guide to the legal and financial aspects of the business is an indispensable tool. Drawing on his unique professional experience as one of the most respected advisors in the industry, Passman offers authoritative, up-to-the-minute information. You'll learn how to: 
<li>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 your success 
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<li>Master the big picture and the finer points of record deals 
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<li>Understand the ins and outs of songwriting, music publishing, and copyrights 
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<li>Maximize concert, touring, and merchandising deals Plus, this latest edition includes information on: 
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<li>The power of the Internet -- from promotional and com- mercial web sites such as Amazon or CDNow to the publicity advantages of chat rooms, bulletin boards and ever-improving Webcasters (the Internet's answer to radio), and the serious dangers of piracy 
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<li>The new and changing laws of the electronic frontier, including copyright infringement, illegal downloads, and the challenges to intellectual property rights 
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<li>Recognizing the opportunities offered by digital downloads, MP3, and other new media which will be the future of music There are also updates on traditional industry matters such as royalties, advances, video budgets, and copyright law. The music industry can be a gold mine, a minefield, or both, but with a small investment of time in learning the business, you can reap huge benefits. All You Need to Know About the Music Business shows you how.
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All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century

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All You Need to Know about the Music Business

All You Need to Know About the Music Business

All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Ninth Edition

The Visionary

Mirage

The algebraic structure of group rings (Pure and applied mathematics)

A Course in Ring Theory (Wadsworth and Brooks/Cole Mathematics Series)

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS

All You Need to Know About the Music Business

All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Revised and Updated for the 21st Century