Inside Country Music

Wacholtz, Larry E.

Business & Money

Billboard Books

The top educational source book for success in the music and entertainment industry. Written by professors from Belmont University's Mike Curb College of Entertainment &amp; Music Business and recording artist Mark Volman of the super group "The Turtles." The third edition of Off the Record details the business of music and entertainment from general information to songwriting, music publishing, recordings, studios, pro tools, labels, music companies, budgets, touring, merchandising, promoters, publicity, ticket sales, ticketmaster, copyrights, sample contracts, riders, digital entertainment, licenses, careers, and a listing of internet, cell phone, and mobile devices, for monetizing opportunities caused by the creative destruction of the traditional business model.

Off the Record (3rd Edition) Your Ultimate Resource for Success in the Music Business

Volman, Mark

Wilgus-Fowler, Jennifer

Humor & Entertainment

Thumbs Up Publishing

A bunch of guys get together and start a band. From a legal/business perspective what does that mean? Maybe the guys are in high school and just hanging out and jamming. They get better and better and the next thing you know, they start performing in schools and small clubs. What does that legally mean? People start talking about them and all of a sudden wow, someone actually offers money for them to play at a private party. Now what is the world does that legally mean? It mean your legally in business, in fact, surprise, your in the music business. How much money you make, how big you become is determined by how many consumers enjoy or hate you (get emotionally and psychologically excited about your music, looks, backstory, blah, blah, blah), and how much they will PAY (to see, hear, and associate with the image/emotions they have of you in their heads) and the rest is history. This book is about The Recording Biz Co-Writing Sole Proprietorship Master Licenses SoundExchange Creativity Rack Jobbers Sony Music The Foundation 360 Deals Universal Music Creative System Musicians Songwriters BGV's Personal Managers I.A.T.S.E. Music Publishers Royalties AF of M Videos Microphones NACA Warner Music Notice of Intent to Obtain a Compulsory License Spotify Concert Promotion Attorneys CAA Master Session Rates Pitch Memo The Concert/Touring Business Logic Pro Group Provisions Collaborations Agents Publicists Social Media Talent IFPI Record Producers Labels Diamond Sales Revenue Stream Financials Creative Destruction Creating a Local Buzz Term Major Labels SESAC Mix Down The Digital Revolution iTunes Copyrights Blanket License ICM YouTube Cloud Music Demo Session Rates Ticket Scalping The Berne Convention The Act of 1976 Price Elasticity Sonny Bono Phonorecords Guarantee Plus a Percentage of the Net Fair Use Rights Time Warner Serious Music Market Intellectual Properties DPD Mastering Bertelsmann Career Songs WebSites Ten Writing Principles Music &amp; Intelligence Published Live Nation Riders Video Streaming Notice of Breach Apps Units Transcription License Interactive Streaming ASCAP Limited Liability Corporations One-Stops Clear Channel Guarantee Plus a Bonus Internet UTA Pollstar Affiliate Labels NPR Radio Master Lease Deal Billboard Magazine Branding Big Champagne Internet Radio BMI Unions Mass Merchandisers The X Factor Tour Support Digital Downloads Artist Image Guarantee Versus A Percentage of the Gate Free Goods Packaging Fees Points Shark Deal WME2 A&amp;R Publicity Showcases Amazon.com Deal Memo Development Deal RIAA Promotion Sales Multiple-Rights Deals Platinum Sales Controlling Law Copyright Assignment AEG Live Signing Acts Pick Up Option Commitment Album Merchandise Producer Aesthetics Pick Up Patterns Scales Contracts Effects Studios Pro-Tools Consoles Audio Engineers Advances The Formula Grand of Rights Notices Controlled Composition Clause Grammy Awards Distribution Overdubbing Managers Agents Trust Power of Attorney Booking Agents Entertainment Economics Culture Icons IEBA Straight Guarantee Profit Margins Deposits Artist Compensation Binding Effect Radio Airplay Scaling the House TicketMaster Representation Think Like a Beatle Moguls Super Star Artist Music Companies Networking Trends CDs Price Elasticity The No Starving Artist Rule Award Shows Timing Technology Rider Road Managers AARC Actors Equity Association Mastering Independent Labels Promotional Copies Digital Subscription Services Co-Publishing Deals Satellite Digital Services Video Streaming Cell Phone Downloads Payment Rates and Schedules Synchronization License The Emotion Business Recapturing of Rights Global Revenues File Sharing The Digital Revolution.

Off the Record

Industries

If you want a career in today’s entertainment and music industry you’ve got to understand how much the business has changed over the past few years. It’s not the same old let’s pick up a guitar, learn how to sing, put on a few local shows, get discovered, sign a label deal, and become rich and famous. It’s better than the old business by far for both artists and business minded people who want to break into the business, and yet, it’s more difficult to make serious money, as it’s almost impossible to sell albums. Digital devices and personal consumer preferences, for streaming music and movies online, has also saved consumers billions of dollars and they can acquire it anywhere, anytime, and for free or pay a low subscription rate. However, many in the industry use the term value gap to describe the differences between the money generated from an album sale and the 1,500 streams that are supposed to equal one unit sold. It’s a numbers game and as consumers continue to stream music products the gap will continue to narrow. And streaming is increasing at nearly a double rate, which means in a few years, we’ll be back to the profits the industry generated in 1999.In today’s world, inventions, innovation, and digital technology have reinvented almost everything we do, every day of our lives. Netflix, Spotify, e-books and all the other Internet-based programming we consume are actually in competition for our spare time and available dollars. However, labels are coming back as they are estimated to annually invest $4.5 billion worldwide in Artist & Repertoire (the Department of A&R), responsible for the signing of new acts, songs, studio recordings and artist development) combined with Marketing (The Department of Marketing), which is responsible for distribution, promotions, publicity and sales of the signed acts. And while each deal is different, the investments paid by labels for advances, recordings, video production, tour support, and promotion, is between $500,000 to $2,000,000 to break a new act into the music market.The three major labels (Sony Music, Warner Music Group, and Universal Music Group) in 2016 (as reported in 2017) gross revenue streams are music publishing, digital downloads, streaming, physical sales and multiple rights management. Two things to consider, the streaming, and digital right management are connected to 360 deals and the future trends in revenues point toward significant decreases in physical and digital download sales and increases in streaming. Already in early 2017, streaming revenues had passed physical sales revenues indicating how quickly the revenue figures are changing. The labels are also in the touring or live ticket game as they have provided the front money (tour support) for the act to start their concert business and they receive 10-12% of all the artist’s gross revenues.     

The 360 Music Industry

Arts & Photography

Business of Art

He's been slapped by Frank Sinatra, punched by John Lennon and ridiculed by the head of Ringo Starr's record company. And all over one song. Brown claims he took every tear and turned it into a musical note. "I turned every punch and smashed it into a rhythm. So instead of letting it destroy me, I let it help me become who I am." Consider what L. Russell Brown has accomplished, as a broken child, seriously beaten by an abusive father, living in housing project as a kid, Jewish, and how he had to steal food for himself, and his brothers, and sisters. His is the story of a good kid in a terrible childhood who seemed far more likely to end up with a large number printed on the back of his shirt, serving time in a state prison. Instead, he took the narrow path, on a difficult road, and has lived a life of struggle and fame, by following his passion of writing songs that have been recorded by many of the world's greatest superstars. They have made millions of dollars, and at the same time, have touched our hearts, minds, and souls. L. Russell Brown's songs have given our nation courage in times of desperation and helped us to share our sense of forgiveness. His song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Tree" became a symbol for families of hostages, soldiers, and loved ones who were heart fully missed. "Yellow Ribbons" led to the pink ribbons used for cancer awareness, and to other meaningful ways of expressing our shared human grief and sorrows. As Brown says, "He had more turn downs than a cheap motel bed" when it comes to pitching his songs to music publishers. Yet, his is a story of courage, and a life shared with the most famous people in the music and entertainment world.

The Quintessential HIT MAN

Biographies & Memoirs

Brown, L Russel

Linzer, Sandy

Arts & Literature

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