All you need to know about the music business /
Donald S. Passman ; illustrations by Randy Glass.
- Eleventh edition. Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- xx, 532 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
First Steps -- Part I. Your Team of Advisors -- Part II. Record Deals -- Part III. Songwriting and Music Publishing -- Part IV. Group Issues -- Part V. Touring -- Part VI. Merchandising -- Part VII. Classical Music -- Part VIII. Motion Picture Music -- Appendix: Ye Olde Royalty Calculations -- Conclusion -- Index How to Pick a Team -- Personal Managers -- Business Managers -- Attorneys -- Agents -- 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 -- 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 -- Groups -- What's in a Name? -- Personal Appearances, Touring -- Tour Merchandising -- Retail, Direct to Consumer (D2C) Merchandise, and Fan Clubs -- Classical Music -- Overview of Motion Picture Music -- Performer Deals -- Film Songwriter Deals -- Composer Arrangements -- Licensing Existing Recordings and Existing Songs for Motion Pictures -- Music Supervisors -- Soundtrack Record Deals --
''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.''--
9781668011065
Sound recording industry. Music trade--United States. Popular music--Writing and publishing. Copyright--Music--United States.