What they'll never tell you about the music business : the myths, the secrets, the lies (& a few truths)

What they'll never tell you about the music business : the myths, the secrets, the lies (& a few truths) / Peter M. Thall.

Author/creator	Thall, Peter M.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Watson-Guptill Pub., 2002.
Description	xii, 292 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)	Music trade--United States. Music--Economic aspects --United States. Copyright--Music --United States. Band musicians--Legal status, laws, etc. --United States. Performing arts--Law and legislation --United States. Popular music--Writing and publishing.

Contents	Preface -- Introduction -- Investors: the high costs of low finance -- Why advances seem a lot like loans (and vice versa) -- Some unvarnished truths about royalties -- Personal management -- Managing your business: and your financial future -- When your job is more than a gig -- Record producers: are they as sharp as their points? -- Getting your record heard: a practical guide to marketing and promotion -- Touring concerns -- Merchandising: your band, your brand -- Audits: truth or consequences -- Music publishing: the odyssey of the song -- The pros and cons of being your own music publishing company -- When Rodgers meets Hammerstein: determining songwriter credits -- Copyright issues: a sampler -- Compliance with copyright laws in the world of cyberspace -- Internet entrepreneurship -- Urban music: hip-hop -- Classical music.
Abstract	Offers a detailed overview of the music business, discussing how the industry has changed in response to new technologies and the Internet and how copyright laws have changed to better protect artists.
General note	Includes index.
ISBN	0823084396

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Music Stacks	ML3790 .T44 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold