All you need to know about the music business
Edition
Eleventh edition ; Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication Information
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Physical Description
xx, 532 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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."--
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 pictures ; Music supervisors ; Soundtrack record deals
- Appendix: Ye olde royalty calculations.