NEW!
MUSIC, MONEY AND SUCCESS: The
Insider's Guide To Making Money In The Music
Industry. 4th Edition.
Todd Brabec and Jeff Brabec. Schirmer
Trade Books/Music Sales, 2004. 467 pages
This new
edition covers download and streaming royalties;
ringtone/cell phone and video game licenses and
royalties; 2004 and 2005 mechanical royalty rates;
ASCAP and BMI payments and rates; artist, musician and
vocalist sound recording performance royalties; new
recording artist contract clauses; webcasting rates
and royalties; and actual film, television and
advertising synchronization licenses.
This comprehensive guide to the many areas where
songwriters, music publishers and recording artists
make money is co-authored by ASCAP Executive Vice
President and Director of Membership, Todd Brabec and
Chrysalis Music Vice President of Business Affairs,
Jeff Brabec and includes chapters on music publishing,
copyright, recording contracts, motion picture and TV
contracts and royalties, advertising commercials,
performing rights, foreign country royalties, Broadway
and off-Broadway theatre, lawyers, managers and
agents, sampling of records and songs, the Internet,
joint ventures, tips on breaking into the business and
"How to value your copyrights if you are buying or
selling them."
NEW! WHAT
THEY'LL NEVER TELL YOU ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS: The
Myths, the Secrets, the Lies (& a Few
Truths)
Peter M. Thall. Watson-Guptill,
2002. 288 pages
This insider guide discloses the
hidden dynamics and often unfortunate consequences of
what really happens when a deal is prepared, contracts
are signed, and promises are made - and alerts
musicians, attorneys, songwriters, and anyone else
interested in the music business to the potent dangers
lurking beneath the surface of this incredibly
competitive industry. Over two dozen chapters cover
virtually every aspect of the music industry,
including recording agreements, record royalties,
artistic management, music publishing, music marketing
and promotion, merchandising, copyright infringement,
and the international music business scene. What's
more, the information in this invaluable reference is
all explained clearly and concisely with no legal
jargon. Author Peter Thall has been an attorney for
over 30 years and is a member of the International
Association of Entertainment Lawyers and board member
of the prestigious New York Festival of Song.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIC
BUSINESS
Donald Passman. New York: Simon
& Schuster, 2000.
One of the broadest and most
readable of all music industry books, this is a
must-read for musicians and executives alike. Chapters
include record deals, songwriting and music
publishing, touring, merchandising and motion picture
music. Filled with vital information on the
technological advances that are reshaping the
business, and how novices and experts alike should
manage such changes. Revised and expanded.
THIS BUSINESS OF MUSIC MARKETING AND
PROMOTION
Tad Lathrop, Jim Pettigrew.
Watson-Guptill, 1999.
An invaluable guide to
planning and producing a complete marketing campaign
for selling music to the listening public, this book
arms readers with key strategies and tools to ensure
that a musical recording reaches its full sales
potential.
THE BILLBOARD GUIDE TO HOME
RECORDING, Revised Edition.
Ray Barrage.
New York, NY: Billboard Books, 1997.
Thoroughly
updated to keep up with the demands of an exploding
industry, this indispensable guide hits the mark as a
comprehensive reference to equipment and recording
techniques.
THE BILLBOARD GUIDE TO MUSIC
PUBLICITY, Revised Edition
Jim Pettigrew,
Jr. New York, NY: Billboard Books, 1997.
This guide
reveals the tricks of the trade in this newly updated,
fully illustrated book. Supported by interviews with
industry professionals, this book focuses on essential
elements in music publicity such as, preparing
effective press kits and press releases, using desktop
publishing in music publicity, and tips for copy
editing.
EVERYTHING YOU'D BETTER KNOW ABOUT THE
RECORD INDUSTRY
Kashif, with contributions
by Gary A. Greenberg. Venice, California: Brooklyn Boy
Books, 1996.
Covering topics from all aspects of
the business, this book finds multi-platinum,
award-winning songwriter/producer Kashif drawing on
his 24 years of experience to present a penetrating
look at the music industry.
CONFESSIONS OF A RECORD PRODUCER, 2nd
EDITION: HOW TO SURVIVE THE SCAMS AND SHAMS OF THE
MUSIC BUSINESS
Moses Avalon. Backbeat
Books. 2nd edition, 2001.
If you’re involved in the
music recording game, Confessions of a Record
Producer tells you what the record companies don’t
want you to know--so you can protect your rights and
preserve your assets. This book is not about how the
music recording business should work, but how
it does work. Using real-life examples from 15
years’ experience, industry insider Moses Avalon tells
it like it is: how producers dip into budgets, artists
steal songs, labels skim royalties, and other rip-offs
and betrayals. Shooting straight from the hip--not to
frighten, but to enlighten--Avalon reveals all the
players’ hidden agendas and what you can do to survive
them.
DICTIONARY OF MUSIC PUBLISHING AND
ENGINEERING TERMINOLOGY
Wayne Wadhams. New
York: Schirmer Books, 1988.
Intended to improve
communication among music producers, their clients,
and the engineers who will help create music, this
dictionary covers fifteen different topics and
industries. Includes terms from business, publishing,
unions, records, jingles, and film and TV production.
The book is easy to read and includes non-technical
definitions and over 125 detailed illustrations.
HOW TO BE A WORKING MUSICIAN: A PRACTICAL
GUIDE TO EARNING MONEY IN THE MUSIC
BUSINESS
Mike Leaven. New York: Billboard
Books, 1997.
Written for both novices and
professionals, this book discusses various ways for
musicians to generate income, including performing in
bars, working at sessions, and composing
commercials.
HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BOOKING
AGENT
Jeri Goldstein. The New Music Times,
Inc., 2000.
With over two decades of experience as
an agent, manager and promoter, Jeri Goldstein has the
inside information any performer needs to become a
touring artist. Her knowledge of the entertainment
industry is logically presented in a step-by-step
method certain to boost your career.
HOW TO MAKE AND SELL YOUR OWN RECORDING:
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO INDEPENDENT
RECORDING
Diane Rapaport (5th edition -
paperback, 272 pages) Prentice Hall, 1999.
Since
its first publication in 1979, the book has sold
nearly 150,000 copies and serves as a major resource
for musicians and music professionals that record and
operate independently of major recording labels. The
book explains the steps involved with setting up and
managing a small record label. These include
promotion, marketing, the language of business
contracts, and the studio recording and engineering
process. It also provides information on how major
labels operate. This edition of How To Make and Sell
Your Own Recording addresses the important
technological changes that have occured in the
nineties, including the impact of the Internet and how
it is being used as an effective sales, marketing and
promotional tool by indie labels and musicians.It is
available by mail order from Jerome Headlands Press,
P.O. Box N, Jerome, AZ 86331 for $33 postpaid, from
bookstores, or Amazon.com.
HOW TO SUCCEED IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS
WITHOUT SELLING YOUR SOUL, Revised
Edition
Bob Monaco and James Riordan. Sherman Oaks,
CA: Swordsman Press, 1990.
Written in a
conversational style, this guide offers practical tips
for achieving the goal of making a full-time living
from music.
MAKING A LIVING IN YOUR LOCAL MUSIC
MARKET
Dick Weissman. Milwaukee, WI: Hal
Leonard Publishing, 1990.
Weissman discusses
methods that musicians and composers can utilize to
become gainfully employed in the music industry,
regardless of their geographic location.
MAKING IT IN THE MUSIC
BUSINESS
Lee Wilson. New York: Plume
Books, 1995.
Entertainment lawyer Lee Wilson gives
an overview of pertinent legal concerns, such as how
to avoid copyright infringement, and how to register
and protect a band name.
THIS BUSINESS OF MUSIC : THE DEFINITIVE
GUIDE TO THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
M. William
Krasilovsky, Sidney Shemel, John Gross
(Contributor).
Watson-Guptill, 8th edition - June
2000.
Since 1964, when it was first published,
people working in every field of music have been
turning to This Business of Music for answers
to questions on legal, financial, or economic aspects
of the industry. With an exhaustive appendix of
standard industry forms and legal extracts, this
bestseller continues in its role as the bible of the
business side of music.
THE MUSIC BUSINESS: CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
AND SELF DEFENSE
Dick Weisman. New York:
Crown Publishers, Inc., 1990.
Includes advice on
preparing and shipping demos, record company
contracts, an overview of music publishing, and a
brief history of the record industry. Offers insight
into college music business programs and such music
careers as church music, instrument building and
repair, and arts management programs.
A MUSIC BUSINESS PRIMER
Diane
Rapaport (paperback, 388 pages) Prentice Hall/Pearson
Education, 2002.
A Music Business Primerdemystifies
the industry's infrastructure and makes it
comprehensible to anyone who loves music and wants to
make it their profession. The book contains chapters
describing how major industry businesspeople make
money from artists' works - managers, agents, lawyers,
record company executives, publishers, marketers - and
examines major provisions in industry contracts. There
are synopses of controversial industry lawsuits and
incisive interviews with influential entrepreneurs. It
is available by mail order from Jerome Headlands
Press, P.O. Box N, Jerome, AZ 86331 for $33 postpaid,
from bookstores, or Amazon.com.
THE MUSIC BUSINESS (EXPLAINED IN PLAIN
ENGLISH): WHAT EVERY ARTIST AND SONGWRITER SHOULD KNOW
TO AVOID GETTING RIPPED OFF!
Jeffrey
Brandsetter and David Naggar. New York: SCB
Distributors, 1996.
The authors present practical
career building techniques in a straightforward
manner. Topics include copyrighting and protecting
your songs, tips for self promotion, and contract
negotiation strategies.
MUSIC BUSINESS HANDBOOK AND CAREER
GUIDE
David Baskerville, Ph.D. Los
Angeles: The Sherwood Co., 1990.
A comprehensive
presentation of songwriting, publishing, copyright,
artist management, theater promotion, merchandising,
and arts administration. Contains a useful guide to
various resources in the music business.
THE MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO MAKING &
SELLING YOUR OWN CDS AND CASSETTES
Jana
Stansfield. Cincinnati, OH: F&W
Publications/Writer's Digest Books,1997.
Written by
a singer, songwriter and businesswoman, this book
covers the all the necessary steps for producing your
own product.
THE MUSICIAN'S HANDBOOK: A PRACTICAL GUIDE
TO UNDERSTANDING THE MUSIC BUSINESS
Bobby
Borg. Watson-Guptill, 2003. 256 pages
Borg reveals
over 35 must-know secrets for pursuing a successful
career in the music business. Other chapters of this
indispensable primer provide comprehensive coverage of
the four types of business relationships, offer an
authoritative perspective on the five key people a
musician needs to succeed, and identify and discuss in
depth the four major sources of music revenue.
MUSICIAN'S RESOURCE: GETTING YOUR ACT
TOGETHER: The Watson-Gupkill Guide To Workshops,
Conferences, Artist's Colonies, And Academic
Programs.
Gwendoyln Freed. New York:
Billboard Books, 1997.
Organized alphabetically by
state, the Musician's Resource covers programs
for ongoing studies and specialized training in
classical, jazz, pop and other musical styles.
NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF RECORD LABELS AND
MUSIC PUBLISHERS, 5th Edition.
Barbara
Taylor, Editor. Atlanta, GA: Rising Star Music
Publishing, 1996.
A listing of publishers, record
companies and record producers.
NETWORKING IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS, 2nd
Edition.
Dan Kimpel. MixBooks, Hal Leonard
Publishing Corporation, 2000.
The music industry,
like any other business, is based on personal
relationships: who you know, what you know and who
knows you. Networking in the Music Business is
the blueprint for developing the people skills
necessary to achieve success in this billion-dollar
global industry. Kimpel shows exactly how personal
skills positively impact professional achievements.
These invaluable insights are vividly documented in a
high-energy, easy-to-read fashion.
THE REAL DEAL: HOW TO GET SIGNED TO A
RECORD LABEL FROM A TO Z
Daylle Deanna
Schwartz. New York, NY: Billboard Books,
1997.
Written from the perspective of an industry
insider, this music business primer offers a common
sense guide to launching a recording career and
landing a record deal. An excellent resource for
artists, as well as songwriters, managers and
producers, this book includes advice from recording
artists Chuck D, Phoebe Snow, and LeeAnn Rimes; and
Karin Beers, Senior Vice President of A& R at
Warner Brothers Records.
RECORDING INDUSTRY
SOURCEBOOK
c/o Whitehurst and Clark
100
Newfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08837-3817
Telephone
orders: (800) 233-9604
Directory of major and
independent record labels, publishers, recording
studios, entertainment attorneys and services geared
toward the working musician.
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THE INDIE BIBLE, 3rd Edition
By
David Wimble. Big Meteor Publishing, August 2001
A
comprehensive Internet guide for independent musicians
who want to get their music heard, reviewed, played on
the radio, and possibly distributed. This new edition
(the old title was The Independent Musician’s
Contact Bible) contains 33 articles on many
important areas of the music business including
songwriting, copyright law, marketing, how to submit
music to radio stations, how to submit music for
review, etc.
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SELL YOUR MUSIC: How To Profitably Sell
Your Own Recordings Online
By Mark Curran.
NMD Books, 2001.
Written by a recognized expert in
online music marketing, Mark Curran's Sell Your Music:
How To Profitably Sell Your Own Recordings Online is a
comprehensive, user-friendly, step by step guide to
using the Internet in order to make money from your
own music. Sell Your Music contains extensive
interviews with independent musicians who have made
thousands of dollars, as well as tips, tricks, and
techniques to reaching your target market and
maximizing your profits while minimizing hassle.
Highly recommended for all aspiring performers whether
they are soloists or band members.
SOUND ADVICE: THE MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO THE
RECORD INDUSTRY
Wayne Wadhams. New York:
Schirmer Books, 1990.
An overview of many topics,
including music publishing (mechanical,
synchronization licenses, derivative rights),
selecting a lawyer and manager, tips on contracts
(including sample agreements), and marketing demo
tapes (budget, presentation, process of selecting a
label). Includes a useful list of music organizations
and suggested reading.
THIS BUSINESS OF ARTIST MANAGEMENT, 3rd
Edition.
Xavier M. Frascogna and Lee
Hetherington. New York: Billboard Books, 1997.
This
authoritative standard resource on artist management
expands its insights even further in this updated
edition. Professional and aspiring managers and
career-minded performers will find guidance on topics
such as setting up the artist's career plan, image
formation, choosing attorneys and business advisors,
and handling success and money management. The authors
of this acclaimed book are recipients of ASCAP's Deems
Taylor Award for books.
TIM SWEENEY'S GUIDE TO RELEASING
INDEPENDENT RECORDS
Tim Sweeney and Mark
Geller. Los Angeles: TSA Books, 1996.
An extremely
detailed book designed to help artists release and
promote their own music. The book outlines the entire
process, including packaging, distribution, promotion
and marketing, and more. Also see http://www.tsamusic.com/.
TUNESMITH -- INSIDE THE ART OF
SONGWRITING
Jimmy Webb. New York: Hyperion
Books, 1998.
ASCAP Board Member Jimmy Webb is one
of the most successful and diverse songwriters of his
generation (and several others -- he scored his first
hit at the age of 21), with such songs as "By The Time
I Get To Phoenix," "Galveston," "Up, Up and Away," and
"MacArthur Park" to his credit, as well as extensive
work in film and television. He is also the only
artist ever to receive Grammy Awards for music,
lyrics, and orchestration. He has used that same grace
and eloquence in this book, which is an incredible
resource for all aspiring songwriters. With a
combination of anecdotes, meditations, humor, and
advice, he breaks down the entire process of creating
a song from beginning to end, including coping with
writers' block, song construction, rhyme schemes,
chord progression, and the art of collaboration. He
then takes it a step beyond, shedding light on the
machinations of marketing yourself, selling a song,
and coping with big business in any of the centers of
the professional music world.
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Joe
Owens. New York: Harper Perennial, 1995.
Owens
offers practical advice on how to attract the
attention of record companies, get demo tapes heard,
build a business team of professionals who launch and
sustain careers, and avoid getting ripped off.
THE ALBUM NETWORK'S YELLOW PAGES OF
ROCK
120 N. Victory Boulevard, 3rd
Floor
Burbank, CA 91502
Telephone:
(800)222-4382
The near-complete "rock rolodex,"
providing telephone numbers, addresses and personnel
for radio networks, record labels, music retail,
distributors, recording studios, CD duplication and
mastering facilities, press and public relations
consultants, and much more. Note that this publication
is a directory and contains no instructive text.
ASCAP PLAYBACK
1 Lincoln
Plaza
New York, NY 10023
(212) 621-6000
http://www.ascap.com/playback/playback.html
Playback,
ASCAP's member magazine, is published quarterly. The
magazine features important legislative information
and many features, including informative articles
about the music business and the accomplishments of
prominent ASCAP members, as well as ASCAP's many
events and award shows. Members may report premieres,
commissions, and performances to be listed in the
"Steppin' Out" column.
BILLBOARD (Weekly)
One Astor
Plaza
1515 Broadway, New York NY
10036
(800)745-8922 (subscriptions and
information)
(212)764-7300 (advertising)
http://www.billboard.com/
One of
the entertainment industry's best known publications,
Billboard contains information on all facets of
current news and trends in the business. The news
articles cover domestic and international events.
There are charts of top albums and singles in many
categories, top video sales and rentals, and top radio
play. Photographs of events and personalities are
liberally interspersed.
THE CMJ DIRECTORY
11 Middle
Neck Rd., #400
Great Neck, NY 11021
Telephone:
(516) 466-6000
http://www.cmj.com/
Published
annually by the company that produces the CMJ New
Music Report and the annual CMJ Music Marathon
convention, this directory is an essential contact
guide for the college radio and "alternative" areas of
the music industry. Extensive college, commercial,
non-commercial and high school radio listings
(subdivided by musical genre), booking agents,
distributors, promotion and publicity organizations,
management, music publishers, retail outlets, and
record labels (particularly independents)are
exhaustively listed.
HOME RECORDING
P.O Box
55570
Boulder, CO 80322-5570
(800 937-0420
http://www.homerecordingmag.com/
Features
interviews with big name producers and engineers in
addition to technology and software reviews.
MUSICIAN'S GUIDE TO TOURING AND
PROMOTION
1515 Broadway, 11th Floor
New
York, NY 10036
(800) 347-6969
Now in its eighth
edition, this annual directory not only provides venue
listings for artists booking their own tours, but also
lists record stores, radio stations, local press, web
sites, cassette and CD manufacturers, a directory of
music publishers, performing rights organizations, and
A&R executives, and even other bands.
RADIO AND RECORDS
(Weekly)
10100 Santa Monica Blvd, 6th Floor
Los
Angeles, CA 90067
http://www.rronline.com/
Radio
and Records (R&R) is a news weekly which is geared
to the broadcast and recording segments of the
entertainment industry. Charts included in this
publication cover cable stations and non-cable
stations alike.
ROLLING STONE
1290 Avenue of
the Americas
New york, NY 10104-0298
(212)
484-1616
http://www.rollingstone.com/
The
original pop music magazine – where pop music, pop
culture and fashion meet and mix.
THE RECORDING MUSICIAN'S ASSOCIATION
DIRECTORY
817 Vine Street, Suite
209
Hollywood, CA 90038-3715
Telephone: (213)
462-4RMA Fax: (213) 462-4762
The Recording Musician
Association Directory contains an alphabetical listing
of RMA affiliated studio musicians. Includes useful
information such as a recording studio and music
equipment guide, sample contracts and other useful
services.
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS
(AFM)
Suite 600, Paramount
Building
1501 Broadway, New York, NY 10036
(212)
869-1330; toll free (800) 762-3444
http://www.afm.org/
The AFM is a
trade union that represents professional U.S. and
Canadian musicians in collective bargaining and
contract negotiations in all aspects of the
entertainment industry. It also publishes The
International Musician.
AMERICAN MUSIC CONFERENCE
(AMC)
5760 Armada Drive
Carlsbad, CA
92008-4391
Tel: (760) 431-9124
This service
organization distributes music industry information to
amateur musicians and encourages their participation
in various musical activities. Its supporters include
record companies, ASCAP, and radio and television
networks.
ASSOCIATION FOR INDEPENDENT
MUSIC
P.O. Box 988
Whitesburg, KY
41858
Tel: (606) 633-0946/Fax (606) 633-1160
A
membership organization of independent record
companies and wholesalers which provides resources,
meetings, information, legal assistance, and acts as a
go-between with major retail record chains and the
music unions. AFIM also sponsors the Indie Awards.
AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY
(AES)
60 East 42 Street, Rm. 2520
New
York, NY 10165
Tel: (212) 661-8528/Fax: (212)
682-0477
http://www.aes.org/
Promotes
research and commercial interests of designers,
manufacturers, buyers, and users of professional and
semiprofessional audio equipment. Its two annual trade
shows (held in the US and Europe) display most current
makes and models of audio equipment.
BILLBOARD TALENT NET
1790
Broadway, #704
New York, NY 10019
Telephone:
212/757-2031
http://www.billboardtalentnet.com/
Billboard
Talent Net is a professionally oriented online
showcase for unsigned and developing artists in all
genres, presenting music, images, artist bio and
professional information for participating artists. It
also includes an online radio station and many
different career guidance and music business articles,
as well as several feature areas to spotlight artists.
The site also provides an online business-to-business
service -- a virtual marketplace for small and larger
independent music companies seeking licensing and
artist development opportunities for their own
artists.
COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
(CMA)
1 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN
37203
Tel: (615) 244-2840 / Fax: (615)
726-0314
http://www.countrymusic.org/
An
international organization dedicated to the
preservation, development, and promotion of country
music. It sponsors educational activities, and
presents awards in 20 categories in a televised
ceremony.
GOSPEL MUSIC ASSOCIATION
(GMA)
1205 Division Street
Nashville,
TN 37203
(615) 242-0303
http://www.gospelmusic.org/
An
international service organization whose purpose is to
preserve and promote gospel music. Members vote
annually to present the Dove Awards in20
categories.
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS &
SCIENCES (NARAS)
3402 Pico Blvd
Santa
Monica, CA 90405
Tel: (310) 392-3777/Fax: (310)
392-2778
156 W. 56th Street
NY, NY
10019
Tel: (212) 245-5440
http://www.grammy.com/
NARAS,
also known as The Recording Academy, is dedicated to
improving the quality of life and cultural condition
for music and its makers. The Recording Academy is
internationally known for the GRAMMY Awards and is
responsible for scholarships, research grants,
workshops, publications and a career handbook.
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RECORDING
MERCHANDISERS (NARM)
11 Eves Drive, #
140
Marlton, NJ 08053
Tel: (609) 596-2221/Fax:
(609) 596-3268
http://www.narm.com/
NARM
includes retailers, distributors, rack jobbers, major,
major/minor and independent labels, and cassette
duplication companies whose primary income is from
sales. It also sponsors promotional campaigns,
lobbying, and the annual Gift of Music Awards.
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
(RIAA)
1330 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite
300
Washington, DC 20036
Tel: (202)
775-0101/Fax: (202) 775-7253
http://www.riaa.com/
The RIAA is
a trade group whose member companies create,
manufacture and/or distribute more than 90 percent of
all legitimate sound recordings sold and produced in
the United States. The mission of the RIAA is to
protect and defend artistic freedom; promote strong
intellectual property protection; combat record
piracy; expand market access opportunities worldwide;
meet the challenges of technology; facilitate the
development of voluntary industry standards; and
foster awareness of industry issues and products. The
RIAA also administers the Gold, Platinum, and
Multi-Platinum Awards Program.
THE RECORDING MUSICIAN'S ASSOCIATION
(RMA)
817 Vine Street, Suite
209
Hollywood, CA 90038-3715
Telephone: (213)
462-4RMA Fax: (213)462-4762
A member association
dedicated to guaranteeing effective representation in
AFM contract negotiations and other affairs affecting
the livelihoods of professionally recording musicians.
Publishes the Recording Musicians Association
Directory.
