Music-Business Aspects

This monograph is an innovative examination of the political economy of music. It integrates original economic theories and empirical research to shed light on the economic and social forces shaping music and society today. Interactive relationships, such as the importance of entrepreneurship, serendipity and...

During the last thirty years Eastern Europe has been a place of radical political, economic, and social transformation, and these changes have affected the cultural industries of its countries. This volume consists of twelve chapters by leading international researchers. Stories are documented of various...

From the paperwork to the practical aspects, Access All Areas gives you an excellent insight into the live music and touring industry. Drawing on a vast range of real-world experiences Wilkins provides you with the key technical aspects of gigging and touring in an...

Redefining the Record Label: A Modern Guide to Starting and Running an Independent LabelForget everything you thought you knew about record labels.In this bold and inspiring book, Scott Orr-host of the Other Record Labels podcast and founder of the Record Label Academy-offers a fresh...

A history of the Kimball Piano and Organ Company, one of the most prominent American manufacturers of musical instruments in the 20th century. The book explores the company's origins, innovations, and contributions to American music culture, as well as its impact on the lives...

Ever wonder where your concert ticket money goes or what happens when you stream your favorite song on Spotify? Heard about the Music Modernization Act but not sure what it means? In Superfans: Power, Technology, and Money in the Music Industry, concert fanatic Emily...

First-hand advice for musicians from Brian Tarquin, author, who has over twenty years of experience in licensing music to record labels, TV shows, feature films, radio promos, and network promos. This book takes you through how licensing really works: what type of royalties are...

Whether you dream about becoming a rock star or a sought-after talent playing local gigs, Starting Your Career as a Musician will guide you along the path to success. Author Neil Tortorella explores the myriad opportunities in music today and details proven strategies for...

"We all love the art of music, but a professional musician must deal with the business of music. Wendell's book helps you understand the highs and lows that can occur along the journey. As your experience unfolds, you expand your musical vistas, adding to...

Companies and agencies spend vast amounts of money to advertise and brand products and music has been an important part of this. This book assesses how from selecting sound and music for individual products and adverts many large companies have moved to develop a...

How Does It Sound Now? features 32 interviews with top engineers and producers who have contributed to hundreds of millions of albums and CDs throughout their combined careers, including a new interview with Leslie Gaston-Bird for this second edition.Winner of the 2010 Association for...

This volume asserts that institutional teaching, study, administration, and performance of music should derive from "essential goodness: " the transcendent value embodied in meaning-making that is manifest through holistic cognitive, creative, kinesthetic, productive, and expressive reality. Author: David E. MyersISBN-10: 1032274980ISBN-13: 9781032274980Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

This book explores the nature of the music industries before and after the digital revolution from the point of view of the consumer, and explores the question of whether there is a role for competition policy intervention in the music industries. Considering the historically...

Inspired by the Hank Williams and Leadbelly recordings he heard as a teenager growing up outside of Boston, Jim Rooney began a musical journey that intersected with some of the biggest names in American music including Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Bill Monroe, Muddy Waters,...

This book provides an insider' view of worlds of popular music. It shows the relationship between music, creativity, ideas and localities by looking at cities, independents, genre, globalization and musician's relationships with each other. Webb examines groups of musicians, audiences and people involved in...

Machine Music: How AI is Transforming Music's Next Act explores the seismic impact of AI on the music industry - offering a sweeping yet grounded analysis of how AI and generative tools are reshaping what it means to make, monetize, and experience music.Author: Drew...

A Grammy and Tony Award-winning conductor, John DeMain has been a fixture of Madison, Wisconsin, for more than three decades, serving as music director of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Madison Opera. Before and since then, he has been an...

Behind every superstar--from Rihanna to Justin Bieber, SZA to Post Malone--there's an A&R executive shaping their sound, vision, and career. This is the definitive inside story of the people behind the music. The greatest music artists of the past century--those who've shaped the industry...

Rock and Roll...the soundtrack to our lives. How many of life's memories have a particular song attached. Many of us grew up in what has to be at least considered to be one of the "Golden Eras" of live music. Sadly, like so many...

(Percussion). You've arrived at the edge of transformation, and Drum Up Your Business is your all-access pass to what's next. Written by master drummer, educator, author, and podcast host Bart Robley, this powerful guide delivers the proven strategies that helped shape his decades-long career...

Making Money, Making Music offers tools to encourage creative and adaptive entrepreneurship in the music business. Written for the classroom and the workplace, it introduces readers to core principles and processes and shows how to apply them adaptively to new contexts, facilitating a deeper...

Selling Digital Music, Formatting Culture documents the transition of recorded music on CDs to music as digital files on computers. More than two decades after the first digital music files began circulating in online archives and playing through new software media players, we have...

Classical Concert Studies: A Companion to Contemporary Research and Performance is a landmark publication that maps out a new interdisciplinary field of Concert Studies, offering fresh ways of understanding the classical music concert in the twenty-first century. It brings together essays, research articles, and...

This biography charts the career and legacy of the pioneering American music manager Arthur Judson (1881-1975), who rose to prominence in Philadelphia and New York at the beginning of the twentieth century. A violinist by training, Judson became manager of the Philadelphia Orchestra in...

Author: Kat Reinhert,Sarah GulishISBN-10: 0197761186ISBN-13: 9780197761182Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2025Pages: 226Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.10lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d

Originally published in 1985, One Chord Wonders was the first full-length study of the glory years of British punk rock. The book argues that one of punk's most significant political achievements was to expose the operations of power in the British entertainment industries as...

(Instructional). "Today, music video is as necessary as recording the music in the first place. If you can't see it on YouTube, it didn't happen." Stephen Webber, Executive Director, Berklee NYC If music is your passion and you've got music ready to share, making...

Dancehall: it's simultaneously a source of raucous energy in the streets of Kingston, Jamaica; a way of life for a group of professional artists and music professionals; and a force of stability and tension within the community. Electronically influenced, relevant to urban Jamaicans, and...

Africa's creative economy is capturing global attention, powered by bold storytelling, digital innovation, and deep cultural authenticity. From Nollywood's cinematic rise to the worldwide influence of Afrobeats and the emergence of circular fashion, the continent's creative industries are not only thriving--they are redefining Africa's...

Author: Kat Reinhert,Sarah GulishISBN-10: 0197761194ISBN-13: 9780197761199Publisher: Oxford University PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2025Pages: 226Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.52d

The History of Skinheads by Nick Razer is a gripping, unflinching journey into one of the most misunderstood and polarizing youth movements of the modern era. From its working-class birth on the streets of 1960s London to its global metamorphosis through decades of music,...

From the success of "Kayleigh" to the epic suites that defined a genre: this book retraces the extraordinary story of Marillion - from their beginnings in Aylesbury to the Jester years, the Direct-to-Fan revolution, and the legendary Weekenders that turned their audience into a...

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been revolutionizing various industries, and the world of music is no exception. As technology continues to advance, AI is increasingly playing a significant role in the creation and production of music. With its ability to analyze vast amounts of data...

In ten years in the music industry Mr Fogg has worked with million-selling record producers, an Oscar-nominated filmmaker and a royal harpist. He has performed live in thirteen different countries and on radio and television for tens of millions of people. He was once,...

This book explores the digital transformation of performing arts, taking readers on a journey through classical orchestras as illustrative examples.Author: Salvino A. SalvaggioISBN-10: 1032984546ISBN-13: 9781032984544Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/27/2025Pages: 170Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.82lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d

The music industry doesn't play fair, but that doesn't mean you can't win.Every year, thousands of independent artists drop music, hoping for their big break. Most of them never make it-not because they're not talented, but because they don't understand how the business really...

To build a sustainable career in today's music industry, you need more than talent and passion - you need a plan.Make Music Your Business is a clear, no-nonsense roadmap for artists and music professionals who want to break through, stand out and achieve lasting...

The Music Life and How to Succeed in It, penned by Thomas Tapper and originally published in 1891, offers timeless guidance for aspiring musicians navigating the challenges and opportunities of a life dedicated to music. Tapper's insights delve into the practical aspects of building...

Sync Success: A Music Licensing Guide by Nathaniel Haselton is the ultimate resource for songwriters, artists, publishers, and aspiring music supervisors looking to thrive in the dynamic world of sync licensing. Drawing on over 20 years of experience as an ASCAP-registered musician and producer,...

Making Money with Music gives you over 100 revenue streams and the knowledge on how to tap them. Whether you're a solo artist, band, DJ, EDM producer, or other musician, this book gives you strategies to generate revenue, grow your fan base, and thrive...

Imagine yourself to someday become a famous singer? Hang onto your microphone, you're in for more than what you bargained for... NOA, an aspiring young boy from a broken home in the 'burbs, nervously awaits a singing audition for an Australian TV talent show....

TikTok is one of the world's most popular digital platforms. Although it may seem unusual at first, many jazz musicians have large followings on this short-form video platform. Benjamin Burkhart examines how popular jazz musicians use TikTok and how jazz is represented on the...

If you've been dreaming of making a living from music for a while but don't know where to start, or if you've already taken some steps but feel like you're not making enough progress, this book is for you. Here you won't find empty...

An alternative history of the album, focussing on the format's turbulent life through the digital music era since 1999 through to today, Body of Work explores why we should still bother to listen to music in 40 minute chunks. Since 1999, the album has...

Believe in yourself. Believe in your songs. Believe in the music.The Music Hustle: How to Book the Gig is the essential guidebook for budding musicians looking to break into the local music scene; full of valuable anecdotes and savvy advice from several successful gigging...

From the Fairlight CMI through MIDI to the digital audio workstations at the turn of the millennium, Modern Records, Maverick Methods examines a critical period in commercial popular music record production: the transformative digital age from the late 1970s until 2000. Drawing on a...

A history of the Kimball Piano and Organ Company, one of the most prominent American manufacturers of musical instruments in the 20th century. The book explores the company's origins, innovations, and contributions to American music culture, as well as its impact on the lives...

What's it like to work in the male-dominated world of electronic music? How do women and gender-expansive music producers and DJs thrive despite clubland's so-called 'bro culture'? This book combines the author's personal journey into DJing and music production with insights from a six...

What can the top of the charts in the world's biggest music market tell us about management? This book analyses pop music successes to understand the role of managers and management.Author: Michael Mary MurphyISBN-10: 103225372XISBN-13: 9781032253725Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2024Pages: 156Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.43lbsSize: 8.50h x...

This book is exactly what it says: a Book of Last Resort. But if you're an artist toiling without traction, it may be time for something different. Fifteen years in the making, The Book of Last Resort is Jon Reed's hand-crafted love letter to...