Music-Business Aspects

How can we account for the persistent appeal of glossy commercial pop music? Why do certain performers have such emotional power, even though their music is considered vulgar or second rate? In The Persistence of Sentiment, Mitchell Morris gives a critical account of a...

It started with Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll and finished in a well-cut suit.Ask anyone with a dream: The road to success can be akin to riding shotgun on the Highway to Hell, as Harvey Lee, rebel turned Vice President of Product Marketing...

For musicians and independent record labels This book takes the mystery out of the music business. You need to know how the music industry works, and you need accurate legal information targeted to your career-whether you're an experienced performer or just starting out. Music...

Foreword by Ariel Hyatt. Martin Kamenski, a practicing CPA, unleashes years of tax experience on the creative community. He offers explanations in language that is easy for the most number-illiterate to understand. His Chicago-based practice serves clients nationwide and offers artists and creative professionals...

How do digital technologies transform music? The answer depends on the lens of one's analysis: creation, promotion, or the experience of the listener. How Music Changed YouTube shows that the reverse question - How does music transform digital technologies? - is also worth exploring:...

The Guidebook to Self-Releasing Your Music is a must-have resource for anyone looking to release their music-equally valuable for first timers as well as for seasoned experts who want the latest information on technology and industry developments. Matthew Whiteside focuses on the areas that...

Discover the rhythmic journey of the music industry from 1910 to 2022 in this comprehensive 5-volume masterpiece by Matti Charlton. Immerse yourself in the evolution of melodies, from the early 20th century to the digital age. Unearth stories of iconic artists, game-changing labels, and...

Advice for Young Musicians offers practical guidance for navigating a long life in music. As a classical singer and faculty member of institutions such as the New England Conservatory of Music and the Cleveland Institute of Music, Ian Howell has prioritized providing realistic, compassionate,...

King of the Queen City is the first comprehensive history of King Records, one of the most influential independent record companies in the history of American music. Founded by businessman Sydney Nathan in the mid-1940s, this small outsider record company in Cincinnati, Ohio, attracted...

It started with Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll and finished in a well-cut suit.Ask anyone with a dream: The road to success can be akin to riding shotgun on the Highway to Hell, as Harvey Lee, rebel turned Vice President of Product Marketing...

"Matt has always offered great insight when it comes to artist development. We've had many long conversations about what the right move is for many of my acts." - Nick Storch, The Agency Group "Matt understands it all. My work experiences with him have...

"Maximizing Profits: A Music Producer's Guide to Success in the Music Industry" is an invaluable resource for music producers at all stages of their careers. This comprehensive guide unravels the complexities of the music industry and provides clear, practical advice to help you navigate...

This book will help you understand how to start a career as a talent scout, and use proven techniques to develop skills that will be valuable in a number of creative jobs in the music industry and beyond. Paula Moore is a trailblazer in...

Driving Identities examines long-standing connections between popular music and the automotive industry and how this relationship has helped to construct and reflect various socio-cultural identities. It also challenges common assumptions regarding the divergences between industry and art, and reveals how music and sound are...

(Educational Piano Library). This handy and thorough guide is designed to help the independent piano teacher in all aspects of running his/her own studio. Whether it be business practices such as payment plans, taxes, and marketing, or teaching tips involving technique, composition, or sight...

This is the ultimate layperson's handbook to the current music industry. The third edition is fully updated and includes new insights into AI, NFTs, and the metaverse; music royalties; DIY strategies; major-label record, publishing, and merchandising deals; and more. It provides fresh case studies...

iTake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Digital Era sheds light on the way large corporations appropriate new technologies related to recording and distribution of audio material to maintain their market dominance in a capitalist system. All too commonly, scholars have asserted too confidently, how...

Meet Dr. Aulsondro "Emcee N.I.C.E." Hamilton, a true music industry luminary that has captivated audiences for over three decades with his songwriting. Emcee N.I.C.E. is one that still continues to grace the Billboard Charts, iTunes, and Amazon Charts with over 20 Number 1 songs...

(Methodology Chorals). Making Sight Reading Fun - is that even possible? This creative resource book by veteran middle school choral director Mary Jane Phillips provides many different games to motivate upper elementary and secondary students to not only work harder on perfecting their sight...

What is the role of classical music in the 21st century? How will classical musicians maintain their relevance and purpose? This book follows the working activities of professional orchestral musicians and opera singers as they move off stage into schools, community centres, prisons, libraries,...

Women, Music and Leadership offers a wide-ranging survey of women in musical leadership and their experiences, highlighting women's achievements and considering how they negotiate the challenges of the leadership space in music. Women have always participated in music as performers, teachers, composers and professionals,...

The entertaining and inspiring story of a stubbornly independent promoter and club owner This irreverent biography provides a rare window into the music industry from a promoter's perspective. From a young age, Peter Jest was determined to make a career in live music, and...

Caring for the Whole Musician brings together insights from two expert musicians and educators to consider the relationship between mental and physical health and artistic practice for musicians. Author: Larry Lee Hensel, Alexander KahnISBN-10: 0367434008ISBN-13: 9780367434007Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/10/2023Pages: 112Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.66lbsSize: 8.50h x...

How to Swing in Musical Theatre shines a light on the most universal techniques used by cast members who, in response to absence, can perform multiple roles across an ensemble. This entertaining guide can be used not only to build a step-by-step understanding of...

The Bruce Swedien Recording Method is an incredibly timely and timeless reference for anyone interested in capturing and mixing the best possible music recordings. From the Michael Jackson albums (Off the Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, Invincible, and HIStory), to many Quincy Jones hits (The...

Everything you need to know to make it big and take it all the way to the top, from the Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, musician, record exec, and American Idol judge. So you wanna be a superstar? You want the fans? The glitz? The...

Contemporary music, like other arts, is dealing with the rise of curators laying claim to everything from festivals to playlists - but what are they and what do they do anyway? Drawing from backgrounds ranging from curatorial studies to festival studies and musicology, Brandon...

Playing piano and singing is your passion... ...but can you make it your dream job?Yes, you definitely can, and one of the best piano bar entertainers on the high seas will show you exactly how. Your dream...his experience...you can make this happen. UPDATED FOR...

New! Revised and expanded version - updated September 2023 This book is for up-and-coming musicians and solo acts who are keen to push their music up a notch or two and grab the attention of industry professionals who can help them. Learn how to...

Author: Robert PaceISBN-10: 0793529026ISBN-13: 9780793529025Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1988Pages: 62Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.20lbsSize: 6.00h x 4.00w x 0.30d

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...

(Reference). Barbershop singing is often thought of as a genre of music when, in fact, it is a style of arranging. Any song can be arranged in the barbershop style, provided that the arranger be familiar with the tenets of this originally American--though now...

From Simon & Schuster, Moguls and Madmen is Jory Farr's guide to the pursuit of power in popular music. As Jory Farr describes in the prologue of Moguls and Madmen, "this book is not for them [multi millionaire super scouts and corporate executives], however....

The Entrepreneurial Muse: Inspiring your Career in Classical Music explores principles of entrepreneurship in a classical music setting, inspiring students, emerging professionals, and educators alike to gain the broader perspective and strategic understanding required to negotiate the complex and ever-changing landscape of a professional...

This book makes a case for the synergetic union between reality TV and the music industry. It delves into technological change in popular music, and the role of music reality TV and social media in the pop production process. It challenges the current scholarship...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - David Byrne's incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological--now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. "How Music Works is...

"A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history" (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar's amplified sound--Leo Fender and Les Paul--and their intense competition to convince rock stars like...

Production Management in Live Music: Managing the Technical Side of Touring in Today's Music Industry is a handbook for the aspiring production manager looking to forge a career in the live music industry.　 This book outlines the role that a production manager performs and...

"There were only a handful of people in the world who still really believed in Suede at the time, and five of them were in the band." - Brett Anderson, Suede "Suede were Marmite at the time, and I was expecting the press to...

Widely considered a classic, Beyond Talent is the "go to" guide for musicians. This newly revised and updated third edition cracks the code of how to build a creatively fulfilling career in music. With key insights into the mindset issues that often plague musicians,...

Learn how to efficiently use your online presence to promote your band, your music or yourself with the totally revised Third Edition of Social Media Promotion For Musicians. The updated book reveals the latest insider tips on how to use both the most popular...

The second edition of iTake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Streaming Era sheds light on the way large corporations appropriate new technology to maintain their market dominance in a capitalist system. To date, scholars have erroneously argued that digital music has diminished the power...

Be You Own Manager is a career handbook for classical musicians, singers, conductors, and others making music their profession. The book contains the basics in understanding the business side of the industry for both young as well as experienced classical musicians. It contains chapters...

In All You Need is Ears, legendary Grammy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated record producer George Martin shares tales from his life and musical career with the Fab Four. "George," he said, "I don't know if you'd be interested, but there's a chap who's come...

The American edition of the revelatory Swedish book Spotify Untold, the basis of the new Netflix Original series The Playlist, out now! "Two excellent Swedish journalists recount the historic rise of the company that changed modern music not just as a riveting business tale,...

(Berklee Guide). Learn essential concepts and practices for providing music therapy. This book has been an indispensable guide for music therapists worldwide since the 1990s. You will learn state-of-the-art, data-driven approaches to providing care in a wide variety of therapeutic contexts. These practices are...

(Berklee Guide). Essential for anyone interested in the business, process and procedures of writing music for film or television, this book teaches the Berklee approach to the art, covering topics such as: preparing and recording a score, contracts and fees, publishing, royalties, copyrights and...

"My real story starts with a disaster, an unmitigated, pull-the-rug-from-under-you, clean-out-the-bank-account disaster. But had it not happened, The Police would never have risen to become the biggest rock band in the world; Jools Holland would not have ended up on TV; The Bangles, The...

Wisdom and musings on creativity and life from one of the world's most beloved musicians, producers, and mentors--the legendary multi-award-winner Quincy Jones 12 Notes is a self-development guide that will affirm that creativity is a calling that can and should be answered, no matter...

"We developed reputations real fast. We treated our entertainers right. We got them paid. Other agents and promoters and managers showed them the money. We got them the money. We brought respect to the African American artist in America. We brought them prestige. We...