Passman, Donald S.

All you need to know about the music business / Donald S. Passman ; illustrations by Randy Glass. - 6th ed.; [rev. and updated] - New York : Free Press, c2006. - xxii, 440 p. : ill. ;

Includes index.

Your team of advisors -- How to pick a team -- Personal managers -- Business managers -- Attorneys -- Agents -- Record deals -- Broad-strokes overview of the record business -- Advances and recoupment -- Real-life numbers -- Other major deal points -- Producer and mixer deals -- Advanced record deal points -- Advanced royalty computations -- Loan-out, independent production, label, and distribution deals -- Songwriting and music publishing -- Copyright basics -- Publishing companies and major -- Secondary publishing income -- Songwriter deals -- Copublishing and administration deals -- Advanced copyright concepts -- Even more advanced copyright concepts -- Group issues -- Groups -- Touring -- Personal appearances-touring -- Merchandising -- Tour merchandising -- Retail merchandising -- Classical music -- Classical music -- 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 album deals.

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Music trade--United States.
Music--Economic aspects--United States.
Copyright--Music--United States.
Popular music--Writing and publishing.

ML3790 / .P35 2006