Richard Weissman

Understanding the Music Business

Real World Insights

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In today's fast-moving music industry, what does it take to build a life-long career? Understanding the Music Business offers students a concise yet comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving music industry, rooted in real-world experiences. Anchored by a wealth of career profiles and case studies, this second edition has been updated throughout to include the most important contemporary developments, including the advent of streaming and the shift to a DIY paradigm. Highly readable, Understanding the Music Business is the perfect introduction for anyone seeking to understand how musical talents connect to making a living.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781138678705
• ISBN-10: 1138678708
• Artikelnr.: 48810548

Autorenporträt

Dick Weissman is a musician, music historian, and writer. He taught music business for twelve years at the University of Colorado, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: The Music Business and Its Components
1. The Record Industry and Record Distribution
2. Record Deals, Record Companies, and Recording Contracts
3. Do It Youreslf (DIY)
4. Building the Team: Finding and Utilizing Intermediaries
5. Talent Unions
6. Copyright, Performing Rights, Summary of Music Publishing Income
Streams, and Songwriters' Organizations
7. Music Publishing
8. Musical Styles, Regional Music, and the Music Industry
9. The Concert and Live Performance Business
10. The International Music Business
Part II: Building a Career in Music
11. Making a Living in Music
12. Working in the Music Industry
13. Education: Training and Teaching
14. Marketing, Funding, and Networking: Record Stores and Music Products
15. Maintaining Long-Term Careers