All you need to know about the music business / Donald S. Passman.

By: Passman, Donald S [author].

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BookPublisher: New York : Simon and Schuster. [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: Tenth edition.Description: xx, 500 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781501122187 (hardback).Subject(s): Music trade -- United States

| Music -- Economic aspects -- United States

| Copyright -- Music -- United States

DDC classification: 780.2373

Contents:

First steps -- Part I: Your team of advisors. How to pick a team ; Personal managers ; Business managers ; Attorneys ; Agents. -- Part II: Record deals. Broad-strokes overview of the record business ; Advances and recoupment ; Real-life numbers ; Other major deal points ; Producer and mixer deals ; Advanced royalty computations ; Advanced record deal points ; Loan-out, independent production, label, and distribution deals. -- Part III: Songwriting and music publishing. Copyright basics ; Publishing companies and major income sources ; Even more publishing income -- Songwriter, co-publishing, and administration deals ; Advanced copyright concepts ; Even more advanced copyright concepts. -- Part IV: Group issues. Groups ; What's in a name? -- Part V: Touring. Personal appearances: touring. -- Part VI: Merchandising. Tour merchandising ; Retail, direct to consumer (D2C) merchandising, and fan clubs. -- Part VII: Classical music -- Part VIII: Motion picture music. Overview of motion picture music ; Performer deals ; Film songwriter deals ; Composer agreement ; Licensing existing recordings and existing songs for motion pictures ; Music supervisors ; Soundtrack record deals.

Summary: "For more than twenty-five years, All you need to know about the music business has been regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now in its tenth edition, Donald Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the days of wax cylinders and piano rolls: streaming. For the first time in history, music is no longer monetized by selling something--it's monetized by how many times listeners stream a song. And that's completely changed the ecosystem of the business. Executives, professionals, and artists alike will benefit from Passman's detailed yet easy-to-understand explanations of the latest technology, legalities, and practices shaping the music business, such as: what the music business looks like in the streaming age, and how best to benefit from it; the latest in deal structures and financial terms; a breakdown of the 2018 Music Modernization Act, and what it means to the industry; high-profile copyright infringement litigation, and what to do if someone steals your work. He also gives guidance on the basics, such as how to: select and hire a winning team of advisors--personal and business managers, agents, and attorneys--and structure their commissions, percentages, and fees in a way that will protect you; master the major and finer points of contract negotiations; navigate the ins and outs of songwriting and music publishing; maximize concert, touring, and merchandising monies. Passman's comprehensive guide--which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies--draws on his unparalleled experience and up-to-the-minute knowledge of industry trends to give readers the ultimate inside look at how the music business operates. With its proven track record, this updated edition of All you need to know about the music business is more essential than ever for musicians, songwriters, lawyers, agents, promoters, publishers, executives, and managers--anyone trying to navigate the rapid transformation of the industry"--Publisher's description

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
General Lending	MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending	780.2373 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00197344
General Lending	MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending	780.2373 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	07/02/2024	00197267
General Lending	MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending	780.2373 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	04/03/2024	00197268

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Don Passman--dubbed "the industry bible" by the Los Angeles Times --is now updated to address the biggest transformation of the music industry yet: streaming.

For more than twenty-five years, All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now in its tenth edition, Donald Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the days of wax cylinders and piano rolls. For the first time in history, music is no longer monetized by selling something--it's monetized by how many times listeners stream a song. And that completely changes the ecosystem of the business, as Passman explains in detail.

Since the advent of file-sharing technology in the late 1990s to the creation of the iPod, the music industry has been teetering on the brink of a major transformation--and with the newest switch to streaming music, this change has finally come to pass. Passman's comprehensive guide offers timely, authoritative information from how to select and hire a winning team of advisors and structure their commissions and fees; navigate the ins and outs of record deals, songwriting, publishing, and copyrights; maximize concert, touring, and merchandising deals; and how the game is played in a streaming world.

"If you want to be in music, you have to read this book," says Adam Levine, lead singer and guitarist of Maroon 5. With its proven track record, this updated edition of All You Need to Know About the Music Business is more essential than ever for musicians, songwriters, lawyers, agents, promoters, publishers, executives, and managers--anyone trying to navigate the rapid transformation of the industry.

Includes index.

"For more than twenty-five years, All you need to know about the music business has been regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now in its tenth edition, Donald Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the days of wax cylinders and piano rolls: streaming. For the first time in history, music is no longer monetized by selling something--it's monetized by how many times listeners stream a song. And that's completely changed the ecosystem of the business. Executives, professionals, and artists alike will benefit from Passman's detailed yet easy-to-understand explanations of the latest technology, legalities, and practices shaping the music business, such as: what the music business looks like in the streaming age, and how best to benefit from it; the latest in deal structures and financial terms; a breakdown of the 2018 Music Modernization Act, and what it means to the industry; high-profile copyright infringement litigation, and what to do if someone steals your work. He also gives guidance on the basics, such as how to: select and hire a winning team of advisors--personal and business managers, agents, and attorneys--and structure their commissions, percentages, and fees in a way that will protect you; master the major and finer points of contract negotiations; navigate the ins and outs of songwriting and music publishing; maximize concert, touring, and merchandising monies. Passman's comprehensive guide--which has sold hundreds of thousands of copies--draws on his unparalleled experience and up-to-the-minute knowledge of industry trends to give readers the ultimate inside look at how the music business operates. With its proven track record, this updated edition of All you need to know about the music business is more essential than ever for musicians, songwriters, lawyers, agents, promoters, publishers, executives, and managers--anyone trying to navigate the rapid transformation of the industry"--Publisher's description

Excerpt provided by Syndetics

All You Need to Know About the Music Business Introduction to the Ninth Edition Well, kiddies, we've certainly seen a lot of changes since we last got together. The good news is that streaming is growing at a wonderful pace. And that's about it for the good news. CD sales are under 25% of the business and dropping. Downloads have fallen 15% per year for the last few years. Piracy is alive and well, hiding under cyber-rocks, and YouTube delivers more audio-only music than all the other sites put together (including the pirate sites), for which the creators are paid very little (we'll talk more about that later). All in all, the industry earnings are almost half of what they were in 2003. Also, we're going through a major upheaval in the songwriter world that could radically change the industry. Otherwise, it's a lovely afternoon. On the brighter front, we're seeing huge growth in vinyl (to younger people, it's a new technology; go figure) that's only held back because every vinyl plant on the planet is at full capacity. The bad news is that it's less than 2% of the business. But in the current state of affairs, we'll take what we can get. Now if you're reading this and trying to decide whether the music business will disappear and if you'd be better off putting the price of this book into your stamp collection, there actually is a beautiful weather forecast. As we'll discuss, streaming has the potential to make the music business bigger than it's ever been in history. People who never would have gone into a record store are listening to streams, and the numbers are growing fast. So stick around (and buy the book). As these new ways to exploit music take hold, you might wonder how artists get paid. Well, my friend, you've come to the right place. The book in your hands has the latest scoop on all these newfangled gizmos. And at no extra charge (if you act RIGHT NOW), there's an update of what's happening with traditional music business deals--recording, songwriting, merchandising, touring, and so forth. So step right up. All these secrets and more are revealed just inside the tent. P.S. Congrats if you read this. It means you're a real Go-Getter, since most folks skip the introductions to books. Excerpted from All You Need to Know about the Music Business: 10th Edition by Donald S. Passman All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Don Passman is a cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School and lives in Los Angeles, California.

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