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All you need to know about the music business / Donald S. Passman ; illustrations by Randy Glass.

Passman, Donald S., (author.). Glass, Randy, (illustrator.).

Record details

ISBN: 9781501104893 (hardback)
Physical Description: xxii, 516 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition: Ninth edition.
Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. First steps -- Part I. Your team of advisors -- 2. How to pick a team -- 3. Personal managers -- 4. Business managers -- 5. Attorneys -- 6. Agents -- Part II. Record deals -- 7. Broad-strokes overview of the record business -- 8. Advances and recoupment -- 9. Real-life numbers -- Other major deal points -- 11. Producer and mixer deals -- 12. Advanced royalty computations -- 13. Advanced record deal points -- 14. Loan-out, independent production, label, and distribution deals -- Part III. Songwriting and music publishing -- 15. Copyright basics -- 16. Publishing companies and major income sources -- 17. Secondary publishing income -- 18. Songwriter deals -- 19. Copublishing and administration deals -- 20. Advanced copyright concepts -- 21. Even more advanced copyright concepts -- Part IV. Group issues -- 22. Groups -- Part V. Touring -- 23. Personal appearances - touring -- Part VI. Merchandising -- 24. Tour merchandising -- Part VII. Classical music -- 26. Classical music -- Part VIII. Motion picture music -- 27. Overview of motion picture music -- 28. Performer deals -- 29. Film songwriter deals -- 30. Composer agreements -- 31. Licensing existing recordings and existing songs -- 32. Music supervisors -- 33. Soundtrack album deals.