Description
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.
Manuel Hernandez –
As a new Manager for @WROSEband, my son’s band, and someone with zero background in the music business, this book was a godsend!
Linda Billings –
I purchased this book for P Boy an up and coming artist in the ATL. It contains loads of good information to help get him started and beyond!
Tony –
I bought this book because I’m a tour manager and we leaving record label doing it on our own and this book was extremely helpful along that process.
carolyn lee jones –
Always informative ! This is my 3rd iteration of the book and so helpful having current info about the music business.
Dennis S. Furr –
Cover jacket was torn, but the content is excellent. Full of Humor that maybe us music lovers from the 70s will get. (Written to my generation for sure, LOL).
Amazon Customer –
I liked the informative information related the music industry business
Musicman1 –
Thorough, detailed and no-nonsense information about the music business.
NICOLE –
Very informative