Featuring articles written by music industry professionals, this comprehensive primer guides readers through every aspect of the music business. Covers all aspects of the music industry ranging from songwriting, recording, and performing, to copyright law, record labels, marketing and promotion, and more. For musicians and future music professionals who want a comprehensive overview of the music industry.
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"Interesting, comprehensive, practical, absorbing and helpful." -- Dr. Marcia Lewis, Associate Professor Music, Valparaiso University"Rapaport's strong suit is her accessible writing style and her ability to organize material so it is understandable and interesting." -- Tim Hays, Professor, Director of Music Business Studies and Chairman of the Music Department at Elmhurst College; 2002-2003 President of the Music & Entertainment Industry Educator's Association"Effectively addresses current issues and trends. Excellent text for developing awareness of how the industry works." -- Dr. Claudia McCain, Professor, Music Business Studies, Western Illinois University
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A Music Business Primer explores the ecology of the music industry. The symbiotic partnership between music businesses and the creativity and talent of musicians and performers is clearly described, for without the contributions of both, there is no music industry.
A Music Business Primer contains chapters on how the business works, synopses of controversial industry lawsuits and incisive interviews with influential entrepreneurs such as Peter Gotcher, cofounder of Digidesign; Will Ackerman, cofounder of Windham Hill Records; and Wendy Day, founder of Rap Coalition.
The music industry is in a state of flux. Artists, nonprofit associations and industry businesspeople are challenging many of the provisions in major label recording contracts and those marketing and sales practices that choke consumer access to recordings and competition from independent labels. Free file sharing challenges all music businesses to find methods to satisfy the demands of the public for music without destroying the basic principle of copyright law: artists should be paid for their creative works. All of these issues and more are explored in A Music Business Primer.
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Buy this book. Diane Sward Rapaport is a pioneer in the independent music advisory world. Once again, she and Jerome Headlands Press have provided indie players with essential guidelines, information, suggestions, ideas, and inspiration in a highly readable and exemplary illustrated and organized format. Any one in this line of business should have it on their bookshelf; for those starting out, for those who need a review, and those advanced practitioners who need to give reading to those who seek guidance.
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