Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Rmd & Associates
• VHS Release Date: August 1, 1993
• Run Time: 67 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302907403
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,945 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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"Four stars. Highly recommended"

Product Description

Get a record deal. This award-winning guidance video about the music business tells you what it takes to succeed in today's music. Designed for aspiring musicians, performers, songwriters, record producers, and others interested in a career in music.

The sixty minute program covers essential business issues: the role of a manager and agent, copyrights, signing contracts, demos, when to get an attorney, A&R and the role of a record company, the basics of music publishing, marketing and promotion, getting radio airplay, putting out your own record or CD and much, much more.

The information is revealed through interviews with prominent music industry creative and business insiders from leading record and music publishing companies including Mercury Records, MCA, Warner Music, BMI, SONY Music Publishing, EMI and a host of others. These outstanding professionals share their personal knowledge about the industry - how it works and how to succeed in it.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The perfect gift for that up-and-coming musician., September 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Musicians Guide to the Music Business [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I got this video for my college age son who is a quitar player with a new band. They've got talent but had no idea how to get things going for them - until they saw this tape. They thought it was a terrific help. They're still not signed but as he put "they're not spinning wheels now." I know one thing, it gave them a realistic picture of what they need to do.

4.0 out of 5 stars A good overall view of the music business., August 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Musicians Guide to the Music Business [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The video is well organized and gives important information for anyone getting started or currently in the music industry. The comments by music industry professionals are very helpful. The video gives contact lists that are important to know however it would be helpful to have an updated version of this video since information and technology has changed so rapidly. Good educational tool for a music business class.

4.0 out of 5 stars A good overall view of the music business., August 24, 1999

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This review is from: Musicians Guide to the Music Business [VHS] (VHS Tape)

The video is well organized and gives important information for anyone getting started or currently in the music industry. The comments by music industry professionals are very helpful. The video gives contact lists that are important to know however it would be helpful to have an updated version of this video since information and technology has changed so rapidly. Good educational tool for a music business class.