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The Truth About the Music Business: A Grassroots Business and Legal Guide

The Truth About the Music Business: A Grassroots Business and Legal Guide
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The Truth About the Music Business: A Grassroots Business and Legal Guide

 
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This book guides the reader through the variety of stages and steps one takes to make a professional music career into a legal business. It covers important topics that every musician should fully understand before signing a contract, making a recording, or fully pursuing a career. With a straightforward, plain-English approach, this book is written by an attorney who has been on both sides of the desk in the music business. With the advent of modern computer recording technology, more musicians are producing music for sales and seeking careers than ever before. With those careers comes the need for understanding and planning a career that goes past where the next gig is. This useful and easy-to-follow guide helps the reader do just that, therefore providing a path to gain more control over his/her music career.

 
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Product Details
Author:Steve Moore
Paperback:656 pages
Publisher:Artistpro
Publication Date:February 18, 2005
Language:English
ISBN:1592007635
Package Length:8.9 inches
Package Width:7.2 inches
Package Height:1.7 inches
Package Weight:2.7 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 2 reviews

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5A MUST read  Jan 09, 2007 By David E Hillhouse
Anyone serious about a career in the music business MUST read this book. Even though it is 596 pages, I read it cover to cover in less than a week! This has got to be the most comprehensive guide to the music business ever written. Everything from entertainment law, to launching your career, to pitching your songs, to digital rights and everything in between is covered. There are even chapters on wills, trusts, and estates. An excellent read!

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4eye opener for musicians  Aug 06, 2005 By W Boudville
If you are an aspiring musician and have been offered a contract with a label, consider reading this book first. Moore offers in plain language a sober analysis of how the music business works. He discusses issues that many amateur musicians might be unaware of.

Plus, a contract offered to a new, hitherto unsigned band is often badly skewed in favour of the label. The band has very little leverage and it's not a level playing field.

Moore also discusses the typical cut from the royalties. Taken by the label for the cost of promotions. Like mailing free CDs of the band's music to radio stations and reviewers. Unwary musicians often don't realise how much of their already minimal royalties can get eaten up this way.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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