Description
All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Don Passman.
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.
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 switch to streaming music, this change has come to pass. Passman’s comprehensive guide offers timely, authoritative information on 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.
All You Need to Know About the Music Business is essential for musicians, songwriters, lawyers, agents, promoters, publishers, executives, and managers—anyone trying to navigate the rapid transformation of the industry.
Updated to address the biggest transformation of the music industry yet: streaming.
Endorsements
“the industry bible” — Los Angeles Times
“If you want to be in music, you have to read this book.” — Adam Levine, lead singer and guitarist of Maroon 5