music trade

A guide to the financial and legal aspects of the music industry that discusses how to hire advisors, how to land a record deal, how to copyright songs, how to schedule a tour, Internet concerns, and other related topics.

A collection of more than sixty interviews in which some of the world's best music producers and engineers help chronicle the history of popular music.

A career biography of Shawn Fanning, founder of Napster, a program designed to facilitate the sharing of music files among peers on the Internet, discussing the development of the company, and the legal challenges that brought it to an end.

An overview of being a freelance musician with advice on building a successful career.

Part field guide, part artistic coaching session, this book explains the ins and outs of the music industry. Bob Tulipan shares his expertise to help musicians protect their art and their interests. Filled with anecdotes, interviews, sample templates for budgets and contracts, it addresses the hurdles every band faces.

Provides comprehensive information on the music industry and focuses on its fundamental practices, legal and financial aspects, record deals, copyrights, music downloads, royalties, piracy, and other topics.

Explores how the laptop generation created a new grassroots music industry, with the fans and the bands in charge rather than the corporations.

A guide to understanding the music business that offers information on each of the four types of business relationships, the five key people that a musician needs to succeed, and the four major sources of music revenue.

The Hardy boys take on an international illegal CD-burning operation, starting their investigation close to home: their first suspect is their classmate, Julian Sanders.