Passman, Donald S., <br/><br/>
All you need to know about the music business  
/ Donald S. Passman ; illustrations by Randy Glass. 
 - Eleventh edition. Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. 
 - xx, 532 pages :  illustrations (black and white) ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>First steps -- Part I. Your team of advisors : How to pick a team ; Personal managers ; Business managers ; Attorneys ; Agents -- Part II. Record deals : Broad-strokes overview of the record business ; Advances and recoupment ; Real-life numbers ; Other major deal points ; Producer and mixer deals ; Advanced royalty computations ; Advanced record deal points ; Independent production, label, and distribution deals -- Part III. Songwriting and music publishing : Copyright basics ; Publishing companies and major income sources ; Even more publishing income ; Songwriter, co-publishing and administration deals ; Advanced copyright concepts ; Even more advanced copyright concepts -- Part IV. Group issues : Groups ; What's in a name? -- Part V. Touring : Personal appearances--touring -- Part VI. Merchandising : Tour merchandising ; Retail, direct to consumer (D2C) merchandising, and fan clubs -- Part VII. Classical music : Classical music -- Part VIII. Motion picture music : Overview of motion picture music ; Performer deals ; Film songwriter deals ; Composer agreements ; Licensing existing recordings and existing songs for motion pictures ; Music supervisors ; Soundtrack record deals. 
<br/><br/> "Dubbed "the industry bible" by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates explaining why musicians have more power today than ever in history; discussion of the mega-million-dollar sales of artists' songs and record catalogs; how artist access to streaming media, and particularly TikTok, has completely reshaped the music business; the latest on music created by AI; and a full update of the latest numbers and trends"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781668011065 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sound recording industry.<br/>Music trade--United States.<br/>Popular music--Writing and publishing.<br/>Copyright--Music--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Handbooks and manuals.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML3790  / .P35 2023