All You Need To Know About The Music Business by D. Passman $18 (Astoria)

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Brand new book: "All You Need To Know About The Music Business" by Donald S Passman (2006, 6th edition)
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For fifteen years,All You Need to Know About the Music Businesshas been universally regarded as the definitive, essential guide to the music industry. Now in its sixth edition, it has been completely revised and updated with crucial, up-to-the-minute information on the industry's major changes in response to today's rapid technological advances and uncertain economy. Veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is in the thick of this transformation and understands that anyone involved in the music business is feeling the deep, far-reaching effects of it. This latest edition of what theLos Angeles Timescalled "the industry bible" will lead novices and experts alike through the fundamental practices as well as the new, uncharted territory of one of this country's most dynamic industries.In the music business, the key to success lies in knowing how to protect yourself. To do that, you need the best and most up-to-date advice available. Whether you are -- or aspire to be -- a performer, writer, or executive, Passman's comprehensive guide to the legal and financial aspects of the music world is an indispensable tool. Drawing on his unique professional experience as one of the most trusted advisors in the industry, Passman offers authoritative information on how to:Select and hire a winning team of advisors -- personal and business managers, agents, and attorneys -- and structure their commissions, percentages, and fees in a way that will protect you and maximize these relationships Master the big picture and the finer points of record deals Navigate the ins and outs of songwriting, music publishing, and copyrights Maximize concert, touring, and merchandising dealsThis latest edition also includes information on:Music downloads, webcasting, streaming-on-demand, and podcasting The new video streaming services How royalties are computed in the digital age The latest developments in deals with independent labels, including upstream deals Updates on all the traditional industry matters, such as royalties, advances, video budgets, and copyright lawInAll You Need to Know About the Music Business, one of the industry's most influential figures shows you how to thrive in the most exciting business in the world. It's a book that no musician, entertainment lawyer, agent, promoter, publisher, manager, record company executive -- anyone who makes their living from music -- can afford to be without.

Product Identifiers
ISBN-10 0743293185
ISBN-13 9780743293181

Key Details
Author Donald S. Passman
Number Of Pages 464 pages
Format Hardcover
Publication Date 2006-11-14
Language English
Publisher Free Press

Additional Details
Edition Number 6
Copyright Date 2006
Illustrated Yes

Table Of Content
1.First Steps
PART I Your Team of Advisors
2. How to Pick a Team
Getting Your Team Together
Business Philosophy
Hiring a Team
Changing a Team Member
Cocktail Party Talk
3. Personal Managers
Role
Commission Overview
Negotiating the Manager's Deal
Picking the Right Manager
4. Business Managers
Role
How to Pick a Business Manager
Business Manager Checklist
FeesYour Half of the Job
5. Attorneys
Picking a Lawyer
Fees
Conflicts of Interest
Attorney Checklist
6. Agents
Role
Fees
Deal Points
Picking an Agent
PART II Record Deals
7. Broad-Strokes Overview of the Record Business
Industry Structure
What's a Record?
Masters
Royalty Computation
Ye Olde Royalty Calculations
8. Advances and RecoupmentAdvances: The Basic Concept
Cross-collateralization
9. Real-Life Numbers
Overview
Royalties
Advances
Career Co-ventures
Look How Much You Already Know
10. Other Major Deal Points
Amount of Product
How Long?
Mega Deals
Delivery Requirements
Controlled Compositions
Greatest Hits
Live Albums
Guaranteed Release
Independents Day
11. Producer and Mixer Deals
What's a Producer?
Royalties
Advances
Who Hires the Producer?
A Major Point -- Pay Attention
Mixers
12. Advanced Record Deal Points
Advanced Demo Deal Negotiation
Exclusivity
Videos
Independent Promotion
Merchandising Rights
Tour Support
Territory
Union Per-Record Charges
Album Cover Artwork
Creative, Marketing, and Other Controls
Reserve Limitations
SoundScan
Special Packaging Costs
Accountings
13. Advanced Royalty Computations
Distribution Methods
Royalties for United States Sales
Foreign Royalties
R.O.W.
New Technologies, Electronic Transmissions, and Things That Go Bump in the Night
Master Licenses
Coupling and Compilations
Joint Recordings
"Greatest Hits" Albums
Multiple Albums
Box Sets
Television Advertising
DVDs and Other Home Video Devices
Mid-Price Records
Budget Records
New and Developing Artist Prices
Record Clubs
Cutouts, Deletes, Scraps, and Other Food for Bottom Feeders
Premiums
Video Games
DART, Digital Performance, and Webcasting Monies
Foreign Public Performance of Masters
14. Loan-out, Independent Production, Label, and Distribution Deals
Loan-out Deals
Independent Production Agreements
Joint Ventures
Pressing and Distribution (P&D) Deals
Upstream Deals
PART III Songwriting and Music Publishing
15. Copyright Basics
Basic Copyright Concepts
What Are All These Rights You Get?
Exceptions to the Copyright Monopoly
Compulsory Mechanical Licenses
16. Publishing Companies and Major Income Sources
Publishing Overview
Sources of Income
Mechanical Royalties
Controlled Composition Clauses
Maximum Rate Per Song
Maximum Rate Per Album
Public-Performance Royalties
17. Secondary Publishing Income
Printed Music
Synchronization and Transcription Licenses
Electronic Transmissions, Including Digital Downloads, Ring Tones, Webcasting, Subscription Services, and Podcasting
Foreign Subpublishing
DART Monies (Audio Home Recording Act of )
Bonus Section!
How to Set Up a Publishing Company
18. Songwriter Deals
Songwriter Royalties
Standard Contracts
Performance Monies
Printed Music Royalties
DART and Webcasting Monies
Advances
Term Songwriter Agreements
Pop Quiz
Collaboration (Two or More Songwriters)
Creative Control
Reversion of Copyrights

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