Business Aspects

Music is like no other business. It's about being at the right place at the right time, following your nose and diving in feet first. And no one captures this wild feral spirit better than Alan McGee whose helter-skelter career through music has made him a major force....

You're in a career where it's considered "normal" to be broke. If you were doing anything else for a living, you'd have given up by now....

All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the days of wax cylinders and piano rolls: streaming....

Singer-songwriter. Trailblazer. Mastermind. The Beatles of her generation. From her genre-busting rise in country music as a teenager to the economic juggernaut that is the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has blazed a path that is uniquely hers.

Hailed as an "indispensable" guide (Forbes), How to Make It in the New Music Business returns in a significantly revised and expanded third edition....

Mark Devlin is a long-standing DJ and music journalist. Musical Truth is the culmination of his five years of research into the true nature of the industry and its objectives - from dark occult rituals, to mind-controlled artists, and all points in between....

A riveting saga in the history of rock ‘n’ roll: the decades-long rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar’s amplified sound - Leo Fender and Les Paul - and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles to play the instruments they built....

YouTube sensation Andrew Huang offers practical tips and hard-won advice for creatives seeking financial stability while staying authentic....

Musical Truth Volume 3 completes club and radio DJ-turned author/ researcher Mark Devlin’s trilogy of books, exposing the real nature of the corporate music industry and those that populate it....

If you want to know how it feels to be the DJ, to share the music you love with other people, to receive the adulation of packed...

Unveiling the ultimate roadmap to your musical success, "Song Launch Checklist" is an essential guide for independent artists navigating the complex world of music business and online advertising via social media marketing.

In 1975, five young employees of a sclerotic William Morris agency left to start their own strikingly innovative talent agency....

Featuring never-before-heard stories about artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Steven Tyler, Bon Jovi, INXS, Marc Anthony, Phil Collins, and many more, this audiobook is a must-hear for anyone who has ever wondered what it's really like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry....

Most musicians dream of making professional-sounding music. But in order to create great music, they need to understand the steps and tools involved. With proper skill development, creativity, and knowledge, anyone can reach that professional level....

Nick Duerden has spent many years interviewing the most famous musicians on the planet. Without exception, they are at their most interesting when they've peaked, and when they are on their way down....

Alan McGee's role in shaping British musical culture is hard to overstate. He brought us the bands that defined an era. A charismatic Glaswegian, who partied just as hard as any of the acts on his notoriously hedonistic label, he became an infamous character in the world of music....

Everything you need to know about making music in one place, 2024 and beyond! Not so long ago, music production was only available to the rich and famous. However, these days, it’s now possible to produce professional sounding music from your own home....

Howard Bloom - called “the greatest press agent that rock and roll has ever known” by Derek Sutton, the former manager of Styx, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull - is a science nerd who knew nothing about popular music. But he founded the biggest PR firm in the music industry....

My real story starts with a disaster, an unmitigated, pull-the-rug-from-under-you, clean-out-the-bank-account disaster. But had it not happened, The Police would never have risen to become the biggest rock band in the world....

Music journalists Dean Budnick and Josh Baron chronicle the behind-the-scenes history of the modern concert industry....

The surprising rags-to-riches-to-rags-to-riches story of how Michael Jackson grew a billion-dollar business....

As a one-time NME journalist, former XFM radio presenter and the founder of enduring homespun British indie record label Fierce Panda, Simon Williams has been at the cutting edge of all things indie for over thirty years....

This audiobook shows artists and musicians how to get more streams on Spotify plus featured in Spotify editorial playlists. Billboard charting rock and hip hop artists Manafest shows you the new way artists everywhere are getting more fans without a record label....

After years of diminishing income due to cratering sales in the music business, Mixerman accepts a timely and lucrative offer from an Indian billionaire to mentor his son, Kanish Kanish....

Many musical artists fail to utilize social media effectively, finding it confusing or overwhelming. They create a few posts, don’t see results, and immediately give up. But there are strategies to follow that have been tried and tested by musicians like you....