Music Industry

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...

Now available as an audiobook – the acclaimed mental health manual for life on the road. A Rough Trade Book of the Year, Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual is the definitive guide for artists, crew and professionals working in live music who want to protect their health while touring.

Dorothy Carvello knows all about the music biz. She was the first female A&R executive at Atlantic Records and one of the few in the room at RCA and Columbia. 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.

**Now a major motion picture directed by James McAvoy** California Schemin' is the remarkable true story of how two rappers from Dundee duped the music industry out of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd – or Silibil N' Brains, as they became known – were two ordinary...

Music Business Unlocked gives you a clear map of how the modern music industry works. Understand who owns what, how royalties move, when to register, and what to watch for in deals before you sign. You get plain language breakdowns of publishing, mechanical, performance, sync, sound recording, and neighboring rights. Step by step release rollouts, metadata checklists, royalty flow diagrams, contract red flag lists, and marketing frameworks for building real demand with data you control. Includes tools for team roles, budgeting, and growth tracking.

Raising an aspiring artist is both exciting and overwhelming. Where do you start? Who can you trust? How do you help them chase their dream — without getting taken advantage of? In Music Business for Parents, Rick Barker — former manager of Taylor Swift and industry veteran — gives you the roadmap to navigate the modern music business with confidence.

Bedroom Rapper is a book for obsessive music fans who are looking for the definitive take on what’s happened in the last two decades of hip hop, from Cadence Weapon, aka Rollie Pemberton: Pitchfork critic, award-winning musician, producer, DJ, and Poet Laureate. Tracing his roots from...

Leading Australian Icons in Music covers several different genres of Australian music that have made the most significant impact on the music scene in the past 50 years. The profiles of these talented individuals are explored in greater detail than other books, focusing not only on their sales but also their upbringing and personal experiences. You’ll find that a lot of these musicians have similar values and morals, and these values are what helped them become the musical influences that they are today.

Thrive in an increasingly synthetic and saturated marketplace with this creative rebellion manual for musicians, artists, designers, and makers of all types. Music producer Steven Potaczek cuts through the hype and hysteria surrounding generative AI, providing tools that safeguard and amplify...

Music is one of God’s most powerful gifts, a universal language that breaks down barriers and connects hearts to God. But it’s also a battleground where light and darkness clash for influence over souls. In The Demonic Influence in The Music Industry, Michael B. Minor, a music minister himself, reveals the spiritual dimensions of music, uncovering the unseen forces at work in the industry and the songs we engage with daily.

An engrossing and insightful memoir by Peter Shapiro, the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation Peter Shapiro is perhaps the most notable independent concert promoter since Bill Graham. He owned the legendary Wetlands in Tribeca and has gone onto much bigger things...

The Real Music Industry is the audiobook you need. Meaning you, the artist. Think about it, how many audiobooks or workbooks have provided you a blueprint on how to activate your music career? I wrote this book out of experience - good and bad experiences - but I persevered, and you will too. We sometimes fake the funk to skip the line, if that even makes sense. I knew I was talented and wanted to be heard. Frustration caused me to pretend to be something I was not.

How to Succeed in the Music Industry in 2025 and Beyond is your ultimate guide to thriving as an independent artist, producer, or DJ in today’s digital landscape. This audiobook breaks down the essential steps to build your brand, market your music, and create multiple income streams while staying true to your artistry.

Many guidebooks show you how to distribute your music online, but nothing will happen if it just sits in cyberspace without an effective promotional strategy. Strike the Right Chord is different than other guides: It enables you to achieve global success from your home computer. It allows you to take a do-it-yourself approach to establish yourself in the music world and get you started on the right path to reach your goals.

Whatever you do or don't know about being a musician, this no-holds-barred tour through the hilarious and brutal realities of life inside the music industry is as informative as it is entertaining. Written for musicians and general public alike, Byron Fry's story imparts hard-learned, hard-hitting truths from his wild ride through life as a musical pinball. His journey is a dizzying study of how many hats one person can wear, and he places each of them on your head.

This is a guide for the music business and solid musicianship in general. This is for the working musician who may play on the weekends for a hobby but aspires to do more.

This audiobook is a survival guide for emerging talent navigating the music industry and searching for a path to sustainability.

Are you interested in learning about some of the most influential women in music? Perhaps you are an aspiring female musician searching for motivation from some of the best female musicians that have made it big? Or, maybe you are a musical historian trying to find an audiobook that goes into extensive and insightful details on the leading women in the music industry since the 1970s? These stories on female musical legends will empower and motivate you if you are looking for fresh inspiration to go after your own dreams...

Today you need to view yourself through the new rules of the music industry. Those who play by them will succeed. Gone are the old days where you would hope to get signed and then become a star (i.e., everything would be done for you). Do you wonder why other artists are getting breaks and you are not? Making it in the music industry isn't about catching that big break anymore. Getting your career off the ground can be a long and scary task. In this cutting-edge book Tommy Swindali maps out everything you need to know.

Chapter one of The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business. This chapter is regarding the music industry and you.