Business Aspects

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....

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....

Start Your Music Business is a simple guide for people who want to legally start and grow a successful music business....

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

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....

PARTY BOYS is the amazing true story of how a family from a small farm town in Canada built an entertainment empire.

Bestselling author and legendary Doors drummer John Densmore offers a powerful exploration of the "greed gene"-that part of the human psyche that propels us toward the accumulation of more and more wealth, even at the expense of our principles, friendships, and the well-being of society.

Bobby Bones is the youngest inductee ever into the National Radio Hall of Fame, alongside legends Dick Clark, Larry King, and Howard Stern....

This book is created for you, hard-working father who works at a corporate American job to pay the bills. You long to support your family composing music for film, TV, and video games....

In their first book Get Signed In Sync, indie artists John Clinebell and Sonnet Simmons show you how to hire professional agencies to represent your songs for licensing opportunities in ads, TV, film, video games, and other media.

The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business, 2nd Edition, is a detailed analysis of the subjects that all musicians should understand and apply to pursue a successful and sustainable career in music today....

In addition to founding Twisted Sister, a world-famous heavy metal band that has sold more than 20 million records worldwide, Jay Jay French is one of the top entrepreneurs in entertainment....

What you'll learn: Why marketing starts when the pad hits the paper! How to create engaging marketing images for FREE. How to create lyric cards and videos to promote your music. Sell your music without sounding like a salesman....

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...

Damian Keyes has written the ultimate guide for musicians to enhance and take control of their music careers! This audiobook is packed full of ideas, tips and stories, alongside a defining 30 Day Challenge, to help you reach your full potential....

The remarkable story of rising to the top of the music charts, a second act as a tech pioneer, and the sustaining power of creativity and art....

The authorized biography of the most notorious rock manager of all time, Peter Grant, best known for his work with Led Zeppelin....

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....

Derek Sivers was a professional musician before he started a music distribution company that helped 150,000 musicians sell their music to over four million people. So after years of living the problems, he was able to learn the solutions....

Anyone managing an artist's career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career....

This step-by-step guide to music composer lifestyle design teaches how J.T. went from a six-figure job in a Fortune 500 company to composing music full-time, almost doubling his revenues within the first two years; how to compose, sound, and live like the pros, and more....

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

An original journalist for The Source, Dan Charnas built a celebrated career in the rap industry. In The Big Payback, he chronicles the rise of the hip-hop culture....

Jake Stark. Hit songwriter for Nashville music publisher MegaMusic. Until he's not. When MegaMusic decides to not renew his contract over a lack of hit songs, Jake is at a loss. His creative energy is down, and the bills are piling up....

Alanna Nash explores in depth the amazing story of Colonel Tom Parker, the man behind the legend and the myth of Elvis. The result will change your view of Presley's life, success, and death....