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What they'll never tell you about the music business : the myths, the secrets, the lies (& a few truths) / Peter M. Thall.
LIBRA ML3790 .T45 2002
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Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML3790 .T45 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thall, Peter M.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Music trade--United States.
- Music trade.
- Band musicians.
- United States.
- Music--Economic aspects--United States.
- Music.
- Music--Economic aspects.
- Copyright--Music--United States.
- Copyright.
- Copyright--Music.
- Band musicians--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.
- Performing arts--Law and legislation--United States.
- Performing arts.
- Performing arts--Law and legislation.
- Popular music--Writing and publishing.
- Popular music.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 292 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Watson-Guptill Pub., 2002.
- Summary:
- The music industry is at a turning point. Over the next decade, global controversies over complex copyright and royalty issues brought about by changes in technology and by the Internet will continue to rage, and the resolution of those conflicts will have profound consequences. Never has it been more important for the millions of people worldwide who care about music -- both music business professionals and consumers -- to have at their fingertips the facts necessary for making informed decisions that will bring the promises of the future to fruition.
- Contents:
- Selecting the Right Attorney 2
- Personal Representation 3
- Deal Makers: Why You Need Them 4
- Deal Blockers: How to Get Past Them 5
- Staying the Course or Calling It Quits 6
- Chapter 2 Investors: The High Costs of Low Finance 8
- The Costs of Being Heard 8
- Of Investors and Investment Agreements 9
- Should He Who Pays the Piper Call the Tune? 16
- Chapter 3 Why Advances Seem a Lot Like Loans (and Vice Versa) 18
- A Sad Story and a Happy Story about Advances 19
- Is One Person's Money Another Person's Motivation? 21
- Chapter 4 Some Unvarnished Truths About Royalties 23
- How the Royalty Pie Is Sliced and Who Gets the Pieces 24
- Diabolical Deduction Devices 29
- The Beat Goes On: Other Important Deductions 32
- Prepayment of Royalties 35
- The Myth of Royalty Escalations 36
- Free Goods 37
- Lost or Misplaced Royalties 38
- AHRA Royalties 40
- Accountings, Audits, and the Statue of Limitations 41
- The Effects of Digital Downloading on Pricing and Royalties 43
- Chapter 5 Personal Management 46
- What a Personal Manager Should (and Should Not) Be Expected to Do 47
- Managing The Five Stages of an Artist's Career 48
- Choosing Your Manager 53
- Paying Your Manager 57
- The Term of the Agreement 62
- Extending or Terminating an Artist-Manager Relationship 62
- Chapter 6 Managing Your Business
- and Your Financial Future 68
- What a Business Manager Does 68
- What Kind of Business Is Being Managed? 72
- Money Means Options: Resisting the "Keep 'Em Poor" Philosophy 81
- Managing Your Money 82
- After You've Peaked: Catalogue Management 90
- Chapter 7 When Your Job is More Than a Gig 92
- Term of Employment 92
- Duties 92
- Reporting Lines 93
- Confidentiality and Competition 94
- Stock Options 94
- Perks 96
- Termination 96
- Relocation and Re-relocation 99
- Visas 100
- Disability and Death 100
- Provisions That Survive Termination 101
- Vacations 101
- Employment Issues Specific to the Music Industry 102
- Chapter 8 Record Producers: are They as Sharp as Their Points? 109
- How 25 Percent Can Equal 100 Percent 109
- Cross-Collateralization: It Does Not Apply to the Producer 111
- Some Points for Producers 112
- Producers and Neighboring Rights 120
- Chapter 9 Getting Your Record Heard: A Practical Guide to Marketing and Promotion 122
- Marketing Tools 122
- The Goal-Oriented Campaign 123
- The Record Contract 125
- Record Companies Can Only Do So Much 129
- Victim or Victor? 130
- Television Campaigns 131
- Radio Promotion 132
- The Same Old Song (Only the Coda Is New) 136
- Chapter 10 Touring Concerns 140
- The Club Tour 140
- The Grand Tour 141
- Tour Riders 143
- Foundations of Success: Team Planning 144
- Elements of Touring Agreements: Commonalities and Idiosyncrasies 153
- Owners and Operators: Who Nets the Net? 154
- Chapter 11 Merchandising: Your Band; Your Brand 156
- Tour Merchandising 156
- Retail Merchandising 165
- Some General Considerations 169
- Chapter 12 Audits: Truth or Consequences 174
- Examining the Audit 174
- Television Campaigns 179
- Interest Charges 179
- Statutes of Limitations 180
- Conducting Audits In Foreign Countries 181
- A Few Practical Suggestions 182
- The Right to Audit: A Contract Issue 184
- Chapter 13 Music Publishing: The Odyssey of the Song 186
- What is a Music Publisher
- And What Does It Publish? 186
- Copyright: A Bundle of Intangibles 188
- Financial Secrets and Realities 191
- The Administrating Function 198
- Foreign Taxes 199
- At-Source vs. Receipts Deals 199
- The Black Box Revisited 201
- Copyright Reversions 202
- Chapter 14 The Pros and Cons of Being Your Own Music Publishing Company 203
- Self-Publishing 203
- Why Both Doing It Yourself? 208
- The Cost of Acquiring Copyrights 209
- Reversion of Copyrights 210
- The Value of the Copyright 211
- The Impact of Administrating Costs on True Earnings 213
- The Cost of Giving Away a Piece of the Publishing 213
- Chapter 15 When Rodgers Meets Hammerstein: Determining Songwriter Credits 215
- Co-writing Agreements 215
- Co-writers Who Are Band Members 216
- How to Split the Splits 217
- Chapter 16 Copyright Issues: A Sampler 220
- Copyright Infringement 220
- Realpolitik: The Impact of the Internet on Recording and Publishing Agreements 225
- Compulsory or Negotiated Licenses 227
- The Fairness in Music Licensing Act 228
- The Copyright Term Extension Act in Jeopardy 228
- MP3: How Two Letters and a Numeral Terrorized an Entire Industry 229
- Napster: A Seven-Letter Word for Revolution 230
- After Napster: Exit the Central Server 231
- Chapter 17 Compliance with Copyright Laws in the World of Cyberspace 233
- Intangible Rights and the Internet 233
- Licensing from Music Publishers and Sound Recording Owners 234
- Copyright Law Provisions Applicable to the Internet 236
- Term of Copyright 239
- Sampling, Borrowing, and Stealing 239
- Rights Management 240
- Dangerous Language Alert 240
- Music Clearance: The Music Industry's Revenge 242
- International Issues: One-Stop Shopping 242
- What Is To Be Done? 243
- Chapter 18 Internet Entrepreneurship 246
- Competing with the Big Boys 246
- Artist, Songwriter, Performer
- And E-Commerce Expert? 247
- Making a Living 248
- Stealing and Protecting Against It 249
- Do's and Don'ts of Internet Entrepreneurship 250
- Manufacturing and Distribution 251
- Which People Should Do It Themselves? 252
- A Word of Warning
- And Encouragement 253
- Chapter 19 Urban Music: Hip-Hop 254
- Roots 254
- The Milieu 254
- Urban Music: The Producer's Cosmos 256
- Different Strokes for Hip-Hop Folks 256
- Hip-Hop and Pop Culture 260
- Business Management and the Management of Business 261
- The Changing Image 262
- Contractual Issues from the Hip-Hop World 262
- The Rap Coalition: Self-Help Exemplified 263
- Hip Hop Rules 264
- Chapter 20 Classical Music 265
- A Little History 265
- Demise or Rejuvenation? 266
- An Essential for Success: Spirituality 268
- New Life for an Old Genre 270
- The Internet: Is It the Answer? 272
- The Role of Record Companies 274
- The Composer-Artist: Special Considerations 277
- Classical Management 278
- Presenting the Singer 281
- Music Education 282.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0823084396
- OCLC:
- 50013970
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