Understanding the Music Industries

Understanding the Music Industries
Author: Chris Anderton
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2012-12-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1446290794

Everyone knows music is big business, but do you really understand how ideas and inspiration become songs, products, downloads, concerts and careers? This textbook guides students to a full understanding of the processes that drive the music industries. More than just an expose or ′how to′ guide, this book gives students the tools to make sense of technological change, socio-cultural processes, and the constantly shifting music business environment, putting them in the front line of innovation and entrepreneurship in the future. Packed with case studies, this book: • Takes the reader on a journey from Glastonbury and the X-Factor to house concerts and crowd-funded releases; • Demystifies management, publishing and recording contracts, and the world of copyright, intellectual property and music piracy; • Explains how digital technologies have changed almost all aspects of music making, performing, promotion and consumption; • Explores all levels of the music industries, from micro-independent businesses to corporate conglomerates; • Enables students to meet the challenge of the transforming music industries. This is the must-have primer for understanding and getting ahead in the music industries. It is essential reading for students of popular music in media studies, sociology and musicology.

The Music Products Industry

The Music Products Industry
Author: Carl Anderson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2016-04-29
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781365073601

Finally there is a textbook that analyzes the other half of the music industry. With a valuation of nearly $17 billion dollars, the music products industry is often overlooked by music business students searching for a career.

The New Music Industries

The New Music Industries
Author: Diane Hughes
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2016-09-27
Genre: Music
ISBN: 3319403648

This research-based book outlines career models for artists, methods of creative engagement, artistic options including individuality and branding, production practices, the realities of being a musician in the new industries, and implications for popular music education. Due to the profound effects of the digitisation of music, the music industries have undergone rapid transformation. The former record label dominated industry has been supplanted by new industries, including digital aggregators, strategists and online platforms. These new music industries now facilitate ‘direct’ access to both artists and their music. While such accessibility and the potential for artist exposure have never been greater, the challenge to stand out or to even navigate a musical career pathway is formidable. A useful resource for musicians and educators, this text highlights the ways in which the new music industries facilitate increased opportunities for 21st Century popular musicians to collaborate, communicate and interact with others interested in their music.

Introduction to the Music Industry

Introduction to the Music Industry
Author: Catherine Fitterman Radbill
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2013
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 041589638X

Introduction to the Music Industry: An Entrepreneurial Approach is an introductory textbook that offers a fresh look at one of the fastest-changing businesses int eh world today. Emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurial thinking for the music industry, this textbook engages college-level students in learning the fundamentals of the music business while discovering ways to shape the industry's future. Every chapter explores the inner workings of the music industry, using creative problem-solving exercises, and inspiring stories of actual music entrepreneurs. The textbook's companion website provides multimedia content, study guides, and an instructor's manual with lesson plans and suggestions for assessing students' work.

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide

Music Business Handbook and Career Guide
Author: David Baskerville
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 641
Release: 2006
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1412904382

The new eighth edition of the Music Business Handbook And Career Guide maintains the tradition of this classic text as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the $100 billion music industry. More than 100,000 students and professionals have turned to earlier editions of the Baskerville Handbook to understand the art, profession, and business of music. Thoroughly revised, the eighth edition includes complete coverage of all aspects of the music industry, including songwriting, publishing, copyright, licensing, artist management, promotion, retailing, media, and much more. There is a complete section on careers in music, including specific advice on getting started in the music business. Generously illustrated with tables and photographs, the Guide also contains a complete appendix with sample copyright forms, writing and publishing agreements, directories of professional organizations, and a comprehensive glossary and index. The eighth edition has been completely updated, with particular emphasis on online music and its impact on the rest of the industry.

Introduction to the Music Industry: An Entrepreneurial Approach

Introduction to the Music Industry: An Entrepreneurial Approach
Author: Catherine Fitterman Radbill
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1136219323

Introduction to the Music Industry: An Entrepreneurial Approach is an introductory textbook that offers a fresh look at one of the fastest-changing businesses in the world today. Emphasizing the importance of entrepreneurial thinking for the music industry, this textbook engages college-level students in learning the fundamentals of the music business while discovering ways to shape the industry’s future. Every chapter explores the inner workings of the music industry, using creative problem-solving exercises, discussion questions, collaborative projects, case studies, hands-on activities, and inspiring stories of actual music entrepreneurs. The textbook’s companion website provides multi-media content, study guides, and an instructor’s manual with lesson plans and suggestions for assessing students’ work. This book will be beneficial to students who want to learn the basics of the music industry and be involved in some way, whether a professional working in support of artists, or an artist trying to launch his or her performing career.

What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business, Third Edition

What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business, Third Edition
Author: Peter M. Thall
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2016-08-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1607749750

The completely revised and expanded edition of What They’ll Never Tell You About the Music Business is a must-have reference. You’ll learn: - How many musicians have seized do-it-yourself internet opportunities to create successful business models, - How the royalty pie is sliced—and who gets the pieces, - How the fundamentals of music publishing, producing, managing, touring, and the record industry apply more than ever, - Why this book is the indispensable guide to the worldwide music industry, - How corporate general counsels can educate their employees (and themselves) to understand the strictures of copyright law and to avoid trouble, - And much more.

Artist Management in the Music Industries

Artist Management in the Music Industries
Author: Yiyi Wang
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 275
Release: 2024-11-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1040257593

Artist Management in the Music Industries: A Sui Generis Form of Management provides one of the first substantive, academic examinations of the role of an artist manager. This book deconstructs the nature of Artist Management, unveiling the pivotal role of the artist manager in creating and sustaining a dynamic environment referred to as the ‘Loop’, where success is realised by navigating four variables – Risks, Relationships, Emotions, and Expectations (2Rs and 2Es) – within and beyond the ‘Loop’. This book offers a new perspective on Artist Management as a sui generis discipline that does not fit easily inside standard conceptions of management. Featuring ethnography and interviews, this book sheds light on the realworld challenges and successes in the field. It is a must-read for researchers, students, and practitioners in the music business, music marketing, and artist management, offering invaluable insights into the practices that shape the cultural landscape.

The Music Industry Handbook

The Music Industry Handbook
Author: Paul Rutter
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2016-06-17
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1317434609

The Music Industry Handbook, Second edition is an expert resource and guide for all those seeking an authoritative and user-friendly overview of the music industry today. The new edition includes coverage of the latest developments in music streaming, including new business models created by the streaming service sector. There is also expanded exploration of the music industry in different regions of the UK and in other areas of Europe, and coverage of new debates within the music industry, including the impact of copyright extensions on the UK music industry and the business protocols involved when music is used in film and advertising. The Music Industry Handbook, Second edition also includes: in-depth explorations of different elements of the music industry, including the live music sector, the recording industry and the classical music business analysis of business practices across all areas of the industry, including publishing, synchronisation and trading in the music industry profiles presenting interviews with key figures workings in the music industry detailed further reading for each chapter and a glossary of essential music industry terms.