Confessions of a record producer : how to survive the scams and shams of the music business
An insider explains the shady realities of the music business, offering advice to help newcomers protect themselves, survive, and succeed
Print Book, English, ©2006
Backbeat Books ; Distributed to the Book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West ; Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Pub., San Francisco, Emeryville, CA, Milwaukee, WI, ©2006
xvi, 335 pages ; 24 cm
9780879308742, 0879308745
62178072
The pros
The creators
Companies, companies, companies
Understanding distribution, or Why are there so many logos on the record?
The major label deal from the artist's point of view
Publishing deals : the 200% pie, or 100% of something is better than 200% of nothing
The major label deal from the producer's point of view
The major label deal from the record company's point of view
The single
The independent record deal : the birth of the new indie
The independent record deal from the point of view of the record company
The independent record deal from the point of view of the artist
The baby record deal
The vanity label
Wrap-up : who earned what?
The myth of copyright protection, or "Hey, they stole my song!"
Master fraud
Sneaky lawyer stuff
A & R dogma
ASCAP vs. BMI : PRO pontification
Production boners
Marketing mishigas
Getting credit where credit is due
Industry consensus
The big picture, or The record industry from the point of view of the rest of the world
Record/pause
Appendix. Family trees of big six distributors as of January 1998
Includes index