What They'll Never Tell You About The Music Business: The Myths, The Secrets, The Lies (& A Few Truths)

This insider guide discloses the hidden dynamics and often unfortunate consequences of what really happens when a deal is prepared, contracts are signed, and promises are made--and alerts musicians, attorneys, songwriters, and anyone else interested in the music business to the potent dangers lurking beneath the surface of this incredibly competitive industry.

Bad news: The music business is packed with hidden agendas. Good news: There's one indispensable guide that helps songwriters, musicians, executives, lawyers, and managers understand the music business and travel its shark-infested waters safely and confidently. What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business sold more than 20,000 copies in its first edition. This season's new, fully revised edition presents even more priceless insider information, updated for today's music scene, plus clear explanations and advice on the new transparency in agreements, the impact of agent-artist agreements, new webcasting opportunities, changes in copyright law, royalty limits, and all the other developments in law and technology, plus advice for songwriters, A&R people, and artists, and much, much more. Packed with real-world ideas and tips, What They'll Never Tell You About the Music Business is the must-have guide for creative types and business types--everyone who works in the music industry.