Thursday 26 December 2013

All You Need to Know about the Music Business 

Donald  S. passman 


DID YOU KNOW...
"Most record deals don't require the record company even to make a record, much less to release it?"


http://www.amazon.co.uk/Music-Business-Books-Unsigned-Talent/lm/R34193T2EKJL2W

The Guerilla Guide to the Music Business
About the music business by people in the music business
2nd edition
Sarah Davis and Dave Laing
2006


Interestingly, the 2003 survey of the UK music business 'Counting The Notes' said that the public spent over £300 million on concerts. The equivalent US figure for 2004 was $2.8 billion, according to Pollstar magazine...this income is not reflected in what musicians are paid.

logic dictates that most of the bands that play at these gigs will either not get paid or not get paid a nominal amount.

Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook
201 self-promotion ideas
Bob Baker
Spotlight Publications
2007

"In one year alone, DiFranco performed 130 shows and generated almost $2 million in gross ticket sales."



Steve Jobs created a plan to

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