Music Business Management

Anyone managing an artist's career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career.

Today everyone - whether they know it or not - is in the emotional transportation business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move partners, shareholders, customers, and employees to action. Simply put, if you can’t tell it, you can’t sell it. And this book tells you how to do both. Peter Guber, whose executive and entrepreneurial accomplishments have made him a success in multiple industries, has long relied on purposeful story telling to motivate, win over, shape, engage, and sell.

No star burned more ferociously than Judy Garland. And nobody witnessed Garland's fierce talent at closer range than Stevie Phillips. During the Mad Men era, Stevie Philips was a young woman muscling her way into the manscape of Manhattan's glittering office towers. After a stint as a secretary, she began working for Freddie Fields and David Begelman at Music Corporation of America (MCA) under the glare of legendary über-agent Lew Wasserman. When MCA blew apart, Fields and Begelman created Creative Management Associates (CMA), and Stevie went along.

Chapter four of The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business. This chapter is regarding managing, performing, and booking gigs.

Would you have the patience and drive to change your mind state, music production techniques, and health habits to sustain this highly demanding way of life? This step-by-step guide to music composer lifestyle design teaches how J.T. went from a six-figure job in a Fortune 500 company to composing music full-time, almost doubling his revenues within the first two years; how to compose, sound, and live like the pros; how to monetize every second spent in front of your equipment, making sounds and songs; and more.

The Musician's Map is a complete guide to building success in music. Whether you're just thinking about learning music, or you're already in the process of building a career; this book will help you. Musician's Map provides practical advice for musicians just starting out and musicians looking to get ahead and further their career. This book is a step-by-step guide that will save you years of time, thousands of dollars, and will make you a better musician.

Die Medienbranche steht vor einem gewaltigen Umbruch. Die großen Plattenlabels, TV-Sender, Filmproduktionsfirmen und Verlage verlieren an Macht, ihre klassischen Vertriebswege fallen - in Zukunft werden die Kunden das Geschehen bestimmen. Tim Renner, ein Top-Insider der Branche, erzählt die Geschichte der Musikindustrie...

Act Like a Rapper, Think Like an Executive" by Emmanuel OverTyme Simms is a compelling guide designed for artists navigating the intricacies of the music industry, particularly within the rap and hip-hop genres. This book bridges the gap between the raw passion of creating music and the strategic thinking required to thrive in the business side of the industry. Drawing from Emmanuel OverTyme Simms' extensive experience, the book offers a unique blend of personal anecdotes, practical advice, and strategic insights.

This small but powerful book features 15 steps to help you create your independent music teaching business!