Inside the music industry : creativity, process, and business / Michael Fink.
| Author/creator | Fink, Michael, 1939- |
| Other author | Fink, Michael, 1939- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Schirmer Books, ©1996. |
| Description | xiii, 386 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Part 1: Music in recording and entertainment. The record business: history and musical trends. Early commercial recordings ; The period of radio domination ; Tin Pan Alley ; Big bands and wartime trends ; Tape, the LP, and the 45-rpm record ; Television's impact ; Rock 'n' roll ; Major labels vs. independents: the shifting market ; Record clubs and stereo sound ; Folk music ; Rock during the 1960s ; Nashville and Motown ; New technology and new marketing methods ; Return of the solo singer ; Trends in the 1970s ; Newer, higher technology ; Classical recordings ; The 1980s ; The 1990s: paving the information superhighway -- Songs: songwriting, publishing, copyright, and performing rights. The recording industry: a brief overview ; Songwriting ; Song publishers in the recording industry ; The contract: the songwriter-publisher link ; The copyright law ; Agencies and subcontracting organizations ; Songs in print ; Collecting "mechanical" royalties ; Performing-rights organizations: background ; ASCAP and BMI ; SESAC -- Records: producing, recording, manufacturing, and marketing. Record producers ; The producer's creative work ; The producer's business dealings ; Recording studios ; Making a master recording ; Post-production ; Manufacturing CDs and prerecorded cassette tapes ; CD/cassette packaging ; Marketing and merchandising recorded audio products ; Promotion, publicity, and advertising ; Distribution and sales ; Recording industry awards -- The recording artist's world. Long-term associates ; Short-term associates ; The first recording contract ; The "demo" recording ; "Selling" the artist ; The recording contract itself ; Royalty provisions ; Personal appearances ; Club appearances ; Concerts ; Concert promotion and preparations ; Touring ; TV appearances -- Part 2: Music and media. Radio: history and musical trends. First steps ; The first "golden years" ; The great depression ; A "make-believe ballroom" ; Classical music and opera ; Broadcasters vs. ASCAP ; The musicians' strike ; The rise of music-and-news ; The impact of TV ; Top 40 radio ; The age of FM and stereo -- Music in broadcasting: radio and video. Station organization and operations ; Broadcast formats ; Research and music programming ; Consultants and programming services ; Syndication and automation ; Advertising music ; Music video -- Dramatic music: films and television. Films: history and musical trends ; Functions of music in films ; The process of film music ; Recording techniques ; Television scores ; Business aspects of film music -- Music criticism and journalism. Music criticism: historical perspective ; Newspaper criticism today ; Qualifications for music criticism ; What a music critic does ; Survey of music periodicals -- |
| Contents | Part 3: Music in business settings. Business music. Foundations of background music ; Muzak and its philosophy ; Environmental music by Muzak's exclusive library of recordings ; Programming for environmental music by Muzak ; Research studies ; Other background music ; Delivery systems ; Foreground music ; Ancillary services via DBS ; Music licensing and fees -- The retail music store. Business operations ; Merchandise and merchandise distribution ; Types of stores ; Service and education ; Advertising and promotion ; The impact of imports ; The print music business ; Trade organizations -- Part 4: Music in theatrical and concert traditions. American music theater: history and musical trends. Types of musical theater ; Birth of American musical theater ; The age of operetta ; Comedy and the Yankee Doodle Boy ; Musical theater in the jazz age ; Show Boat ; Sophistication and social commentary ; The golden age: Rodgers and Hammerstein ; Fantasies, fair ladies, and fast talk ; Broadway opera ; "Little shows" and off-Broadway ; New settings ; Rock on the American stage ; Stephen Sondheim ; New composers and new directions ; The European connection -- Musical shows: creation, production, business. Creative elements of a musical show ; Getting started ; Finding a producer and backers ; The creative staff ; Rehearsals and tryouts ; The "run" and follow-up productions ; Business aspects of theatrical production ; Subsidiary rights -- American concert life and opera: history and musical trends. The beginnings ; The Moravians ; Revolutionary times ; Opera in the new world ; Grand opera debuts in New York ; Growth in the mid-nineteenth century: New York ; Opera at midcentury ; Early virtuosos ; Toward the turn of the century ; From 1900 to 1920 ; Between the world wars ; The 1940s and 1950s ; From the 1960s to the present -- Arts management: symphony orchestra and opera companies. The American Symphony Orchestra League ; Orchestra classifications ; Orchestras: artistic activities ; Orchestral repertoire and programming considerations ; Opera in the United States ; Opera repertoire ; Management in the musical arts ; Funding ; The conductor's world ; The solo artist's world -- Glossary. |
| Abstract | This book is a solid introduction to the music industry for students with no prior experience, offering a comprehensive overview of the people, technologies, and law that impact on all aspects of the music business. This book focuses primarily on popular/rock music and how it is created, marketed, recorded, and packaged, as well as the various media in which music plays apart, from radio to video, television, print, and film. The second edition has been thoroughly updated to take into account new developments over the last five years, including digital recording and broadcasting technology, changes in the copyright laws, and legal issues raised by new technologies, such as the controversy over "sampling" existing recordings. Throughout the text, new examples, photographs, and charts have been added to enhance the timeliness of the work. |
| Local note | Little-310004--305131013376X |
| General note | Revised edition of: Inside the music business. 1989. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-352) and index. |
| LCCN | 96010606 |
| ISBN | 0028707648 (alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3790 .F56 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |