Music, money, and success : the insider's guide to making money in the music industry / Jeffrey Brabec, Todd Brabec.

Author/creator Brabec, Jeffrey
Other author Brabec, Todd.
Format Book
Edition3rd ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Schirmer Trade Books, ©2002.
Descriptionxx, 435 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music trade--Vocational guidance.
Music--Economic aspects.

Contents Music, money, songwriting, and music publishing. Music publishers and what they do ; The inner workings of a music publisher ; The acquisition of rights by a publisher ; The songwriter-music publisher relationship ; Publishing contracts ; Important provisions of songwriter-publisher contracts ; Sources of income for the music publisher and songwriter ; Conclusion -- Music, money, copublishing, and administration. Standard terms of a copublishing agreement ; Administration agreements -- Music, money, and the recording artist. Inside the business ; The most important points in every recording contract ; The term ; Artist royalty clauses ; Advances ; Album release obligations ; Record company expenses ; The artist's obligations ; Motion picture, television, and commercial uses ; Shipping and return policies ; Insurance policies ; Confidentiality clauses ; Artist-production company agreements ; Controlled-composition clauses ; Copyrighted arrangements of compositions in the public domain ; Internet -- Music, money, and television. The television industry ; Types of television music and how music is used ; The television music budget ; The television background music score ; The television background score contract ; Television synchronization rights (getting songs into series, specials, and made-for-TV movies) ; Life after a song gets into a television program (where the real money is made) -- Music, money, and motion pictures. Overview ; Types of motion picture music and how music is used ; The film music budget ; Use of pre-existing hit songs in films ; The song written for a motion picture ; Life after the motion picture release (where the real money is made) ; The motion picture background music score ; Sources of income: the background scorer ; Conclusion -- Music, money, and commercials. The advertising industry and how it works ; Jingles (songs written for commercials) ; Negotiating with an advertising agency for a hit song ; Radio and television royalties for advertising music -- Music, money, and performances. The performing right ; The organizations and how to join ; Types of license agreements ; Writer and publisher contracts and termination dates ; Considerations in making a decision ; ASCAP and BMI income and distributions ; Components of ASCAP and BMI income ; Payment dates and methods of payment ; ASCAP and BMI payment philosophy and rules ; Payment changes ; Co-written compositions ; Services provided ; ASCAP payments and payment rules ; The BMI payment schedule ; SESAC ; Chart songs: what they earn ; Future changes --
Contents Music, money, and Broadway. An overview of the Broadway musical ; Rights and royalties and the Broadway show writer: the dramatists guild contract ; Weekly costs of a Broadway musical ; Road performances during or after the Broadway run ; Adjustments in a writer's royalties (dramatist's guild contracts) ; Broadway shows produced under non-dramatists guild contracts ; What the producer must do to ensure rights to a share of subsidiary income from the Broadway show (dramatists guild contracts) ; Life after Broadway (where the real money is made) -- Music, money, and foreign countries. Overview ; The role of the subpublisher ; The subpublishing agreement ; Foreign performing rights societies ; Mechanical royalties/ringtones -- Music, money, and the buying and selling of songs. Overview ; The prospectus: its form and content ; The letter of intent/short-form commitment-to-sell agreement ; Investigating the assets being acquired ; The formal purchase agreement ; The aftermath of the acquisition agreement ; Mergers ; Securitization ; Conclusion -- Music, money, and copyright. Exclusive rights of copyright ; Works made for hire ; Compulsory licenses ; The Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 ; Copyright royalty tribunal/CARP ; Copyright notice ; Fees and forms ; Duration of copyright ; Revision of copyright renewal procedures ; Termination rights ; Sound recordings ; Infringement of copyright ; International copyright protection ; Completing the PA copyright form ; Digital performance right in Sound Recordings Act/Digital Millennium Copyright Act ; Termination rights under the 1998 Term Extension Act ; Conclusion -- Music, money, lawyers, managers, and agents. Lawyers and their role ; Managers and their role ; Agents -- Putting it all together. Mechanical royalties ; Recording artist royalties ; U.S. performance royalties ; Commercial use ; Motion picture use ; Television series use ; Foreign mechanicals and performances ; The Broadway musical ; The motion picture background score ; Additional income-producing areas and Internet -- Breaking into the business. Co-writing songs with writers with publishing deals ; Being in a performed group ; Submitting CDs and tapes to music publishers ; Demo recordings ; Songwriter conferences ; Showcases ; Attorneys ; Record producers ; Managers ; Agents ; Music videos ; Cable television ; ASCAP and BMI ; Paying to get your songs published ; Finding the right publisher ; Different types of publishers ; Film and television ; Demo reviews in magazines ; Music web sites -- Music, money, and sampling. Overview ; Format of the sample agreement ; Recap -- Music, money, co-ventures, and joint ventures. Types of joint venture/co-venture agreements -- Music, money, and the Internet. Main issues ; The laws ; Rights ; Record company contracts ; Music publishing contracts ; Web site ownership ; Deductions ; Record company/traditional versus Internet ; Future -- Guide to music industry organizations.
Abstract Hit songs, blockbuster movies, platinum records, TV series, commercials, live theatre, foreign countries, performances, streaming and downloads on the Internet, copyright, dealing with managers, lawyers, and agents--this book shows you how the business works, who makes the decisions, how deals are made and most importantly, how much money you can make from each area of music. This book will teach you how to negotiate; it explains contracts; it discusses good and bad deals and what to look for; it uses real conversations and actual examples and it gives actual dollar figures. It tells you why you make money and why you don't. It shows you how the superstars make money and how you can make money in the multi-billion dollar world of music.
General note"The revised and expanded third edition"--Cover.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2003267423
ISBN0825672821 (pbk.)
Stock number1151673 QBI

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML3790 .B72 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold