Confessions of a record producer
Subtitle: how to survive the scams and shams of the music business
By: by Moses Avalon
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Miller Freeman Books; Distributed to the Book trade in the U.S. and Canada by Publishers Group West; Distributed to the music trade in the U.S. and Canada by Hal Leonard Pub.
Published: 1998
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA; Emeryville, CA; Milwaukee, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9780879306472
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Sound recording industry; Vocational guidance; MUSIC; Genres & Styles; Classical; Reference
Table of contents: title: Fast-Forward and Reverse --; title: The Game --; title: The Players --; title: The Pros --; title: Lawyers --; title: Conflicts of Interest --; title: AandR --; title: AandR at the Indie Level --; title: Managers --; title: Publicists, Booking Agents, Tour Managers, and Image Consultants --; title: The Creators --; title: Musicians --; title: The Survivor --; title: The Jobber --; title: Songwriters --; title: Engineers --; title: Artists --; title: How Much Do Artists Make? --; title: Producers --; title: Last but Not Least: Control Freaks --; title: Counteracting the Effects of the Control Freak --; title: Companies, Companies, Companies --; title: Record Companies --; title: Production Companies --; title: Publishing Companies --; title: Performing Rights Organizations --; title: The Musicians' Union --; title: Publicity Companies --; title: Independent Promotion Companies --; title: Distribution Companies --; title: Rights Clearinghouses --; title: The Harry Fox Agency --; title: The RIAA --; title: The Deal --; title: Understanding Distribution, or Why Are There So Many Logos on the Record? --; title: The Big Five --; title: What Is a Real Independent Label? --; title: One-Deep and Two-Deep Labels --; title: The Major Label Deal from the Artist's Point of View --; title: Recoupable Financing--The Moving Goal Post --; title: The Big Five Deal with Real Deal Numbers --; title: So How Long Till I See Some Money? --; title: Packaging Deductions and Giveaways --; title: Breakage--The 90% Rule --; title: The 3/4 Royalty --; title: Deep in the Hole --; title: Returns, Reserves and Cutouts --; title: Cross-Collateralization, or Robbing Peter to Pay Paul --; title: A Major Label Deal Is Like Having a Credit Card at 66% Interest --; title: Drop-Kicked from the Roster --; title: Time Warp: How Long Till the Record Comes Out --; title: Need and Greed: Be Careful What You Wish For.