Confessions of a record producer : how to survive the scams and shams of the music business / Moses Avalon.
By: Avalon, Moses
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BookPublisher: New York : Backbeat Books, 2009Edition: 4th edition.Description: xviii, 346 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).ISBN: 9780879309480 .Subject(s): Sound recording industry -- Vocational guidance | Sound recording industry -- Corrupt practicesDDC classification: 780.2373 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library CD | 780.2373 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00209911 | ||
| General lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 780.2373 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00176683 |
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(Book). It's been 10 years since Confessions of a Record Producer published real-life numbers showing what artists made on so-called "hit records" and how producers, labels, managers, and even the artists' own lawyers conspire to cheat them out of royalties. It's the only publication that tells the real story of how artists get ripped off and how they can protect their assets. In a special 10th Anniversary Edition, author Moses Avalon, one of the industry's most sought-after consultants and artist's rights gurus, has updates on all of the old shams and many new ones created by the internet and the ongoing transformation of the music industry. * Detailed numbers on how new royalties from digital downloads are calculated, collected, and manipulated. * Deep inside the new so-called "360 Deals" offered by the major labels. * Plus a DVD-ROM containing private lessons from Avalon's Workshop. Groundbreaking charts and graphs show industry consolidation, who owns what, and where the future of the music business is headed
"Complete with CD-ROM full of additional resources, including segments from Avalon's Confessions of a record producer workshop..."--P. [4] of cover.
Includes index.
The pros -- The creators -- Companies, companies, companies -- Understanding distribution, or Why are there so many logos on the record? -- The major label deal from the artist's point of view -- Publishing deals : the 200% pie, or 100% of something is better than 200% of nothing -- The major label deal from the producer's point of view -- The major label deal from the record company's point of view -- The single -- The independent record deal : the birth of the new indie -- The independent record deal from the point of view of the record company -- The independent record deal from the point of view of the artist -- The baby record deal -- The vanity label -- Wrap-up : who earned what? -- Watching your back -- The myth of copyright protection, or "Hey, they stole my song!" -- Master fraud -- Sneaky lawyer stuff -- Miscellaneous myths and untruths -- Dogma -- ASCAP vs. BMI : PRO pontification -- Production boners -- Marketing mishigas -- Getting credit where credit is due -- Industry census -- The big picture, or The record industry from the point of view of the rest of the world -- Record/pause.