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Music Business Handbook and Career Guide
13th Edition
- David Baskerville - Professor Emeritus, Late of the University of Colorado, Denver
- Tim Baskerville
- Serona Elton - University of Miami
Courses:
Music Business
Music Business
December 2022 | 584 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
The Thirteenth Edition of this powerhouse best-selling text maintains its tradition as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the music industry in all of its diversity. Readers new to the music business and seasoned professionals alike will find David Baskerville, Tim Baskerville, and Serona Elton's handbook the go-to source, regardless of their specialty within the music field. Music Business Handbook and Career Guide is ideal for introductory courses such as Introduction to the Music Business, Music and Media, and other survey courses as well as more specialized courses such as the Record Industry, Music Careers, Artist Management, and more.
The fully updated Thirteenth Edition includes a comprehensive discussion of the streaming revolution, where this predominant form of music consumption stands today and is heading in the future. Rapid changes in music licensingare addressed and how they impact creators, musical work performance licensing, compulsory and negotiated mechanicals, and sound recording licenses. The new edition also analyzes the changing picture of music video and shows how music video has been upended by on-demand streaming. Lastly, there is all-new coverage of COVID-19and how the concert industry has been impacted as well as digital advances that have been made.
The fully updated Thirteenth Edition includes a comprehensive discussion of the streaming revolution, where this predominant form of music consumption stands today and is heading in the future. Rapid changes in music licensingare addressed and how they impact creators, musical work performance licensing, compulsory and negotiated mechanicals, and sound recording licenses. The new edition also analyzes the changing picture of music video and shows how music video has been upended by on-demand streaming. Lastly, there is all-new coverage of COVID-19and how the concert industry has been impacted as well as digital advances that have been made.
PART I • SETTING THE STAGE
CHAPTER 1 • Introduction to the Music Business
CHAPTER 2 • Agents, Managers, and Attorneys
CHAPTER 3 • Unions and Guilds
CHAPTER 4 • Artist Management
PART II • COPYRIGHT, SONGWRITING, PUBLISHING, AND LICENSING
CHAPTER 5 • Music Copyright
CHAPTER 6 • Professional Songwriting
CHAPTER 7 • Music Publishing
CHAPTER 8 • Music Licensing
PART III • THE RECORDED MUSIC INDUSTRY
CHAPTER 9 • Recording Artists and Record Labels
CHAPTER 10 • Recording Agreements
CHAPTER 11 • Record and Video Production
CHAPTER 12 • Record Label Marketing and Distribution
CHAPTER 13 • On-Demand Streaming
CHAPTER 14 • Market Analytics
PART IV • LIVE PERFORMANCE
CHAPTER 15 • Concert Promotion
CHAPTER 16 • Concert Venues
CHAPTER 17 • Arts Administration
CHAPTER 18 • Music in Theatre
PART V • MUSIC IN THE MARKETPLACE
CHAPTER 19 • Music in Radio and Video
CHAPTER 20 • Music in Media
CHAPTER 21 • Music Products
PART VI • MAKING A LIVING IN MUSIC
CHAPTER 22 • The DIY Artist
CHAPTER 23 • Starting Your Own Business
CHAPTER 24 • Career Options
CHAPTER 25 • Career Development
Supplements
"Music Business Handbook and Career Guide is the most comprehensive book on this topic by far."
Appalachian State University
"Thorough and comprehensive; a good starting point for any music business topic."
Professor of Music, College of DuPage
"It is absolutely the best resource for musicians learning how to navigate today's music market place."
Colorado Christian University
"I like that this text is very comprehensive, and provides more fact than opinion."
Albright College
"I like the wide variety of aspects of the commercial music field covered by this book. It allows me to bring in frequent guest speakers to share their perspective on particular chapters in the book."
Missouri State University
Baskerville, Baskerville, and Elton (13th edition) is very thorough, thoughtfully designed, and well written. It will meet my teaching needs in all respects.
Music Dept, Northeastern University
June 26, 2023