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The future of the music business : how to succeed with the new digital technologies : a guide for artists and entrepreneurs / Steve Gordon.

By: Gordon, Steve (Steve R.) [author.].
Series: Publisher: Milwaukee, WI : Hal Leonard Books, 2015Edition: Fourth edition.Description: xlv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated | computer Carrier type: volume | computer discISBN: 9781480360655.Subject(s): Music trade -- Vocational guidance | Music trade -- Technological innovations | Sound -- Recording and reproducing -- Digital techniques | Music -- Computer network resourcesGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Foreword / Amanda Palmer -- Introduction: The current state of the music business -- Part one: Music law and business practices (1. Music law and business primer ; 2. Practical advice in response to clients' most-asked questions ; 3. Overview of digital music law ; 4. Downloading ; 5. Interactive streaming ; 6. Noninteractive digital streaming, including webcasting and satellite radio ; 7. The direct-licensing controversy ; 8. International digital music licensing)
Part two: Music clearances (9. Introduction to music clearances ; 10. Audiovisual projects ; 11. Audio-only clearances, parody and fair use ; 12. Special cases ; 13. How to clear music for various stand-alone digital projects ; 14. Tips and commentary)
Part three: The recording industry in transition: a brief history of digital music, current status of the battle against unauthorized "free" music, and current controversies and trends (15. A brief history of the recording industry's struggle with digital music ; 16. Update on piracy ; 17. Network neutrality ; 18. Current controversies, trends and developments ; 19. Current state of the music business in the largest potential market on Earth: the People's Republic of China)
Part four: Winning strategies and compelling ideas (20. How to write hit songs in the digital age ; 21. How to market a record in the digital age ; 22. How to use Spotify to expand your fan base and make money ; 23. How to use YouTube to get discovered (and how to use MCNs to expand your YouTube audience and make money ; 24. How to use other digital tools to succeed (and why there is no guarantee that they will work) ; 25. How to use crowdfunding ; 26. How to develop a successful Internet radio station ; 27. How a jazz club is using the Internet to reach a worldwide audience and create new revenue streams for the artists who play there ; 28. How to use a music college education)
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Previous edition: 2011.

"This book is constantly updated at www.futureofthemusicbusiness.com" --Back cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / Amanda Palmer -- Introduction: The current state of the music business -- Part one: Music law and business practices (1. Music law and business primer ; 2. Practical advice in response to clients' most-asked questions ; 3. Overview of digital music law ; 4. Downloading ; 5. Interactive streaming ; 6. Noninteractive digital streaming, including webcasting and satellite radio ; 7. The direct-licensing controversy ; 8. International digital music licensing)

Part two: Music clearances (9. Introduction to music clearances ; 10. Audiovisual projects ; 11. Audio-only clearances, parody and fair use ; 12. Special cases ; 13. How to clear music for various stand-alone digital projects ; 14. Tips and commentary)

Part three: The recording industry in transition: a brief history of digital music, current status of the battle against unauthorized "free" music, and current controversies and trends (15. A brief history of the recording industry's struggle with digital music ; 16. Update on piracy ; 17. Network neutrality ; 18. Current controversies, trends and developments ; 19. Current state of the music business in the largest potential market on Earth: the People's Republic of China)

Part four: Winning strategies and compelling ideas (20. How to write hit songs in the digital age ; 21. How to market a record in the digital age ; 22. How to use Spotify to expand your fan base and make money ; 23. How to use YouTube to get discovered (and how to use MCNs to expand your YouTube audience and make money ; 24. How to use other digital tools to succeed (and why there is no guarantee that they will work) ; 25. How to use crowdfunding ; 26. How to develop a successful Internet radio station ; 27. How a jazz club is using the Internet to reach a worldwide audience and create new revenue streams for the artists who play there ; 28. How to use a music college education)

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