Entertainment Business

New technologies are revolutionizing the music business. While these changes may be smashing traditional business models, eroding CD sales, and creating havoc among the major record companies, they are also providing new opportunities for ...

Now published on a biannual basis, this reference book is packed with more than 5,000 company entries from across the country. The Entertainment Sourcebook is an insider's guide to finding any item imaginable, be it a Civil War sabre, an ...

The indispensable resource for anyone in the music business.Every business arrangement in the music industry comes down to the written agreement between the parties engaged in the project at hand. When you're co-writing with other ...

In the music business, the key to success lies in knowing how to protect yourself. Whether you are a performer, writer or executive, Passman's comprehensive guide to the legal and financial aspects of the music world is an indispensable ...

Written for both musicians and musical entrepreneurs, this updated and revised, user-friendly guide spells out the fundamentals of business, finance, and marketing for the music world. Author John Stiernberg provides an in-depth look at ...

In the wake of music and file sharing on the internet, enterprising artists can now achieve success on their own terms without contractual arrangements with traditional record labels. Rocking Your Music Business shows musicians how to do ...

This updated second edition will teach you how to take charge of your musical career with crucial do-it-yourself strategies. Filled with empowering resources and tips for self-managed musicians, including:Features: How to write a business ...

For the first time ever, Rock Tracks lists every artist and song to appear on Billboard's "Modern Rock Tracks" (also known as "Alternative") and "Mainstream Rock Tracks" charts – all in one combined, comprehensive A-to-Z artist ...

Across the Charts: The 1960s is the complete story of a full ten years of music on five Billboard charts. One comprehensive, combined A-Z Artist Section lists, in chronological order for each artist, all of the artist's charted hits that ...

This controversial guide to guitarists features the most accomplished performers from the vast legions of metal. As well as celebrating the classic metal musicians who've defined the scene since the '70s, it delves deep into thrash metal, ...

The best of Bob Popyk's columns from The Music Trades magazine from 2000-2008!It's one thing to just wait for the next customer to walk through the door. It's another thing to market beyond your front door! That's been the topic of most of ...