All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Ninth Edition

I got this book for a class, and I still am learning things from this book to this day. Donald S. Passman is very detailed about every side of the music business, including royalties, accounting, recording contracts, film and television broadcasting, and the many avenues music is distributed. He is very adamant about being a self-starter, which is essential in today's music business, and discusses the details of going the recording contract route versus promoting your music yourself. Passman leaves nothing to the imagination, and even 3 years later, I still have much to learn from this book. If you are serious about your music and want a compact, yet practical guide to the industry, this is the book for you. Read it, you won't be disappointed!

Muy buen libro si quieres estar en el mundo del entretenimiento y manejar Artistas. Lo tiene todo.

As I said in the open if you're serious about the music industry read this book it will teach you all kinds of valuable tools in order to navigate this very tough business and it keeps you up-to-date with the most recent internet and digital things that are happening in the world of music today.

Must have for any musician

Solid insight. For us non-US citizens it may be a bit too focused on the US markets (understandable), but in general the advice and insight is universal and appliable on all markets.Plus, it's quite funny! Great read.

It was great

I needed this for one of my college courses. It was pretty cheap, so I was happy about that. As far as the material, it’s boring and I don’t really care.

I'm only about halfway through this book but it has provided me with the insight of 10+ years in the music industry. Donald Passman is a legend, he explains things that even a dumb musician like myself can understand. I was recommended this book by a friend of mine who runs a record label when I was asking for advice to start my own and I've recommended to everyone I've met in the industry since. I've even made it a mandatory read for every one of our label managers!10/10 - must read

Excelente libro. Se enfoca principalmente en el negocio de la música en EUA (lo cual menciona cada vez que algún dato sólo aplica ahí), por lo que cualquier lector fuera de ahí, debe tenerlo en consideración al momento de aplicar su contenido.

First book I read before starting my venture into the music business world and I feel a lot more confident compared to before I read this book. Author really helps and gives your tips on a personal level. It is also not a book to need to read from start to finish to really learn something important. You can just flips to the chapters that you are most interested about get some good insight on that particular topic.

i loved the book, arrived in a very good condition too

Un libro interessante, per coloro che non sono ancora entrati nel mondo del Business Musicale, ci sono tantissime informazioni aggiornate, scritte in maniera lineare e semplice.Ottimo anche per chi ha poco tempo ed ha bisogno di rapidi riferimenti, grazie a "shortcut" interni che permettono di saltare parti di libro particolarmente approfondite.Consigliatissimo per tutti i musicisti, manager musicali, DJ e producer!

This was a present and was greatly appreciated..