Subjects:  1. Entertainment    2. Law    3. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Reviews (5)

Good
Did you ever wish that there was an easy way into the recording and producing of music? Well if you have you'll be disappointed to hear that there is no easy way of getting into this shark infested industry, but there is a book that makes the process look simple because it touches all the sensitive subjects that are not discussed in other title. J. S. Rudsenske's book takes you through some vivid examples and show's you the path to fortune with quick and easy to follow steps.

Good, basic book
While not the most definitive music book available, this one is perfect for complete noobies to the industry. Everything is explained in a way that even the youngest aspiring stars will understand. But if you already know all the terminology and you're looking for a deeper view into the industry, I would suggest that you read "The Music Business: How YOU can make $500,000 "or more" a year in the music industry by Doing it Yourself!" by Ty Cohen.

An excellent and practical guide
Knowledgeably written by J. S. Rudsenske and expertly edited by J. P. Denk, Music Business Made Simple: A Guide To Becoming A Recording Artist is a straightforward, real-world guide to pursuing a career in the highly competitive recording industry. Individual chapters cover how to develop songs and a stage presence; design promotional materials; knowing when to hire an attorney, manager, booking agent, or producer; the ins and outs of getting a record deal; and more. An excellent and practical guide, Music Business Made Simple is very highly recommended -- especially for anyone aspiring to or working daily in the commercial business of making and selling music. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business Aspects    2. Entertainment    3. Music    4. Music trade    5. Music/Songbooks    6. Popular music    7. Recording & Reproduction    8. Vocational guidance   

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Excellent
A book that has it's groundings firmly set into the the real world, dealing with real problems and real people, providing real life examples and presenting all the legal aspects of the entertaintment business. In this forth edition things have been turned up a notch and the information just got a little hotter, with even more revealing information and an interesting online section. As good as this book is there is something on the market that surpasses it, the excellent "How To Make A Furtune In The Music Industry By Doing It Yourself: Your Personal Step-By-Step Guide To Having A Successful Career In The Music Business. ... To Sell Music, Book Shows And Get Noticed!" by author Ty Cohen, a book that contains the latest and best information concerning the world of music producingA book that has it's groundings firmly set into the real world, dealing with real problems and real people, providing real life examples and presenting all the legal aspects of the entertainment business. In this forth edition things have been turned up a notch and the information just got a little hotter, with even more revealing information and an interesting online section. As good as this book is there is something on the market that surpasses it, the excellent "How To Make A Fortune In The Music Industry By Doing It Yourself: Your Personal Step-By-Step Guide To Having A Successful Career In The Music Business. ... To Sell Music, Book Shows And Get Noticed!" by author Ty Cohen, a book that contains the latest and best information concerning the world of music producing.

A helpful examination of the entertainment business
As an attorney teaching an entertainment law course to undergraduates at the University of Notre Dame, I've found this text book to be very useful.Not only does it address and examine legal issues that face entertainmentindustry persons, it examines *how* the entertainment industries actuallywork.The vast majority of my students have found this book to be usefuland worthwhile. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artists' contracts    2. Business & Financial    3. Entertainers    4. Entertainment    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Legal status, laws, etc    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Performing arts    11. United States    12. Financial, taxation, commercial, industrial law    13. Law / General    14. Media, information & communication industries    15. Social law    16. USA   

Reviews (1)

Great legal resource
If you're struggling to understand certain aspects of the music industry's legal side, I suggest this book. Not only does it explain everything in a simple way, it also provides sample contracts. If you're looking for more than just an explanation and you want a large array of sample contracts to choose from, look for "101 Music Business Contracts" from platinum millenium. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Business Aspects    3. Entertainment    4. International    5. Law    6. Music/Songbooks    7. English law: business law    8. English law: media & the law (press, radio, television)    9. Music industry   

Subjects:  1. Artists' contracts    2. Cases    3. Entertainers    4. Entertainment    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal status, laws, etc.    8. Performing arts    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Entertainment    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Subjects:  1. Entertainers    2. Entertainment    3. Law    4. Law and legislation    5. Legal Reference / Law Profession    6. Legal status, laws, etc    7. Legal status, laws, etc.    8. Media & the Law    9. Performing arts    10. United States    11. Law / General    12. Music industry   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Artists' contracts    3. Cases    4. Entertainers    5. Entertainment    6. Law    7. Law and legislation    8. Legal Reference / Law Profession    9. Legal status, laws, etc.    10. Performing arts    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Entertainment    3. Gambling on Indian reservations    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. United States   

Reviews (4)

Glad I Bought This For Class ? Very Useful
I bought this book for a course I'm taking about the music business and after reading it, I'm so glad I did. It's an easy read since it's broken into several chapters...each about a particular musician or group. The chapters tell the story of a legal battle or a deal gone terribly wrong. It illustrates the pitfalls that lay before artists when it comes to publicity, trademarks, estate planning, merchandising, copyright infringement, royalty claims, publishing, bankruptcy, and so much more. I particularly enjoyed the stories about Elvis Presley, Billy Joel, The Beatles, and Judas Priest. A terrific addition to your personal library.

So sue me!!
Nothing says "big business" like a good lawsuit or two... and here's a book that's full of them.Whether it's Billy Joel suing his brother-in-law (who was also his business manager), the Shirelles suing George Harrison, the Beatles suing each other, or some hick parents suing Judas Priest for "causing" their kids to commit suicide (even though they came from physically violent homes), it's all fun and games in the rock and roll courtroom.Most of these are fairly well-known cases, but Soocher's light-handed style lends itself to a quick read.He doesn't get hung up on minutae, and keeps the narrative down to a minimum (although conversely, he also has a genteel streak wherein he sometimes alludes to lurid incidents without fully explaining them, which can get irksome...) Censorship comes up in a few of these cases, but mostly it's all about money, money, money, with a little concern for intellectual property thrown in for good measure.Oddly enough, I found George Michael's lawsuit against Sony to be one of the more interesting chapters in this book -- maybe just because it was one of the least familiar cases.At any rate, if you want to keep your illusions about showbiz intact, you might wanna veer away from this one.If, on the other hand, you're curious about what makes a multi-million dollar contract tick, then snap it up.

Good
A better book that deals with rock legal/economic matters is ROCKONOMICS. A lot, if not most, of the Beatles stuff, for instance, that are in this book are in that book, but better written. Nonetheless, this book had stuffI hadn't known about before, and it confirms what Pete Townshend said in"Rolling Stone" when it was pointed out to him that he had beenfriendly with a lot of English aristocrats, "Aristocrats are supposedto be real sh**s. But I don't think I met even one who was a real sh**.Whereas, in the music business, I could introduce you to a THOUSANDsh**s! " This book is a good study of those types. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Entertainment    2. Genres & Styles - Rock    3. History & Criticism    4. History & Criticism - General    5. Music    6. Rock    7. Contract law    8. Law as it applies to other professions    9. Rock & pop   

Reviews (5)

Excellent
Having trouble with understanding the contracts that are required for successful entry into the music industry? In a tight spot with those late contracts? Don't worry this guide is here to help you, with real life examples and an extensive collection of templates for business contracts, each explained in the tiniest of detail. don't miss this 2-in-one book, a title that combines clear examples, good theory and an easy structure into a mega bundle that will help you sleep without worries at night

Great book of legal facts about the music industry.
If you're struggling to understand certain aspects of the music industry's legal side, I suggest this book. Not only does it explain everything in a simple way, it also provides sample contracts. If you're looking for more than just an explanation and you want a large array of sample contracts to choose from, look for "101 Music Business Contracts" from platinum millenium.

A must-read!
Coming from a record label's perspective, this book is absolutely a must-read for anyone in a band, whether a beginner or a seasoned veteran. I like how the contracts are picked apart and rewritten in layman's terms; it clearly explains what a band is in for. I recommend it to any band we work with BEFORE we give them a contract!
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Subjects:  1. Business Aspects    2. Entertainment    3. Instruction & Study - Songwriting    4. Music    5. Music/Songbooks    6. Practical Guides    7. English Law    8. Music / Reference    9. Music industry   

Subjects:  1. Entertainers    2. Entertainment    3. International    4. Law    5. Law and legislation    6. Legal Reference / Law Profession    7. Legal status, laws, etc    8. Performing arts    9. International Law    10. Law / International   

Reviews (3)

Revisiting My Own Book
It may have been only an odd mistake that led Amazon to invite me to review my own book, which was published 26 years ago, in 1980. Because I am often critical of my books, I am somewhat surprised by how much I continue to take pleasure in this one. I value it as a still uniquely detailed, sober, and yet imaginative argument meant to persuade--really persuade--philosophers and lovers of philosophy that it is unreasonable to interpret philosopohical views without considering the lives and emotions of the philosophers who created them. Most philosophers have had a stubborn but understandable prejudice against such an attempt, which they label, as if it were a fallacy, "psychologism." But a comparison of their lives and fortunes and misfortunes with their abstract thought shows how misled these philosophers have been. As I write toward the end of the book, "Neither art, philosophy, nor science alone is adequate to understand or express human experience. Life would be more intellectually rewarding if artists and scientists were were more effectively interested in philosophy, and philosophers more effectively in art and science."
A psychological review of the great philosophers
While psycho-analyses of people is something I generally shy away from, Ben-Ami Sharfstein has completed a fascinating string of case-studies. What makes it interesting is that the "subjects" are the greatest philosophers who have ever lived.
The life helps you understand the work
I read this book in the language it was first published in, Hebrew. I found it remarkable . It showed in a deeper way than any other research I had seen the connection between the lives of the philosophers and their thought.
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Subjects:  1. Entertainment    2. History & Surveys - General    3. Law    4. Philosophers    5. Philosophy    6. Philosophy (General)    7. Psychology    8. Philosophy / History, Criticism, Surveys   

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Turn Your Radio Station On
This handbook speaks directly to public broadcasters.It's edge-of-your-seat, can't-put-it-down reading, and a solid guide to what you need to know about running a public radio station.Read more

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Subjects:  1. Art    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Art (Economic Aspects)    4. Artists    5. Commercial - General    6. Entertainment    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Legal status, laws, etc.    9. Marketing    10. Reference    11. United States    12. Art sales & auctioneering   

Subjects:  1. Communications    2. Entertainment    3. Law    4. Legal Reference / Law Profession   

Subjects:  1. Communication    2. Communications    3. Entertainment    4. Example    5. Law    6. Sociology    7. Communication Studies    8. Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication   

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This is A prtable Lawyer at Your Disposal
As a budding screenwriter, I find this book helpful in a way that I can enrich myself with the knowledge that otherwise has to be earned through hours of lawyer's consulting fees. the

This is a fantastic resource for any screenwriter.
How do you know if you're getting a fair deal?How do you protect your original creation?And what does it mean when they tell you you're going to get a share of "Net Profits?"This is an invaluable resourcefor screenwriters.Stephen Breimer is an entertainment lawyer who reallyknows his stuff.It's great that he took the time to make this informationavailable (for a lot less money than he'd charge for an hour of his time!). Screenwriters, don't be taken! Check it out (or better, buy it!). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Authors and publishers    2. Business Aspects    3. Cinema/Film: Book    4. Entertainment    5. Film & Video - Screenwriting    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal status, laws, etc.    8. Motion picture industry    9. Performing Arts    10. Screenwriters    11. United States    12. Cinema industry    13. Law as it applies to other professions    14. Rhetoric    15. Writing & editing guides   

Subjects:  1. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice    2. Cases    3. Entertainers    4. Entertainment    5. Law    6. Law and legislation    7. Legal Reference / Law Profession    8. Legal status, laws, etc.    9. Mass media    10. Performing arts    11. United States    12. Social law   

Reviews (4)

Excellent
Music business is an area where many dream to enter but also many see their dreams being crushed by outside forces. If you don't want to rise and fall quickly then you must read a guide into this world. This book is exactly that, a comprehensive guide into the closed door world of the music moguls. The book by Lee Wilson is one of the best on the market, with an easy structure and understandable terms for all those who want to engage in a music industry I recommend this book for all those who want an insider's look into the industry.

Great. Must-have!
This book is written in a way that anyone can understand. However, it covers advanced legal issues that are hard for anyone to understand. This book clears up any legal questions you might have had, and does it in a simple way. I recommend this book alongside "101 Music Business Contracts" from Platinum Millenium.

Essential reading for everyone in the music business.
This business and legal guide for songwriters and performers illustrates aspects of the law with examples from real life, providing appropriate and easy insights on everything from copyright law to choosing a manager andworking with music lawyers. Any involved in music will find Making it inthe Music Business an important, practical guide. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Business Aspects    2. Copyright    3. Economic Aspects Of Music    4. Entertainment    5. General    6. Legal status, laws, etc.    7. Music    8. Music trade    9. Music/Songbooks    10. Musicians    11. United States    12. Law for the lay person    13. Music industry