Confessions of a Record Producer
(Book). It's been 10 years since Confessions of a Record Producer published real-life numbers showing what artists made on so-called "hit records" and how producers, labels, managers, and even the artists' own lawyers conspire to cheat them out of royalties. It's the only publication that tells the real story of how artists get ripped off and how they can protect their assets. In a special 10th Anniversary Edition, author Moses Avalon, one of the industry's most sought-after consultants and...
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It's been 10 years since Confessions of a Record Producer published real-life numbers showing what artists made on so-called "hit records" and how producers, labels, managers, and even the artists' own lawyers conspire to cheat them out of royalties. It's the only publication that tells the real story of how artists get ripped off and how they can protect their assets. In a special 10th Anniversary Edition, author Moses Avalon, one of the industry's most sought-after consultants and artist's rights gurus, has updates on all of the old shams and many new ones created by the internet and the ongoing transformation of the music industry. * Detailed numbers on how new royalties from digital downloads are calculated, collected, and manipulated. * Deep inside the new so-called "360 Deals" offered by the major labels. * Plus a DVD-ROM containing private lessons from Avalon's Workshop. Groundbreaking charts and graphs show industry consolidation, whoowns what, and where the future of the music business is headed Booknews A 15-year music business veteran writing under an assumed name offers a practical guide to surviving the cannibalistic realities of the music recording business. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Pt. 1The Game01The Players031The Pros052The Creators153Companies, Companies, Companies31The Deal414Understanding Distribution, or Why Are There So Many Logos on the Record?435The Major Label Deal from the Artist's Point of View496Publishing Deals: The 200% Pie, or 100% of Something Is Better than 200% of Nothing637The Major Label Deal from the Producer's Point of View698The Major Label Deal from the Record Company's Point of View819The Single9110The Independent Record Deal: The Birth of the New Indie9911The Independent Record Deal from the Point of View of the Record Company10312The Independent Record Deal from the Point of View of the Artist10713The Baby Record Deal11514The Vanity Label12315Wrap-Up - Who Earned What?139Pt. 2Scams and Shams145Watching Your Back14716The Myth of Copyright Protection, or "Hey, They Stole My Song!"14917Master Fraud16718Sneaky Lawyer Stuff173Miscellaneous Myths and Untruths19519A&R Dogma19720Production Boners20321Marketing Mishigas20722Getting Credit Where Credit Is Due21123Industry Census21924The Big Picture, or the Record Industry from the Point of View of the Rest of the World223Record/Pause237Checklist for Disaster237Final Word239Acknowledgments241
\ BooknewsA 15-year music business veteran writing under an assumed name offers a practical guide to surviving the cannibalistic realities of the music recording business. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
