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Introduction | 13 | |
Part 1 | Welcome to the New Music Business | 21 |
Lesson 1 | Old School vs. New Reality: The Digital Revolution Levels the Playing Field | 22 |
Welcome to the Old School Music Business: What Your Record Earns and What You Get to Keep | 23 | |
Start with the Royalty Rate | 23 | |
Here Come the Deductions | 24 | |
What's Left? | 27 | |
Now Consider an Even Worse Scenario | 28 | |
Welcome to the New Reality | 29 | |
New School vs. Old School: Your Decisions vs. Corporate Structures | 29 | |
New School vs. Old School: Home Studio vs. Big Studio | 30 | |
New School vs. Old School: Internet Radio vs. Traditional Radio | 31 | |
New School vs. Old School: Your Label vs. Their Label | 32 | |
New School vs. Old School: Your Marketing vs. Their Marketing | 32 | |
New School vs. Old School: Your Profits vs. Their Profits | 33 | |
New School vs. Old School: Your Control vs. Their Control | 33 | |
Lesson 2 | Radio and Records: How to Play the Game | 35 |
The Radio/Record Company Dance | 35 | |
Making Radio Work for You | 40 | |
Pay-for-Play | 41 | |
Basic Calls to Action | 42 | |
Another Call to Action: The Power of 200 Letter and Request | 43 | |
Create the Right Ad and Start Small | 44 | |
Lesson 3 | The Illusion of Needing a Record Deal: Courtney Love's Real-World Wake-Up Call | 47 |
Courtney Does the Math on Record Contracts | 48 | |
Artists, Copyright Law, and the RIAA | 50 | |
Technology Is Not Piracy | 52 | |
Artists Have Options | 54 | |
Equity for Artists | 56 | |
Music Is a Service to Its Customers | 57 | |
New Models for the Record Business | 58 | |
An Open Letter to Steve Case | 58 | |
Corporate Sponsorships | 59 | |
Money as Incentive | 60 | |
In Conclusion | 66 | |
Lesson 4 | A View from Both Sides of the Fence: Steve Lukather on What's Right and What's Wrong with the Music Business | 63 |
Lukather on the Music Business, Yesterday and Today | 64 | |
Musicians and Their Craft | 69 | |
Signing with a Major Label or an Independent | 71 | |
Keeping It Real | 72 | |
Making a Hit Record | 73 | |
Enjoying Your Gift of Music | 74 | |
Lesson 5 | Building Your A-Team: Who You Need and Who You Don't | 75 |
Attorneys | 75 | |
It's All about Billable Hours | 76 | |
Finding and Hiring the Right Attorney | 78 | |
Get It in Writing | 79 | |
Negotiating a Fee | 81 | |
Setting Deal Parameters | 82 | |
When You Need an Attorney--And When You Don't | 83 | |
Great Advice and Free Stuff You Can Get in Seconds | 85 | |
Good CPAs: Worth Their Weight in Gold | 87 | |
A Cautionary Tale | 87 | |
Tracking Expenses on Your Own | 90 | |
Agents: Do You Really Need One? | 91 | |
Part 2 | Writing Your Songs, Getting Your Sound, and Mixing, Mastering, and Recording Your Music | 95 |
Lesson 6 | It's All About the Song: Advice and Inspiration from Diane Warren | 96 |
Diane on Starting Out | 97 | |
The Big Break | 99 | |
The Learning That'll Never End | 99 | |
The Diane Warren Songwriting Process | 100 | |
Protect Yourself and Your Music | 101 | |
Radio and the Music Business Today | 102 | |
A Song Is a Part of Who You Are | 103 | |
Lesson 7 | Developing Your Sound: Advice from Bob Bradshaw | 105 |
Bob Bradshaw on Starting Out | 106 | |
Great Combinations = Great Sounds | 108 | |
The Bob Bradshaw Sound Philosophy | 108 | |
Getting a Great Sound | 111 | |
Amps and Speakers: The Keys to a Great Sound | 112 | |
Getting a Professional Sound on a Modest Budget | 116 | |
Going the Custom Route | 116 | |
Twenty Ways to Get Great Sounds | 117 | |
Lesson 8 | Finding the Best Recording and Creating Platform: Using What the Pros Use | 122 |
Your Computer: The Hub of Your System | 123 | |
Your Computer/Audio Interface | 124 | |
Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) | 126 | |
Digidesign Pro Tools | 127 | |
MOTU Digital Performer | 131 | |
Emagic Logic | 135 | |
Steinberg | 138 | |
Plug-ins | 144 | |
Ableton Live | 145 | |
Antares | 147 | |
Cycling '74 pluggo 3 | 150 | |
IK Multimedia | 151 | |
MOTU MachFive | 153 | |
Native Instruments | 155 | |
Propellerhead | 160 | |
Sibelius | 163 | |
Sonic Solutions | 167 | |
Spectrasonics | 169 | |
Steinberg | 172 | |
TASCAM GigaStudio | 174 | |
Waves | 176 | |
Outboard Gear, Sound Controllers, and Mixers | 177 | |
Sound Controllers | 178 | |
Mixers | 178 | |
Storage Systems | 179 | |
Tape Storage | 179 | |
Hard Disk Storage | 180 | |
Lesson 9 | Mixing Your Music: Advice from Bob Clearmountain | 184 |
Bob on Starting Out | 185 | |
Being Successful in Music Is Doing the Best You Can | 187 | |
A Constantly Changing Approach to Recording and Mixing Music | 188 | |
The Bob Clearmountain Mixing Process | 190 | |
It Doesn't Take a Lot of Money to Mix Great-Sounding Records | 192 | |
Bob Clearmountain's Mix This! Studio Equipment List | 197 | |
On How Long It Should Take to Make a Record | 201 | |
How Making Music and Records Has Changed | 201 | |
Lesson 10 | Mastering Your Music: Advice from Bob Ludwig | 203 |
Bob on Starting Out | 204 | |
The Music Business, Yesterday and Today | 205 | |
The Importance of Mixing in the Recording Process | 206 | |
The Importance of Mastering in the Recording Process | 207 | |
The Biggest Mistakes People Make in Recording | 210 | |
Tips on Setting Up a Recording Studio Workstation and Recording Platform | 211 | |
Some Advice on Internet and Remote Broadcasting | 212 | |
The Future of Recording | 213 | |
Part 3 | Your Business in the New Music Business | 215 |
Lesson 11 | Launching the Business of You, Inc.: Five Steps to Incorporation | 216 |
The Benefits of Incorporation | 216 | |
Tax Advantages | 217 | |
Other Advantages | 219 | |
Step 1 | Determine the Type of Business You Want | 221 |
Step 2 | Choose a Business Name | 222 |
Step 3 | Get Good Advice | 222 |
Step 4 | File with the IRS | 224 |
Form SS-4 | 224 | |
Form 2553 | 225 | |
Step 5 | File a Business in My State | 225 |
After Incorporating | 226 | |
Lesson 12 | Real-World New Music Business Boot Camp: What You Need to Know about Copyrights, Music Publishing, and Licensing | 227 |
The Get Smart Quick Guide to Copyrights | 228 | |
Your Copyright Is All Yours | 229 | |
How to Copyright Your Work in Three Easy Steps | 230 | |
Copyright Issues Regarding Employment | 231 | |
The Basic Ins and Outs of Music Publishing | 232 | |
How Music Publishers Generate Revenue | 233 | |
Writer-Publisher Relationships | 235 | |
How Your Publisher Works for You | 236 | |
Administrative Agreements | 238 | |
Negotiating the Best Agreement | 239 | |
Forming Your Own Music Publishing Company | 240 | |
Joining the Right Organizations | 241 | |
Licensing and Protecting Your Work | 242 | |
Key Points in a Licensing Agreement | 243 | |
Part 4 | Marketing, Selling, and Distributing Your Music All Over the World: Tapping into the Big Money Potential of Niche Markets, the Internet, and Webcasting | 247 |
Lesson 13 | Premiering Your Music: Three Steps to Broadcasting and Selling Your Music to a Global Audience | 248 |
Step 1 | Get a Domain Name | 249 |
Step 2 | Get a Web Site | 253 |
Decide on the Basics: Size and Layout | 254 | |
Personalizing Your Site | 254 | |
Go Global | 255 | |
Step 3 | Begin Broadcasting Your Music | 255 |
Personalize Your Music and Message | 257 | |
Know Who's Listening to Your Music | 258 | |
Learn How to Promote Your Music | 259 | |
Select the Broadcast Package Best Suited to Your Needs | 259 | |
Create Your Internet Radio Station | 260 | |
Questions about Internet Broadcasting | 260 | |
Promoting and Selling Your Music and Web Site | 264 | |
Use Search Engines and Metatags to Direct Traffic to Your Site | 264 | |
Create Tie-ins with Other Sites and Companies | 265 | |
Associate Yourself with a Powerful Brand | 265 | |
Do Deals with Other Web Sites | 265 | |
Sell Your Music on the Internet | 265 | |
Sell All Forms of Your Music on Your Site | 266 | |
Cool Ways to Record, Send, and Receive Music from Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime | 266 | |
Lessons of Inspiration | 269 | |
Learning from Greatness: The Tommy Tedesco Story | 269 | |
On Selling Your Creative Ideas to Noncreative People | 272 | |
On How to Make Yourself Wanted | 273 | |
Shattering the Myth of the Must-Have Music Town: The Studio on Music Row | 275 | |
On What Inspires Greatness | 276 | |
On Getting to Where You Want to Go and Suprising Ways It Can Inspire You | 278 | |
Index | 282 |
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