The Music Business for Music Creators: Industry Mechanics for Contemporary Creators [Paperback]

Part 1: Song and Recording Copyrights? 1. Understanding Copyright? 2. What are Master Rights?? 3. Song Splits??Part 2: Music Industry Structures and Roles? 4. What is Music Publishing?? 5. The Role of a Record Company? 6. Artist and Labels Services? 7. What Do Artists Managers Do?? 8. What Do Music Lawyers do?? 9. What Do Accountants Do?? 10. Understanding the Live Sector??Part 3: Being a Recording Artist? 11. Artist Development: The Rarely Spoken Truths of Self Discovery? 12. Being in a Band? 13. The Art of Negotiation? 14. Rights Management and Collection Societies? 15. Song and Recording Registration??Part 4: Releasing Music? 16. Releasing Music without a Record Company? 17. Ten Key Steps When Releasing Music? 18. Writing a Press Release? 19. Understanding Digital Distribution? 20. Releasing Cover Songs and Remixes? 21. Costing and Budgeting for Artists Releasing Music? 22. Understanding Growth on Streaming Platforms? 23. The Algorithmic Scaffold of Spotify and its Playlists? 24. Pitching For Playlists? 25. Sonic Virality: When the Listeners Speak? 26. Ten Tips for Gaining Growth on Audio Streaming Platforms? 27. Sampling and Being Sampled: The Culture of Permission??Part 5: An Exploration of Income Streams for Music Creators? 28. Paths of Profit for Music Creators? 29. Working For Hire? 30. The Self-Recording Musician? 31. The Sync Business? 32. Artist Merchandise? 33. Funding Opportunities? 34. A Guide to Building a Portfolio Career: Understanding the Gig Economy? 35. Reaching out to Music Industry Professionals? 36. Songwriters Pitching Songs to Recording Artists? 37. Expected Standards of Song Presentation? 38. Production Music and Media Composers? 39. The Importance of Metadata??Part 6: The Future of The Business??40. The Global Marketplace? 41. Artificial Intelligence in Creativity and Analytics? 42. Mental Health Awareness: A Creatorslˆ