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Summary: This book should be required reading
Review: for anyone who is interested in being part of the music business. Every teacher at UCLA in the Music Business program recommends this book for their class, and I can see why. Even though I am now in the business itself, I STILL go back and re-read sections because of the great info in here.
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Summary: the best book about the biz
Review: I had been meaning to read this book for a while by the time I actually got around to it, and now I wished I hadn't waisted so much time before I did. This has to be one of the most valuable books (if not the most valuable) about the industry I have ever read (and, let me tell ya', I've read a lot of books!). I expected a "glossing over" of many topics because of the fact that the book is not very long and is very comprehensive in its subject matter, but, low-and-behold, I was amazed to find so much in-depth information regarding each individual topic, actually more about certain issues than I have managed to attain reading separate works devoted wholly to any one subject covered in the book. Mr. Passman's great use of wit keeps this book very entertaining for those of you who would rather not have yourself associated with anything that may be deemed "educational" (and his years of experience are there to serve those of you who won't associate with "humor", you know who you are). I highly recommend this informative, well written book to anyone who has their sights set on any area of the music business, and even for those who don't, it can make a lot of sense out of many of the VH1 "Behind the Music" episodes.
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Summary: Salan Recording Studio
Review: We operate a recording studio in Sheboygan Wisconsin and purchased this book thinking it could help us with various aspects of the music industry. This book has not only helped us understand the intricate dealings artists and individuals involved in this business need to know but we have decided to add it to our package offering and include it with all major projects signed at our studio. The artists love the info as it takes them step by step through the maze of legal documentation in a "no nonsense" and easy to understand process. Some even report having saved the cost of there sessions at our studio by using some of the approaches recommended by the author.
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Summary: The best book ever for the music business
Review: This book is really helpful. I really enjoyed reading it. Very easy reading for the person who gets very restless and bored after the first page. I reccommend this to any one who wishes to get involved in this business
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Summary: You can't live without this book!
Review: Without a doubt one of the most resourceful guides for not only aspiring musicians, but managers, producers and regular record and radio folk as well. You can't say you're interested in a career in the music industry without having this book on your shelf!
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Summary: COCKY TITLE DELIVERS WHAT IT PROMISES
Review: Author Passman has created something of a journalistic feat: his book is an attorney's look at the mechanisms of the music industry-usually not a particularly fascinating subject-yet he's made it great fun to read. An LA-based music attorney since the seventies, Passman is boyishly enthusiastic about his subject, and says the book is an outgrowth of his professional need to explain the basic workings of the industry to his artist clients. Though he says he is not writing technically (as if for fellow attorneys), he has nevertheless included virtually all of the checkpoints, or "deal points," that come up in contract negotiations today. The point of view being marketed here is that it pays to be an informed artist or songwriter, even if you think you don't care that much about the business side. Passman's "blurbs," or endorsements, are almost overkill: the likes of artist Don Henley, producer Quincy Jones, and longtime Warner Communications Chairman Mo Ostin. In the light of all this prestige (even the publisher, Prentice Hall, is an old-guard New York house), I couldn't believe that beneath Joe Smith's back- cover endorsement, Capitol-EMI, of which Smith was chair, was misspelled as "Capital." Minor flaw, all things considered, and happily not a predictor of sloppy work inside. Passman is an excellent choice for either personal learning or university-level classroom study. On first hearing, the title seems a bit arrogant, but Passman just about does cover it all. The 1994 second edition is virtually identical to the first, except for a welcome expansion of the opening "First Steps" section, and a detailed explanation of legislation the entire music industry lobbied long and hard to achieve: the Audio Home Recording Act of 1992 (the "home taping" legislation). Passman explains the projected flow of revenues from this act back into the music industry: one third to songwriters and publishers, and two thirds to record companies. Among the nineties books on the business of the music industry, this is one of the very best. Ron Simpson, School of Music, Brigham Young University. Author of MASTERING THE MUSIC BUSINESS.
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Summary: All You Need
Review: Like the title says, this book is a straight-forward no-nonsense guide to all you need to know about the music business. I have read it several times and I recommend it to all my clients in the entertainment industry.
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Summary: The Be-All End-All Beginner's Guide
Review: When I bought this book, I knew *nothing* about the music industry. After I read it, I was able to have intelligent conversations with industry pros. And the book is so well respected just droping it's name gets me attention. A must!
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Summary: If you want to know the ins and outs of the industry...
Review: Wether your a musician, producer or even current record exec. You should give this book a shot, it's very comprehensive and efficient. Once you read this book there's nothing left to know.
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Summary: A Must Have!
Review: Success is about having the right information and then knowing how to and actually applying it! This is one of the books we recommend highly in our Hip Hop Entrepreneur Bookshelf on our website!--Walt Goodridge, President Hip Hop Entrepreneur Association (Walt is also author of Rap: This Game of Exposure and, The Game of Artist Management, The Hip Hop Entrepreneur Lists of Exposure, The Niche Market Report, and other success tools for the Hip Hop Entrepreneur)
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