Understanding the Music Industries
eBook - ePub

Understanding the Music Industries

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

About this book

Everyone knows music is big business, but do you really understand how ideas and inspiration become songs, products, downloads, concerts and careers? This textbook guides students to a full understanding of the processes that drive the music industries. More than just an expose or ?how to? guide, this book gives students the tools to make sense of technological change, socio-cultural processes, and the constantly shifting music business environment, putting them in the front line of innovation and entrepreneurship in the future.

Packed with case studies, this book:

• Takes the reader on a journey from Glastonbury and the X-Factor to house concerts and crowd-funded releases;

• Demystifies management, publishing and recording contracts, and the world of copyright, intellectual property and music piracy;

• Explains how digital technologies have changed almost all aspects of music making, performing, promotion and consumption;

• Explores all levels of the music industries, from micro-independent businesses to corporate conglomerates;

• Enables students to meet the challenge of the transforming music industries.

This is the must-have primer for understanding and getting ahead in the music industries. It is essential reading for students of popular music in media studies, sociology and musicology.

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Yes, you can access Understanding the Music Industries by Chris Anderton,Andrew Dubber,Martin James,SAGE Publications Ltd in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Pop Music. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Boxes and Figures
  6. Notes on Authors and Contributors
  7. Introduction
  8. 1 Studying the Music Industries
  9. 2 The Recorded Music Industry
  10. 3 Songwriting and Publishing
  11. 4 Music Production
  12. 5 Music Distribution
  13. 6 Music Promotion
  14. 7 The Live Music Industries
  15. 8 Music Audiences
  16. 9 Copyright and Music Piracy
  17. 10 Contractual Agreements and Relationships
  18. Conclusion
  19. Glossary
  20. References
  21. Index