Good Reference for Those in the Music Industry

I don't know why this one went over my head, but I really want to put you guys on to this book that really breaks down how the music industry works. It's my personal favorite, and for those of you who have already read it, feel free to comment your review/opinion on this book. It's called All You Need to Know About the Music Business by Donald Passman, who we've actually reached out to for the November 2013 issue. We'll keep you posted on the progress with that. Anyway, this book breaks down everything from distribution of royalties, to how record labels really work, to the roles of managers, PR agents and A&R Reps, lawyers, publishers, etc. It also breaks down how to get your music registered for copyright, registered under a PRO (Performing Rights Organization), all that stuff.

In the meantime, check out our recently released August issue of  M Pire Magazine below: