Research Catalog

Title

Artist management for the music business / Paul Allen.

Author

Allen, Paul, 1946-

Publication

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, ©2007.

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Details

Description

xiv, 274 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Allen prepares you for the realities of successfully directing the careers of talented performers in the high-risk, high-reward music business. You will learn to prepare yourself for a career in artist management - and then learn the tools to coach, lead, organize time, manage finances, market an artist, and carve out a successful career path for both yourself and your clients. The book features profiles of artist managers, an exclusive and detailed template for an artist career plan, and samples of major contract sections for artist management and record deals. Updated information including a directory of artist management companies is available at the book's companion website."--Jacket.

Subject

• Music trade > United States
• Music > Economic aspects
• Performing arts > Vocational guidance
• Music trade
• Musikwirtschaft
• United States
• USA

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-268) and index.

Contents

Principles of management for the artist manager -- Preparing to manage -- The artist : preparing to be managed -- Lessons in artist management : Colonel Parker to Sharon Osbourne -- The artist management contract -- Planning : a primer for the artist manager -- The artist as a business -- Income from live performance -- Income from songwriting -- Income from recording -- Conducting business for the artist -- The artist career plan -- Coaching, leadership and final advice.

ISBN

• 9780240809243
• 0240809246

LCCN

2007020282

OCLC

• ocn132583425
• 132583425
• SCSB-13946275

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library