Music Publishing, 5th Edition (Mix Pro Audio Series)

Music Publishing, 5th Edition (Mix Pro Audio Series) List Price: $49.95 Offer Price: USD $31.27 See Latest Price & Discount Author Tim Whitsett Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 2000-06-01 ISBN 193114009X Publisher:Artistpro Editorial Reviews: Book Description Revised and updated in 2001, Whitsett?s guide will empower you to succeed at starting up your own company, climbing the corporate ladder in your current job or adding profits to your current music business activities. Through this one-of-a-kind book you?ll learn how to forecast sales, calculate advances, evaluate copyright purchases, negotiate contracts and licenses, manage personnel and company affairs efficiently and maximize commercial potential plus much more. Customer Reviews: Review #1: Great book that will answer many questions 2006-05-15 Aspiring musicians have alot of questions about this ever-changing industry. This is one book that remains as up-to-date as can be, and answers all these questions and more. You don't end up having information shoved down your throat, but somehow when you're done reading you end up feeling much more knowledgable. For a more step-by-step guide, check out "How To Make A Furtune In The Music Industry By Doing It Yourself: Your Personal Step-By-Step Guide To Having A Successful Career In The Music Business. ... To Sell Music, Book Shows And Get Noticed!" in addition to this book. Review #2: Music Publishing 2005-09-24 Normally, these type of books are very boring. But this one isn't. It's easy-friendly reading. Recommended! Review #3: Excellent, looks expensive but worth the money. 2003-04-18 "Music Publishing" by Tim Whitsett is a value tool to understanding, filing, and starting up any goals in the music industry. The biography of the author is amazing and what he shares through his years of being as music publisher is invaluble. At first look I was skeptical and assumed that my many other books would cover the information in here. I was wrong, this book is detail in, not only, what music publishing is, but how to publish music. The slant of the author is clear when he states that he can never understand why an artist would not publish his/her own music. Another good book about publishing is "Music Publishing: A songwriter's Guide," (it is cheaper than this book) which the author has just as much creditals as Tim Whitsett, but Whitsett goes into more depth making this book a more value tool. Review #4: PUBLISHER SHARES VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE IN UNDERPROMOTED BOOK 2000-01-11 At first glance this is a rather pricey manual for starting a publishing company, but MUSIC PUBLISHING covers the process from top to bottom, beginning with the obvious first step of setting up the business and continuing clear down to the more sophisticated problem of administering others' catalogs. Each music business author has a unique approach, and Whitsett proves to be unusually well qualified to advise publishers, thanks to his wealth of domestic and foreign experience working with major publishers. The mouth-watering chapter in Whitsett's book, which echoes most young songwriters' first question, is "How Much Can I Really Earn from a Hit Song?" For anyone contemplating a venture into publishing, I strongly recommend Tim Whitsett's guidebook. Ron Simpson