The Recording Industry presents a brief but comprehensive overview of how records are made, marketed, and sold. Designed for an introductory survey course, but

A brief but comprehensive examination of how records are made, marketed, and sold. This new edition takes into account the massive changes in the recording indu

Tracing the cultural, technological, and economic shifts that shaped the transformation of the recording industry

This book explores the fascinating world of the record business, its technology, the music and the musicians from Edison's phonograph to the compact disc. The g

A guide to the music business and its legal issues provides real-world coverage of a wide range of topics, including teams of advisors, record deals, songwritin