The music business and recording industry /
Hull, Geoffrey P.
The music business and recording industry / by Geoffrey P. Hull. - 2nd edition. - New York ; London : Routledge, 2004. - xii, 335 p. : ill.
Previous ed.: Boston, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-326) and index.
A comprehensive guide to how records are made, marketed, and sold, opening with an overview of popular music and its place in society, along with the key players in the recording industry: record companies, music publishers and performance outlets. In the second and third parts, the making of a recording and legal issues are addressed. The Recording Industry presents a brief but comprehensive examination of how records are made, marketed, and sold. The book opens with an overview of popular music and its place in American society, along with descriptions of key players in the recording industry. In the book's second part, the making of a recording is traced from production through marketing and retail sales. Finally, in Part III, legal issues, including copyright and problems of piracy, are addressed.The new edition takes into account the massive changes in the recording industry occurring today due to the revolution of music on the web. This new reality informs all parts of the second edition, from issues of production and distribution to legal issues.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203843192 (ebook)
Sound recording industry.
Industry.
Electronic books.
The music business and recording industry / by Geoffrey P. Hull. - 2nd edition. - New York ; London : Routledge, 2004. - xii, 335 p. : ill.
Previous ed.: Boston, Mass.: Allyn & Bacon, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-326) and index.
A comprehensive guide to how records are made, marketed, and sold, opening with an overview of popular music and its place in society, along with the key players in the recording industry: record companies, music publishers and performance outlets. In the second and third parts, the making of a recording and legal issues are addressed. The Recording Industry presents a brief but comprehensive examination of how records are made, marketed, and sold. The book opens with an overview of popular music and its place in American society, along with descriptions of key players in the recording industry. In the book's second part, the making of a recording is traced from production through marketing and retail sales. Finally, in Part III, legal issues, including copyright and problems of piracy, are addressed.The new edition takes into account the massive changes in the recording industry occurring today due to the revolution of music on the web. This new reality informs all parts of the second edition, from issues of production and distribution to legal issues.
Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780203843192 (ebook)
Sound recording industry.
Industry.
Electronic books.