Artist Management for the Music Business

Anyone managing an artist's career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. Learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career.
Artist Management for the Music Business gives a comprehensive view of how to generate income through music and how to strategically plan for future growth. The book is full of valuable practical insights. It includes interviews and case studies with examples of real-world management issues and outcomes.
Updates to this new edition include a new chapter for independent, self-managing artists, expanded and updated sections on networking, social media, and streaming, and a basic introduction to data analytics for the music business.
This book gives access to resources about artist management and the music business at its companion website, www.artistmanagementonline.com.

Paul Allen - Is a practical Manufacturing consultant with 30 years experience in a wide range of industries. His aim is to impart practical ideas that Engineers and technicians can easily use in their day to day work to remove frustration and make processes work reliably...

List of Figures List of Tables Chapter 1 - Artist Management Principles Chapter 2 - Preparing to Manage Chapter 3 - Entrepreneurship Chapter 4 - The Artist Prepares to be Managed Chapter 5 - Lessons in Artist Management Chapter 6 - The Indie Artist Chapter 7 - The Artist Management Contract Chapter 8 - A Planning Primer for the Artist Manager Chapter 9 - The Artist as a Business and a Brand Chapter 10 - Income from Live Performance Chapter 11 - Income from Songwriting Chapter 12 - Income from Recording Chapter 13 - Conducting Business for the Artist Chapter 14 - Mentors, Coaches and Leaders Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F Epilogue Index