A completely revised and updated edition of the definitive guide to “Music Business” by Australia’s top music lawyer and dealmaker Shane Simpson. This book will guide the reader through every aspect of building a music career in Australia. It identifies all the most common potential problems and offers practical solutions based on long legal experience.
Dozens of questions are explored and explained for the benefit of the newcomer and seasoned professional alike. Highly detailed yet easy to understand, this book is the indispensable industry bible that no serious musician should be without.
New in this edition:
- Huge copyright changes
- New mechanical royalty regime
- Internet and download issues
- Ring tones become a business
- Record contract developments
- Management deals
- Royalty breakdowns
- Record company cannibalisation
- Napster, Kazaa, downloads go to trial
- Philanthropic support for music
- Tax changes
- Setting up your own record label