Making Music Your Business : A Pratical Guide to Making $ Doing What You Love

Introduction xv Chapter One: The Business of the Band 1(12) Forming Your New Business Partnerships Corporations General Business Provisions Chapter Two: The Business of the Band's Name 13(4) Checking on Name Availability Chapter Three: Managers and Management Companies 17(18) What a Manager Does What a Manager Does Not Do Paying Your Manager The Management Contract Firing Your Manager Do's and Don'ts Chapter Four: Business Managers 35(6) What the Business Manager Does Selecting a Business Manager Paying Your Business Manager The Relationship Chapter Five: Doing Business with Booking Agents 41(6) What a Booking Agent Does Finding a Booking Agent Review and Understand Your Agreement Tips for Working with Your Booking Agent Chapter Six: Doing Business with Attorneys 47(6) The Role of the Attorney Finding an Attorney Paying Your Lawyer The Working Relationship Chapter Seven: Equipment Issues 53(6) Paying for Equipment Liability Concerns Vehicles What You Need Chapter Eight: The Business of Performing 59(22) Setting Up a Show Getting Paid How Much will You Make? Performing Music You did not Write Going on Tour Dealing with Larger Venues Paying for Your Tour Foreign Tours Touring Liability Issues Promoting for Your Shows Chapter Nine: The Basics of Copyright 81(14) Sampling Album Art Coauthors Works for Hire Duration of the Copyright Registration Transferring Ownership of Copyrights Termination of the Transfer International Copyright Issues Infringement Chapter Ten: The Business of Publishing 95(22) Definitions Deciding whether You Need Professional Publishing Help What to Look for When Selecting a Publisher Contract Issues Harry Fox Agency Digital Downloads Foreign Publishing Karaoke On Broadway Headed for Hollywood Television Series and Movies Commercials Chapter Eleven: The Business Aspects of Artwork 117(6) Copyright Issues Design Issues Chapter Twelve: Doing Business with a Record Label 123(20) Artist and Repertoire Recoupment Cross Collateralization Term of the Agreement Recording Commitment Royalties Controlled Composition Clause Release of the Record Miscellaneous Contract Provisions Merchandising Rights Videos Sideman Clauses Development Deals Producers Loan Outs Chapter Thirteen: Doing Business with an Independent Label 143(4) Acting as Your Own Label Chapter Fourteen: The Record and CD Duplication Business 147(4) Making the Master Duplication Bar Codes Chapter Fifteen: Selling Your CDs and Merchandise 151(8) Dealing with Distributors Promoting Your Material Bootlegs Selling Your Merchandise Chapter Sixteen: Doing Business on the Internet 159(4) The Band Website Website Basics Other Online Opportunities Chapter Seventeen: Taxes 163(8) Band Taxes Deductions Songwriting Income Tax and Estate Planning Conclusion 171(2) Glossary 173(6) Appendix: Sample Forms 179(66) Index 245(8) About the Author 253