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The Art of Business in Music, Second Edition
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Series: Essential Reading, Book 1
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ISBN13: 9798304692328
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 24 2024
Pages: 394
Weight: 2.01
Height: 0.81 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 24 2024
Pages: 394
Weight: 2.01
Height: 0.81 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
THE ART OF BUSINESS IN MUSIC, SECOND EDITION
BLACK HOLE PROTOCOL
If you're reading this blurb, congratulations-you just stepped into classified territory. This is not an average industry guide. This is not a self-help book. This is a controlled detonation. For decades, artists, producers, writers, and musicians have signed their names in ink and watched their futures fade into the abyss. Because the truth is brutal:
- The system was never broken. It was built to break you.
- Contracts aren't paperwork. They're permission slips to control all of your revenue.
- The industry doesn't reward talent. It rewards ownership. Still think passion is enough? The only thing that gets rich on passion alone is a funeral home. Let's talk numbers:
I'd be a few million dollars richer today.
That's not a metaphor. The numbers don't lie. The second edition of The Art of Business in Music isn't just updated-
- IT'S REWIRED.
- IT'S RELOADED.
- IT'S A BLUEPRINT TO SURVIVAL. This book doesn't teach you how to succeed in the music business.
- It teaches you how to own it.
- It teaches you how to stop being a pawn and start playing like the kings and queens at the top.
- It hands you the exact tools they pray you never find. This is everything in the first edition on steroids.
We've taken the business, the music, the production, the recording, the contracts, the copyrights-everything you need to know when you get involved in the industry-and gone into detail at the highest level. Think you know how Warner Brothers and the MLC operate? Think again. The real story isn't what they tell you-it's what they never want you to find out. What I've lived is what I've written, with the hope that it will help my fellow artists, writers, producers, and musicians by showing them what 'they' are truly capable of. What's in this book? It's the stuff that takes years to learn, and it's all laid out for you.
You may know a lot about the business, but I promise you, there's stuff in here you may not know.
The Art of Business in Music, Second Edition, is the ultimate cheat code. You have two choices:
- Forget this book even exists and keep living in denial.
- Burn the record industry playbook, and master the art of business in music. This isn't just a book. It's a black box.
IF YOU'RE READY, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, AND BUY IT NOW.
IF YOU'RE NOT, IGNORE THIS BOOK AND KEEP BELIEVING IN FAIRY TALES. If you think you already know the game, prove it. Read this book-and then tell me I'm wrong. Pages: 321
Word count: 97,094
Release Date: 11.24.24
2025 Brooklyn Icy Publishing
Amazon Paperback - Color
Essential Reading Series - Volume 1: The Art of Business in Music, Second Edition
- The system was never broken. It was built to break you.
- Contracts aren't paperwork. They're permission slips to control all of your revenue.
- The industry doesn't reward talent. It rewards ownership. Still think passion is enough? The only thing that gets rich on passion alone is a funeral home. Let's talk numbers:
- The majority of musicians never see a dollar beyond their advance.
- 90% of creatives never own their masters.
- The term recoupable expenses has destroyed more careers than bad music ever could.
I'd be a few million dollars richer today.
That's not a metaphor. The numbers don't lie. The second edition of The Art of Business in Music isn't just updated-
- IT'S REWIRED.
- IT'S RELOADED.
- IT'S A BLUEPRINT TO SURVIVAL. This book doesn't teach you how to succeed in the music business.
- It teaches you how to own it.
- It teaches you how to stop being a pawn and start playing like the kings and queens at the top.
- It hands you the exact tools they pray you never find. This is everything in the first edition on steroids.
We've taken the business, the music, the production, the recording, the contracts, the copyrights-everything you need to know when you get involved in the industry-and gone into detail at the highest level. Think you know how Warner Brothers and the MLC operate? Think again. The real story isn't what they tell you-it's what they never want you to find out. What I've lived is what I've written, with the hope that it will help my fellow artists, writers, producers, and musicians by showing them what 'they' are truly capable of. What's in this book? It's the stuff that takes years to learn, and it's all laid out for you.
You may know a lot about the business, but I promise you, there's stuff in here you may not know.
The Art of Business in Music, Second Edition, is the ultimate cheat code. You have two choices:
- Forget this book even exists and keep living in denial.
- Burn the record industry playbook, and master the art of business in music. This isn't just a book. It's a black box.
IF YOU'RE READY, ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES, AND BUY IT NOW.
IF YOU'RE NOT, IGNORE THIS BOOK AND KEEP BELIEVING IN FAIRY TALES. If you think you already know the game, prove it. Read this book-and then tell me I'm wrong. Pages: 321
Word count: 97,094
Release Date: 11.24.24
2025 Brooklyn Icy Publishing
Amazon Paperback - Color
Essential Reading Series - Volume 1: The Art of Business in Music, Second Edition
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