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Understanding the Music Business: Real World Insights
Hardcover
Music Instruction: GeneralMusic Business
ISBN13: 9781138678699
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 12 2017
Pages: 412
Weight: 1.41
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
In today's fast-moving music industry, what does it take to build a life-long career? Understanding the Music Business offers students a concise yet comprehensive overview of the rapidly evolving music industry, rooted in real-world experiences. Anchored by a wealth of career profiles and case studies, this second edition has been updated throughout to include the most important contemporary developments, including the advent of streaming and the shift to a DIY paradigm. Highly readable, Understanding the Music Business is the perfect introduction for anyone seeking to understand how musical talents connect to making a living.
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