Donald S. Passman

Después de 11 ediciones en inglés, por fin en castellano uno de los libros indispensables para introducirse en la industria musical Donald S. Passman, veterano abogado musical, lleva más de 30 años d

From Apple to Youtube, Google Play to Spotify, the music industry has seen monumental changes in past decades. Record labels have had to adapt to the demand for instantly accessible, low-cost music whilst coping with significant increases in music piracy. But what do these changes mean for aspiring and established artists?Donald Passman is one of the most trusted music lawyers in the world. In this easy-to-use manual, he draws upon his unparalleled experience to provide a clear-eyed explanation of how to create, sell, share and protect your music.Whether you're a musician or songwriter, an agent or a manager, this is the essential guide to everything you need to know about the music business.

Dubbed the industry bible by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates explaining why musicians have more power today than ever in history; discussion of the mega-million-dollar sales of artists songs and record catalogs; how artist access to streaming media, and particularly TikTok, has completely reshaped the music business; the latest on music created by AI; and a full update of the latest numbers and trends.For more than thirty years, All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music industry. Now in its eleventh edition, Passman leads novices and experts alike through what has been the most profound change in the music business since the days of wax cylinders and piano rolls: streaming. For the first time in history, music is no longer monetized by selling somethingits monetized by how many times a listener streams a song. And also, for the first time, artists can get their music to listeners without a record company gatekeeper, creating a new democracy for music.