The Musician’s Business and Legal Guide (3rd edition)

As a recording engineer, I hear bands talk about the business side of music almost every day, and though I'm certainly not an expert, the amount of confusion and wrong information that clouds their understanding of the music biz constantly surprises me. The Musician's Business and Legal Guide contains advice on copyrighting, publishing, managers, royalties, and more. It takes typical contracts and runs legal commentary reflecting what could be changed and what the terms mean. There's even an analysis of a record producer agreement, which many of our readers should check out. You'll still need to hire a lawyer if you're signing a big contract, but this book will help anyone in understanding the music business and remove some of the confusion about its workings. This book should be in the hands of any musician that has graduated from open mic nights or any engineer that is making (or thinking about) records. Plus it's a great resource to have around the studio. ($35 postpaid to Jerome Headlands Press, PO Box N, Jerome, AZ 86331)