A Music Business Primer

I'm a big fan of Diane Rapaport. As head of Jerome Headlands Press, she's put out books like The Musician's Business and Legal Guide and How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording. The latter was a bible to me in the mid 80s. A Music Business Primer is another fine book that will educate and empower musicians. Many of the questions I get from bands and artists about managers, labels, bookings, copyrights, publishing, sampling, licensing, and lawyers are all answered here using easy to understand language. She even discusses recording studios, AES, gear manufacturers, and NAMM-all stuff pertaining to Tape Op land. Even if you buy it and don't read all 287 pages, you'll find yourself skipping around in the book and discovering things you didn't know. A Music Business Primer would be an excellent book to leave around the studio! ($29.95, www.musicsales.com, jhpress@sedona.net)