Chapter 1 - Do You Have A Commercial Product 5
Listening to Radio ....Listening to Hot Producers ...Listening to Your Worst Critic...Friends & Family....Listening to Industry PeopleChapter 2 - Establishing Your Business 9
Modern Communications and Technology...The Professional Image... Stay Current & Know Your Trade...Record Label AgreementsChapter 3 - Copyrights, Music Publishing, And Royalties 17
Copyrights...The Publisher and Music Publishing...Performing Rights Royalties...Mechanical Royalties...Artist and Producer RoyaltiesChapter 4 - Recording In the 90s and Beyond 24
Independent Producers...Screening A Producer...Independent Recording Artists...Artist Image...The Photo Shoot....Setting A Release DateChapter 5 - Record Label Product 32
The Song Masters...Bar Code and Record Number....Pressing Plants... Color or Black & White...Finished ProductsChapter 6 - Getting Heard, Seen, and Bought 40
Independent Record Distribution...College Radio...Local Radio Stations... Small Town Radio...The Press...Nightclubs...Television Commercials... Music VideosChapter 7 - Welcome To The Recording Industry 51
Locally Then Regionally...Paying Your Artist, Songwriter, & ProducerChapter 8 - Selling and Promoting on The Internet 57
Emailing MP3s and Burning Audio CDs....Useful Online InformationAppendix 1 Information Sources - page I
Appendix 2 Contact List - page II
Appendix 3 Other 411 - page III
Appendix 4 Sample Consignment Form - page IV
****Plus 4 Bonus Pages*****
Trademark
Taxation
Start-up Check List
Demos & Releases
