Confessions of a Record Producer How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business

What the Record Companies Don't want You to Know If you're involved in the music recording game, this practical survival guide will help you protect your rights and preserve your assets. Confessions of a Record Producer is not about how the music recording business should work, but how it does work. Using real-life examples from 20 years' experience, industry insider Moses Avalon tells it like it is: how producers dip into budgets, artists steal songs, labels skim royalties, and other rip-offs and betrayals. Shooting straight from the hip-not to frighten, but to enlighten-Avalon reveals all the hidden agendas and what you can do to survive them. This book dissects major as well as indie record deals, exploring some of the shadier sides of the music recording business, such as: * How much do artists really make? * The copyright myth, or "Hey, they stole my song!" * Decoding an actual major recording contract * And much, much more Fully updated for this second edition, Confessions examines important recent developments, including Internet "file sharing" and "streaming," issues in Latin music, mergers and acquisitions making the big guys even bigger, and more-plus up-to-date earnings figures for each player in the music business.Avalon, Moses is the author of 'Confessions of a Record Producer How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business', published 2010 under ISBN 9780879306601 and ISBN 0879306602.