Copyright Essentials for Today's Music Business-With the free-form exchange of music files and musical ideas online understanding copyright laws has become essential to career success in the new music marketplace. This cutting-edge plain-language guide shows you how copyright law drives the contemporary music industry. By looking at the law and its recent history you will understand the new issues introduced by the digital age as well as continuing issues of traditional copyright law. Whether you are an artist lawyer entertainment Web site administrator record label executive student or other participant in the music industry this book will help you understand how copyright law affects you helping you use the law toyour benefit. - How do you get fair compensation for your work and avoid making costly mistakes' - Can you control who is selling your music on their website' - Is it legal to create mash-ups' - What qualifies as fair use' - How do you clear another artist's samples to use in your own recordings' - What is the Creative Commons/Copyleft movement' - How do you clear music for use in an online music service or store' - Who decides who gets paid how much and by whom' You will learn the answers to these questions as well as: - The basics of copyright law looking at the Copyright Act while explaining it in plain language - How revenue streams for music are generated under copyright law - The reasoning behind high-profile court decisions related to copyright violations -What licenses are needed for the legal online delivery of music - The intricacies of using music on sites like YouTube Pandora and Spotify - Deficiencies in current copyright law and new business model ideas

Ringo: With A Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. With A Little Help traces the entire arc of Ringo's remarkable life and career from his sickly childhood to his life as The World's Most Famous drummer to his triumphs addictions and emotional battles following the breakup of the Beatles as he comes to terms with his legacy. Born in 1940 as Richard Starkey in the Dingle one of Liverpool's most gritty rough-and-tumble neighborhoods he rose from a hardscrabblechildhood marked by serious illnesses long hospital stays and little schooling to emerge against all odds as a locally renowned drummer. Taking the stage name Ringo Starr his big break with the Beatles rocketed him to the pinnacle of worldwide acclaim in a remarkably short time. He was the last member of the Beatles to join the group but also the most vulnerable and his post-Beatles career was marked by chart-topping successes a jet-setting life of excess and alcohol abuse and ultimately his rebirth as one of rock's revered elder statesman.

Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato but not as many know about the wonderful Guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the 1940s.Bigsby who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal steel Guitar also built the first modern solid body electic Guitar for Merle Travis in 1948 predating Leo Fender and Gibson's Les Paul by a number of years.The Story of Paul Bigsby tells how Bigsby influenced Fender and Gibson as well as a number of other Guitar manufacturers in building techniques and design. This deluxe illustrated coffee table book contains over 300 colour and black & white photos.

in the Home Studio-Today's smart singer-songwriter needs to be able to produce high-quality demo recordings without breaking the bank. With this informative Berklee Guide you can learn how to acquire and use songwriter-appropriate home studio gear so that you can create your own professional recordings at home whatever your budget living arrangement or technological aptitude. By the end of the book you will understand the key concepts of how the recording process works and how to get the best sound possible out of whatever equipment you own and whatever style of music you produce. The Singer-Songwriter's Guide To Recording In The Home Studio makes recordingeasy ? so you can put your effort into thinking about creative songwriting and performing rather than struggling with technology.

Electric Guitars and Basses tells the story in full colour of one of the most influential forces on American culture in the 20th century - the Electric Guitar.From the earliest 'lap steels' that reshaped the sound of Hawaiian music the the 'Spanish-neck' models that created a new voice in the Jazz world and powered the early rock and rollers and on to the solid body models that shattered conventional ideas of Guitar design and Guitar music all of the classic and historically important models are displayed and discussed by Guitar experts George Gruhn and Walter Carter.This new edition features an additional 16 pages of important instruments andnewly discovered information.

Audio and Video Access Included-Create effective film scores! This book presents a framework for creative decision-making that will lead to producing the best music for a given scene. It supports artists working in film television video games or other media. The framework encourages clarity of concept and facilitates productive communication between the composer and director music supervisor and others involved with the project. Two case studies featuring audio and video illustrate how different creative choices can control the expressive effect of the scene. Practical worksheets are included which will help your team brainstorm articulate organize and communicate your collective ideas anddecisions. Whether you are creating music yourself or working with a composer this book will help you develop the music that is optimized for storytelling.

Get the rock-solid fundamentals of pitch rhythm and harmony in this easy-to-use method complete with a supporting CD.Learn the universal language of written music as used by musicians everywhere regardless of the instrument. You'll find concise detailed explanations illustrations and written exercises with a wealth of practice drills to help you memorise and understand the essentials. Learn how to:Construct chords scales and intervalsIdentify major and minor key centres and common chord progressionsAccurately play various rhythm feels and figuresUse the basic principles of form and compositional analysis

A comprehensive reference to terms used in the performance creation and study of music today. Covering instrumental and voice performance audio technology production music business and other dimensions of the modern music industry its 3 400 entries include many terms that are common among practicing musicians but are found in no other dictionary.At the same time it incorporates traditional terminology from early music to the present and across diverse cultures as well as clarifying customary instrumental abbreviations and foreign language terms. Comprehensive lists of scales and chord symbol suffixes are itemized in the appendices.

Wayne Charvel has been designing and building guitars for 49 years working for B.C. Rich and Gibson and for Fender in the 1970s. Wayne has built guitars for some of the world's most famous guitarists including Eddie Van Halen Billy Gibbons John Kay Paul Gilbert Pete Townsend Warren Haynes Hank Williams Jr. Jim Root Joe Perry and many others. The Charvel name on the headstock of a solid-body electric guitar is a mark of value for buyers and collectors; the brand which has been sold and re-sold and is now owned by Fender has taken its place among other premium Americanbrands. Under the 'Wayne' logo Wayne Charvel continues to build high-end guitars made in the USA. The Wayne Charvel Legend is the whole story as told by Wayne and his sons. As a bonus the book includes a CD of songs by The Charvel Twins Bob and Rick.

Mixing and Mastering (2nd Edition)-Making the instrument and vocal tracks sound their best and then making them all work together is an extremely important stage in the recording process. This important second edition of the Hal Leonard Recording Method: Book 6 demonstrates techniques and procedures that result in a polished mix and powerful master recording using current plug-ins software and hardware. You'll then learn how to prepare the mastered recording for CD replication streaming or download. Updated illustrations photographs and audio and video examples on the accompanying DVD will reinforce your understanding of what you need to mix and master like thepros.New in this edition:Extensive use of QR Codes which link directly to associated websites and resources via your smart devices' QR Code readers. This expands the content of the book far beyond the printed page.New and updated media examples included wherever appropriate.Tips and tools for combining the commercial and home recording studio worlds.Images and media examples that demonstrate new procedures as they pertain to the current state of the software and hardware industries.New media examples demonstrating how reamping can make instruments and voices sound bigger and better.Several new additions about mastering that help build a more competitive sound.More tightly packed layout and a 12 percent increase in page count.

Strategies for Independent Music Success 3rd Edition-Take charge of your music career with crucial do-it-yourself strategies. If you are an independent musician producer studio owner or label you should own The Self-Promoting Musician: Strategies For Independent Music Success.Written by Peter Spellman Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee College of Music this guide will teach you everything you need to know to become a success in the music business. Filled with empowering tips and resources for self-managed musicians you will learn to create a goals-driven plan to help you fulfill your musical passions multiply the power of every gig you play using 15 proven methods turbo-charge your social media strategy get radio airplay online and offline protect your creative works keep your career organised and growing using the best low-cost practices and more.

Whose singing voice was substituted for Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn? What movie was the first to combine live action with animated cartoon characters? What movie did Marlon Brando first sing in? These and thousands ofother interesting facts about Hollywood's favorite musicals are answered in Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. This book provides a world of information facts and trivia about cinema's favorite musicals. Beginning withThe Jazz Singer and moving through the years this illustrated book documents more than 300 movies. Each entry includes the screenplay writer producer director choreographer cast list song list release date plotsummary and interesting notes surrounding the production cast and spin-offs that the movie inspired. Hollywood Musicals Year by Year also contains many photographs of memorable moments in celluloid history.

Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the '80s – including 1999 Purple Rain and Sign of the Times– he turned his attention to redefining his role in the music industry changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol declaring war on his record label Warner Bros. and leading the internet revolution. His subsequentcareer has had many ups and downs but he remains a major commercial and artistic force as evidenced by his ability to sell out the O2 Arena in London for 21 nights in succession in 2007. In 2010 he announced that the internetwas “over” and released his latest album 20Ten as a free cover-mounted CD with several European publications. Prince: Chaos Disorder and Revolution is an authoritative chronicle of one of popularmusic's true mavericks. Covering every album every movie and every tour it includes profiles of various key collaborators assesses the artist's various business dealings and details his many and varied side projects –on stage on record on screen and beyond.

Michael Ross: All About Effects is a fun and easy way to learn the ins and outs of Effects including compression delay distortion filters reverb looping vocoder and many more.You'll learn when how and why to use them; and how to create the sound you desire. Covers equipment pedal tips power recommendations and more.The CD demos 72 effects and includes full tracks of popular songs demonstrating the effects.