This Business of Artist Management

by Frascogna, Xavier M.; Hetherington, H. Lee

• ISBN13: 9780823077052
• ISBN10: 0823077055
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-07-01
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns

Summary

Formerly entitled "Successful Artist Management", this book is designed as aeference work for artist management in the music business.

Author Biography

H. Lee Hetherington is a Law Professor at Mississippi College School of Law in Jackson. Xavier M. Frascogna, Jr., is adjunct professor of law at Mississippi College School of Law.

Table of Contents

PART ONE Establishing the Artist-Manager Relationship	1	(62)
1 OVERVIEW	2	(11)
2 LAUNCHING A CAREER: THE FIRST STEP	13	(7)
3 FINDING A MANAGER/FINDING AN ARTIST	20	(14)
4 ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS	34	(11)
5 THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT	45	(18)
PART TWO Planning the Artist's Career	63	(42)
6 TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS	64	(13)
7 ATTORNEYS, ACCOUNTANTS, AND BUSINESS MANAGERS	77	(6)
8 TAKING CREATIVE INVENTORY	83	(14)
9 CREATING THE CAREER PLAN	97	(8)
PART THREE Making the Plan Work	105	(98)
10 MAKING YOUR OWN BREAKS	106	(8)
11 THE ARTIST'S DEVELOPMENT TEAM	114	(8)
12 THE RECORD DEAL	122	(21)
13 MUSIC PUBLISHING	143	(15)
14 MUSIC VIDEOS, TV, RADIO, AND FILM	158	(13)
15 PERSONAL APPEARANCES	171	(12)
16 MERCHANDISING, COMMERCIALS, AND CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS	183	(11)
17 THINKING GLOBALLY	194	(9)
PART FOUR Career Maintenance and Control	203	(38)
18 THE MANAGER'S JUGGLING ACT	204	(10)
19 HELPING THE RECORD COMPANY HELP YOU	214	(9)
20 MANAGING THE ROAD	223	(10)
21 CAREER REVIEW AND EVALUATION	233	(8)
PART FIVE Mastering Success	241	(21)
22 COPING WITH THE STRESS OF SUCCESS	242	(9)
23 HOLDING ON TO YOUR MONEY	251	(6)
24 STARDOM AND BEYOND	257	(5)
Appendices	262	(34)
1 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS AGENT-MUSICIAN AGREEMENT	262	(3)
2 AF OF M PERFORMANCE CONTRACT (LOCAL ENGAGEMENTS)	265	(1)
3 AF OF M PERFORMANCE CONTRACT (TOURING)	266	(1)
4 BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. (BMI) WRITER AGREEMENT	267	(4)
5 SONGWRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA WRITER-PUBLISHER CONTRACT	271	(5)
6 POPULAR SONGWRITERS CONTRACT	276	(2)
7 EXCLUSIVE SONGWRITER CONTRACT	278	(2)
8 MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT	280	(7)
9 RECORDING CONTRACT (EXCERPTS)	287	(8)
10 ORGANIZATIONS, UNIONS, AND GUILDS	295	(1)
INDEX	296