Yes, your band is a business! -- Band partnerships and beyond -- Management -- Attorneys -- Band equipment -- Performance and touring -- Copyright and song ownership -- Publishing your band's music -- Band names -- Artwork -- Recording -- Duplication -- Selling your music -- Independent record agreements -- Taking your band online -- Licensing your band's music for film, tv, and advertising -- Keeping track of your band's money -- Taxes.
Summary:
Features business and legal advice for bands, covering such topics as drafting a partnership agreement, using samples, registering a band name, selling and licensing music, touring on a budget, and understanding record contracts.
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