Publisher's Synopsis
Updated for the 2020's!
The Author began his career as a Recording Artist, Songwriter & Producer, but has spent the last 35 years Guiding Music Business Careers, providing Music Business Education & Career Guidance Services for both Creative and Business individuals and companies, including handling their Entertainment Industry Contract needs. The Author also developed and taught the Artist Management, Music Publishing & Entertainment Law Courses, among other Music Business-related for the Art Institute of Philadelphia for 8 Years... This complete course shows you how to become a Successful...Producer and/or Production Company and/or Indie Label Step by Step, in Simple, Easy-to-understand "People Talk"
Covering the Creative, Business, & Legal sides Learn at Your Own Pace! If you wish to become a successful Producer in the Music Business, you should know how the Music Business operates and the correct steps to take, in the right order, to achieve that success. Likewise, if you wish to become a successful Production Company or Indie Label, you must choose the "right" Artists, Producers, Songs and Songwriters (including yourself), and know what steps to take for you to successfully help them (and therefore, yourself) move up the "Road to Success". Upon completion of this course... 1. As a Producer, you will know how to produce a marketable recording that someone will wish to "buy". 2. As a Producer of musical material, you will know what to look for in creative and marketable Artists and Songs. 3. You will be able to protect yourself and your recordings correctly and safely. 4. As a Producer, you will be able to record your musical material, both demos and masters, correctly & cost-effectively. 5. You will be able to choose the "correct" people to aid you in the recording process, if/when needed, (including Musicians, Singers, Engineers, Sound Designers, Arrangers, and Producers, ) and be able to deal with them financially, contractually, and personally. 6. You will be able to choose the correct Recording Studio for your needs and know how to deal with them, financially and otherwise. 7. You will know who will be interested in hearing your recordings and be able to place your musical material in "the right hands" either personally, or through a Manager or Agent. 8. You will be able to read, understand and negotiate the important points of Producer Contractual Agreements. 9. You will know what Producers & Production Companies do business-wise, how they "operate", and how they make money. 10. You will be able to start and run Your Own Production Company. 11. You will be able to start and run Your Own Indie Record Company. David J. Spangenberg
(Professor Pooch)
Music Business Career Guidance
Educator/Author, Consultant, Advisor
Entertainment Contract Specialist
