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Welcome to our music management guide!
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Industry Contacts: Artists | Concert Locations & Services | Professional Organizations

Legal: General Resources | Contracts | Copyright & Licensing

Managing & Marketing: Managing Artists | Managing Organizations | Marketing

Research: General Resources | Articles | Charts & Statistics

LexisNexis (Nexis Uni)
United States and international legal citations, briefs, law reviews, as well as current world and business news and company information.
Music ID (was Music Industry Data)
Over 5,452 charts rankings for music and artists in 74 countries. Charts include Billboard, iTunes, Spotify, and more.
Years covered: 1953-present
Musical America
Read performing arts news, find facilities and festivals, locate artists and managers, and more.

All You Need to Know about the Music Business by Donald S. Passman
Call Number: ML3790 P37 A44 2019 [Allen reference]
Publication Date: 2019
Regarded as the definitive comprehensive guide to the music industry.
Available online with UH email login/password.
Make it Live: The Handbook for Getting Gigs by Mehmet Dede
Publication Date: 2021
Hartt professor Mehmet Dede covers the basic steps to secure gigs in the US.
Make it Live Encore: The Playbook by Mehmet Dede
Publication Date: 2021
Hartt professor Mehmet Dede provides tips on building an artist profile along with a brainstorming worksheet and a selected list of performance venues in New York City.
Music Business Handbook and Career Guide by David Baskerville and Timothy Baskerville
Call Number: ML3795 B31 2019 [Allen shelves]
Publication Date: 2019
Noted as the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the music industry in all of its diversity.
Music Money and Success by Jeff Brabec and Todd Brabec
Call Number: ML3790 B73 M9 2018 [Allen shelves]
Publication Date: 2018
Tells you how the business works, what you must know to succeed, and how much money you can make in films, TV, video games, record sales, downloads and streams, advertising, music publishing, and much more.

Allen Library
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Copyright for Music
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Economics
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Entrepreneurship
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Management
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Marketing
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Music Scores Online
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Streaming Audio & Video
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