5th Edition
Artist Management for the Music Business Manage Your Career in Music: Manage the Music Careers of Others
List of Figures
List of Tables
Chapter 1 – Artist Management Principles
Chapter 2 – Preparing to Manage
Chapter 3 – Entrepreneurship
Chapter 4 – The Artist Prepares to be Managed
Chapter 5 – Lessons in Artist Management
Chapter 6 – The Indie Artist
Chapter 7 – The Artist Management Contract
Chapter 8 – A Planning Primer for the Artist Manager
Chapter 9 – The Artist as a Business and a Brand
Chapter 10 – Income from Live Performance
Chapter 11 – Income from Songwriting
Chapter 12 – Income from Recording
Chapter 13 – Conducting Business for the Artist
Chapter 14 – Mentors, Coaches and Leaders
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D
Appendix E
Appendix F
Epilogue
Index
Biography
Paul Allen is a music industry exec, concert showcase producer, radio personality, TV news anchor, manager of political candidates, university professor, artist manager and consultant, and decorated US Air Force Veteran who has written this fifth edition of his best-selling book, Artist Management for the Music Business.
This book is the gold standard for music artists to manage their own careers, and it is a guide for those who want to professionally manage the careers of music artists. It’s a complete guide and view into today’s music business and recording industry from one of the most respected authors on the subject.






