Part I: The Music Business and Its Components
1. The Record Industry and Record Distribution
2. Record Deals, Record Companies, and Recording Contracts
3. Do It Youreslf (DIY)
4. Building the Team: Finding and Utilizing Intermediaries
5. Talent Unions
6. Copyright, Performing Rights, Summary of Music Publishing Income Streams, and Songwriters' Organizations
7. Music Publishing
8. Musical Styles, Regional Music, and the Music Industry
9. The Concert and Live Performance Business
10. The International Music Business
Part II: Building a Career in Music
11. Making a Living in Music
12. Working in the Music Industry
13. Education: Training and Teaching
14. Marketing, Funding, and Networking: Record Stores and Music Products
15. Maintaining Long-Term Careers
Biography
Dick Weissman is a musician, music historian, and writer. He taught music business for twelve years at the University of Colorado, and currently lives in Portland, Oregon.
