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Foreword |
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Introduction
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Part One
- Personal Management |
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o The Plan |
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o Connections |
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o The Catch-22 |
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o Seeking
Mr. Right |
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o Build It,
And They Will Come (To You) |
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o Get It In
Writing |
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o Your Managers
Cut & Gross vs. Net |
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o Keeping
You In The Mix |
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o More About
Commissions |
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o The Sunset
Clause |
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o Indecent
Proposals (Publishing) |
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o How Long
On The Exclusive Road? |
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o Loans And
Limits |
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o Power Of
Attorney |
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o Pay Attention
To Your Managers Moves |
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o Management
Duties |
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Dina Andrews
Management – Spotlight & Advice |
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o For Artists
Seeking Record Deals |
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o Being Ready
& Being "All That" |
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o Advice For
Producers |
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o Creating
A Buzz - The Things We Did That Worked! |
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o Advice For
Managers & Executives |
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Rap,
Hip Hop & R&B/Pop Personal Management Contact Directory |
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o 70 Top Music
Managers –Detailed Contact & Submission Info |
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Part
Two - Entertainment Attorneys |
43 |
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o When Asked
To Sign |
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o Seeking
Counsel |
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o Attorney
Fees |
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o Attorney's
Duties |
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o How Much
Retainer? |
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o Deal Shopping |
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o How Much
Pie (%)? |
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o What If
I Have No Money? |
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o The Big
Picture |
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Joel A. Katz
– Spotlight & Advice |
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o Advice For
Artists Seeking Record Deals |
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o Advice For
Producers |
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Vincent Phillips,
Esq. – Spotlight & Advice |
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o The Keys
To Success |
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o Getting
The Hook-up |
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o Advice For
Future Producers |
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o Advice For
Producers Selling Beats |
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Entertainment
Attorney Contact Directory | 200 Top Music Attorneys |
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¬ Atlanta |
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¬ Los Angeles |
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¬ New York |
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¬ Volunteer Lawyers For
The Arts |
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Part Three
- Hiring A Producer |
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o Do You Really
Need A Producer? |
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o The Right
Producer |
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o Credibility |
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o Different
Types For Different Hype |
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o Producer
– Director Of Song Construction |
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o Know His
M.O. |
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o Decisions |
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o Still Raw! |
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o Experience
& Rep |
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o The Up-And-Coming
Producer |
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o Being Resourceful |
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o Producer
Payments |
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o So, How
Much? |
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o Your Producer's
EQ (Experience Quota) |
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o Prospecting |
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o More Research |
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o Typical
Producer Responsibilities |
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Manuel Seal
Jr. – Spotlight & Advice |
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o The Zone |
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o Atmosphere
& Attitude |
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o Taking Usher
To The Top |
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o Relationships
In The Music Biz |
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o Testing
Your Music |
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o The Break |
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o The Will
To Succeed |
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o Working
With Jermaine Dupri |
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o The Age
Factor – It's Never Too Late |
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o The Triple
Threat |
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o The Finisher |
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o Skills &
Development |
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o Working
With Vocals |
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o The Manuel
Seal Music Seminars |
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DJ Toomp
– Spotlight & Advice |
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o Showtime
vs. Behind The Scenes |
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o Production
Tools – Weapons In The Lab |
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o Advice For
Indies Putting Out Records |
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o Recognizing
Talent & The Genius Of T.I. |
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o Simplicity
– The Key To A Hit Record |
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o Grinding,
Timing – And Getting The Deal – Step By Step |
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o Be Original
– Stay Original! |
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Mr. Collipark
– Spotlight & Advice |
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o Recognizing
Talent – Discovering Ying Yang |
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o One Year
Deals |
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o Timing –
Being In Sync With The Universe |
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o Don't Try
To Play Me |
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o Going With
On-Point A&R – Brian Leach / TVT Records |
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o The Keys
To Getting Paid |
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Major
Producer Contact Directory |
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75 Top Hip-Hop,
Rap, and R&B/Pop Music Producers Contacts |
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Part Four
- Recording in The Lab |
131 |
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o Measure
Twice – Cut Once |
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o Cutting
Vocals |
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o Vocal Compressing |
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o Compressor
Settings |
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o Tracking
Levels |
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o EQ &
EFX Processing |
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o Recording
Electronic Instruments |
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o More To
Think About |
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o Things To
Ask When Picking Out A Studio |
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o Have Fun
– But Stay Focused |
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o Quick EQ
Tips |
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Zac Recording
Studios - Spotlight |
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Jimmy "Z"
Zumpano – Recording Advice |
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o Microphones
& Pre-amps |
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o Vocals &
Compressors |
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o Why Analog
Is Still Great & Still Used By Pros |
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o Studio Monitors
& Amplifiers |
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o Tweaking
In The Lab |
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o Standard
Pro Formats For Recording & Mixing |
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Alvin Speights
– Spotlight & Advice |
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o Mixing It
To The Next Level |
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o Room To
Master |
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o Frequencies
& Phase |
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o Starting
The Song – Preparing To Mix |
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o Recording
Levels |
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o Separation |
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o Frequency
Analyzers |
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o Great Mixing
To Do's & Talent |
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o More About
Mastering |
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o References
– Bass & Edits |
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o The Gear
& Advice For Aspiring Talent; Engineers & Producers |
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Recording
& Mix Studio Directory |
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¬ Atlanta |
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¬ Los Angeles |
157 |
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¬ New York |
158 |
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Debra Killings
– Spotlight & Advice |
159 |
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o What Producers
Look For |
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o The Good
Session Vocalist |
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o Paying Dues
& Doing Extras |
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o Charging
For Session Vocals |
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o Working
Through The Union |
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o First Big
Break |
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o The Clicks
– How Clients View You |
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o Studio Skills |
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o God‚
Timing & Getting Signed |
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Part Five
- Getting Radio Play |
171 |
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o Feedback
In The Clubs |
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o Free Promo
Shows |
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o Basic, But
Important Guidelines |
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o Radio Pay-For-Play
(Payola) |
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o Independent
Promotion |
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Emperor Searcy
– Spotlight & Advice |
177 |
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o Vision,
Focus & Opportunity |
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o DJs –
Producers – Success & Skills |
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o Getting
Airplay |
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o For Future
Producers |
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Harry Lyles
– Spotlight & Advice |
185 |
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o The Truth
About Major Radio Play |
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o The Successful
Path |
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Urban Radio
Station Directory |
189 |
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Part Six
- The Indie Forum |
193 |
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Getting Your
CD Out |
194 |
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Starting A Record
Label |
195 |
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The Indie Checklist |
197 |
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Independent
Deals |
200 |
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Independent
Distribution |
201 |
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Digital
Music Distribution & Digital Services To Distribute To |
207 |
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Independent
Distributor Directory |
209 |
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CD Technical
Glossary |
212 |
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Mastering |
213 |
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Mastering Lab
Directory |
217 |
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CD Manufacturers
Directory |
219 |
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Big Oomp
– Spotlight & Advice |
223 |
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o Major vs.
Independent |
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o Artists
Must Work |
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o The Mixtape
Game |
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o Work &
Network |
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o Beats For
Sale! |
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o Submitting
A Demo CD |
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Advertising
& The Rule of "7" |
231 |
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o The Advertising,
Promotion & Marketing Rule |
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o Persistence
Is Key |
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Part
Seven - The Business of Selling & Leasing Beats |
233 |
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o Put It In
Writing |
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o Should I
Sell Or Lease My Beats? |
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o Up-front
& Back-end Payments |
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o Leasing
On Spec | The Quasi Sale | The Outright Sale |
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o Keep It
Real |
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o Contents
Of The Agreement |
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o The Term |
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o The Producer's
Fee |
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o Advances |
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o Producer
Royalties |
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o Ownership
Of The Masters |
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o Publishing
– Mechanicals - Publishing |
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o Sampling
– Clearance & Who's Responsibility Is It? |
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o Credit On
The Project |
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o Cataloging
Your Beats |
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o Protect
Your Beats |
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o Slangin'
Beats Via The World Wide Web |
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o Exclusive
Rights |
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o Custom Beats |
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o Purchasing
Beats |
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o Quick Reference
Table – When To Sell & When To Lease |
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$10,000 –
1 Song – New Producer‚ Budget Sample |
257 |
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Part Eight
- All-In Deals |
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The Artist All-In
Deal – Paying The Producer & Record One Royalties |
259 |
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o Record One? |
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o Average
Level Producers |
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o Visualize
This |
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o Level 2
Producers – Experienced Professionals |
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o Level 3
– Six-Figure Super-Producers |
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Lost
In Translation – Changing Points Into Sense ($) |
265 |
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o Artist Points
Breakdown |
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o Producer
Points Breakdown |
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Part Nine
- Record Deals |
269 |
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o Advances |
271 |
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o Royalties |
272 |
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o Royalty
Rate Reference |
274 |
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o Escalation
Clauses | Recoupment |
275 |
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o The Snail's
Pace | Cross-Collateralization |
276 |
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o Music Videos
| Audits |
277 |
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o Merchandising
| Production Deals (Be Careful) |
278 |
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o Flow Through |
279 |
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o Demo Submission |
281 |
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Part Ten
- Copyrights |
283 |
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Part Eleven
- Songwriting & Publishing |
287 |
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o Mechanical
Licenses |
290 |
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o Performance
Licenses & Royalties |
291 |
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o Synchronization
Licenses |
293 |
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o Print Licenses
| Film & TV |
294 |
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o Digital
Licenses |
295 |
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o Foreign
Performance |
296 |
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Song Split-Sheet
Sample Template |
298 |
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The Controlled
Composition Clause |
299 |
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Starting A Music
Publishing Company |
303 |
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Publishing Deals |
305 |
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Major Publishing
Company Contact Directory |
313 |
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Part Twelve
- The Making Of ‚"Yeah!" |
315 |
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How
A Hit Song Almost Never Got Made |
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Part Thirteen
– Sample Clearance |
319 |
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Legal Mixtapes |
321 |
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Sample Clearance
- Copyright - Music Clearance Service Directory |
322 |
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Part Fourteen
– Talent & Booking Agents |
323 |
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Talent &
Booking Agent Contact Directory |
324 |
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Sabrina
Montgomery's Dreamcatchers Ent. – Spotlight & Advice |
325 |
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o Finding
Gigs |
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o Original
Tracks vs. Cover Songs |
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o College
& High School Gigs |
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o Getting
Paid |
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o Opening
Shows For Concerts |
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Part Fifteen
– Accountant / Business Managers |
331 |
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o Check &
Balances |
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o Money Goals |
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Tax Tips |
333 |
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o Travel –
Meals & Lodging – Car - Entertainment |
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o Equipment |
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Accountants
& Business Manager Directory |
335 |
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Part Sixteen
– Priceless Advice To Help You Career |
338 |
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The Finale |
341 |
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Summary – by Willie Hunter |
342 |
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About The
Author – Cirocco – Spotlight |
343 |
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Miscellaneous
Resources |
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Record Pools
- Graphic Design & Printing |
347 |
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Web Hosting
& Design - Sites To Promote At - Recommended Reading |
348 |
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Music Industry
Glossary - Index |
349 |
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