Back to Just For The Record!
Chapter 1
So, What Do You Know?
(A multiple choice quiz to find out how much you really know about the music business)
Chapter 2
The Lead Sheet, Or The Map Of Your Music
(The importance of a simple piece of paper…the early blueprint of your song)
Chapter 3
The Great American Ripoff, Or Let's Tax The Hell Out Of The Songwriter!
(Another example of how Uncle Sam gets his)
Chapter 4
We Get Demos, Or Boy…Do We Get Demos!
(How to waste lots of time, money, energy, gas, postage…you may as well believe in the tooth fairy!)
Chapter 5
Or Alma Gluck, Where Are You?
(the good old days when you didn't need a Corvette to make you happy…remember?)
Chapter 6
The Song, Or Building The Foundation
(The simple facts of Song Construction) A Good Look At: The Songwriter - The Structure Of A Song - How Long Is Long? - The Jingle - Kick Me.
Chapter 7
The Major Record Company Or "May I Please Go To The Bathroom"?
(A visit with our wonderful warmhearted benevolent friends)
Chapter 8
The Independent Record Company, Or Fish Or Cut Bait
(A tribute to the gutsy no-nonsense people who made it all happen)
Chapter 9
The Custom Record Company, Or Spectacles, Testicles, Wallet, and Watch…
(If you're really serious about the music business, this chapter alone is worth $75,000…before taxes)
Chapter 10
Nashville - Mecca By The Sea
(A delightful tour through Tackyland)
Chapter 11
The Record Producer
(How a commercial record is assembled in the studio) The Staff Producer - The Independent Producer - The Executive Producer - The Custom Record Producer - The Producer In Name Only - The Artist as Producer - And Here's How It's Done - Advice From Record Producers
Chapter 12
Let's Make A Record, Or Courtroom Bingo
(How to go broke in 10 easy lessons)
Chapter 13
The A & R Job
(The marriage of singer and song)
Chapter 14
ASCAP
(A tour through America's most prestigious Performance Rights Society)
Chapter 15
SESAC
(The little guy…who's had his share of big hits!)
Chapter 16
BMI
(The world's largest Performance Rights Society…is bigger always better?)
Chapter 17
BMI "On Second Thought"
(Good God, Son, what have you done?)
Chapter 18
Contracts, Or Who Do You Trust?
(Why the last thing you want to do is trust someone in the music business)
Chapter 19
How To Get Your Song Published, Or If You're Lucky, You Might Get It Unpublished
(The real truth, the whole truth, etc…blah, blah, blah. Advice from Music Publishers (You're not going to take it anyway)
Chapter 20
Harry and Sid in Cincinnati (the interview)
(Two lovable cronies who made music business history)
Chapter 21
The Holy Trinity, Or Holy Mackerel! $400,000?
(A damned good lesson why you should not allow yourself to be intimidated in the studio)
Chapter 22
The Lacquer Channel, Or "Can You Make Me Sound Like Elvis"?
(Let's face it, folks…machinery can only do soooooo much!)
Chapter 23
The Plating Process
(From metal parts comes dreams…from dreams come nightmares)
Chapter 24
The Test Pressing, Or How To Bum Yourself Out In a Thousand Plays
(O.K…One, Two, Three, Ready…Aim…Phftttt!)
Chapter 25
The Record Pressing Plant, Or "What Do You Mean, I'm The Only One Who Knows My Name Is Spelled Wrong"?
(The title says it all!)
Chapter 26
Or How Will They Know Which Side To Play?
(You won't believe this one)
Chapter 27
Your Own Record Label, Or "Hi, I'm Bruce Rocky, With Punk Rocky Records."
(You too can be a record maggot, or is it magnet?)
Chapter 28
The Record Distributor, Or Give Me Five Deals
(Is it true that the patron saint of record distributors is St. Capone?)
Chapter 29
Promoting Your Own Record, Or "What Do You Mean, You Won't Play It"?
(The terrible truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the terrible truth) It Ain't Fair…But. Advice From Independent Record Promotion Men (more good advice most of you will ignore)
Chapter 30
Recording 1-A, Or Don't Confuse Me With The Facts
(After reading this chapter, you can go immediately to some of America's famous studios and apply for a job as chief engineer)
Chapter 31
The Recording Studio, Or "How Do I Get To The Zoo"?
(Get your bags of peanuts ready)
Chapter 32
Recorditis, Or Quick!, Roll Up Your Sleeve
(Come join us now as we visit the musical pillars of the community)
Chapter 33
The Engineer, Or You May Call Me "Mixer," If You Prefer
(How to have fun and lose money at a 12 week recording school)
Chapter 34
Cool
Hip, hip, hip, hip, hip, hip hooray! A humorous look at the rules of the game of being cool…(How to walk, talk, dress and act…all for the sake of being hip.)
Chapter 35
The Financial Backer, or Backeritus Bullshiticus!
(Speaks for itself…no?)
Chapter 36
Stiletto Wombat, Or Getting Even
(We've saved the best for last)
Chapter 37
Popular Music Periodicals
Chapter 38
Musical Organizations
Chapter 39
Glossary of Terms
Back to Just For The Record! |
