Musicians' & Songwriters' Yearbook 2008

This essential 'black book' to the music industry lists contact names and vital practical advice for producing, selling and performing your music. This expanded edition includes new articles on- Music and Sound Effects for Games, Role of the Media Music Composer, How Media Music is Commissioned, Publicity and PR for Performers, What is A & R? The Role of the Producer, Starting and Running a Record Label, Management of Songs, Markets for Music on the Internet.
Includes information on the Flow of Royalties, New Business Models for Deriving Income, Music industry acronyms and terminology.
Among the many expert contributors- Pete Kirtley, Ivor Novello winning songwriter and producer (Spice Girls, Misteeq, Gareth Gates), Steve Levine, Grammy Award winning producer (Culture Club, The Beach Boys), Colin Emmanual, Producer (Jamelia), Jim Jomoa, professional DJ, Ben Challis, music lawyer (Glastonbury), Keith Lowde, Former Deputy Chairman, Music Copyright Protection Society, Sharon Woolf, songwriter and vocalist (Fatboy Slim, Liberty X), JoJo Gould, Editor of Music Business Journal, Jen Moss, Music Consultant (Boosey & Hawkes), Adrian Winman, Record and Games Producer.