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From deciding to become an artist to managing your success, this book is your guide every step of the way. Based on real-time experience—not theories or opinions—it covers a wide range of key topics, including:

• Contracts & Negotiations: Master the art of securing favorable deals and terminating unfavorable ones.

• Administration & Mechanicals: Understand the business side, including copyrights and royalties.

• Major Label Etiquette & Marketing: Navigate the complexities of working with major labels and promoting your music.

• Ethical Practices & Industry Players: Identify some ethical and unethical players and avoid common pitfalls.

• Practical Strategies: Discover battle-tested blueprints for strategy development and success.

• Identifying Personality Traits: Learn how to understand and interact effectively with executives and other industry professionals.

• Legal & Financial Representation: Understand the importance of having the right attorneys and accountants to protect your interests.

• Management & Live Recording: Get insights into working with managers, management companies, producing records with live musicians from start to finish, how to book studio time, hiring personnel, understanding mixing, and the difference between novice & pro engineering.

• Songwriting & Publishing: Learn the intricacies of creating and protecting your music.

• DAW Production & Digital Royalties: Understand the power of working with digital audio workstations in music production and the realities of digital royalties.

• Real-Life Experiences: Gain valuable insights from actual deals, business transactions, and industry practices.

• Truthful and Unbiased Resource: This book provides clear, unfiltered truths about the sometimes-volatile music industry, helping you confidently comprehend its complexities. | Word Count: 99,743

THE ART OF BUSINESS IN MUSIC, SECOND EDITION

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🎯 Advocacy in Action – What Sets This Book Apart

This Second Edition does more than teach—it takes a stand.

For the first time in publishing history, a music business book includes a formal, public petition to the United States Copyright Office, calling for a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) into the practices of the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC).

The author officially urges the Copyright Office to launch an NOI in response to the MLC’s ongoing obstruction and failure to comply with federal law—specifically, its disregard for properly executed Notices of Termination under Title 17 U.S. Code § 203 of the United States Copyright Act.

This public request—now preserved as part of The Art of Business in Music, Second Edition—represents a real-world effort to reclaim mechanical rights under federal law.

Chapter 6 presents the supporting evidence and details of the public petition requesting assistance from the United States Copyright Office.

This is not theory; it is advocacy in action—grounded in fact, ethics, and an urgent commitment to defend the rights of authors and composers as protected by federal statute. The MLC, mandated by the United States Copyright Office, is legally obligated to honor these rights. Yet its ongoing actions stand in direct violation of those obligations.

Beyond one case, this petition stands in solidarity with all songwriters, composers, and their families—those already affected and those at risk—calling for meaningful oversight and reform to protect creative rights now and for generations to come.