1. WHAT IS
THE MUSIC
INDUSTRY?
MUSIC INDUSTRY DEFINITION – A BUSINESS MAINLY
SPLIT INTO FOUR PARTS INCLUDING:RECORDING OF
THE MUSIC, SONG WRITING, PUBLISHING, LIVE MUSIC
AND MANAGING THE ARTIST

2. RECORDING
This is a map of the the recording process, In order for an artist to record they must
first find a record label on which to record on, following this they should choose
whether to cover a song, which they would have to find the rights to, or record an
original song the next action in this process is recording the singers and artists, after
this a backtrack maybe added, the product will then we put onto a CD and duplicated
for further distribution

3. SONG WRITING AND PUBLISHING
When an individual writes a song there are certain terms and conditions
that apply when publishing this song into the music industry. The song is
split up is into two halves; the writer’s share and then the Publisher’s
share. So, for 100% of all publishing revenues that a particular song
generates, it will be 50% for the songwriter and 50% for the publisher.
Song writing and publishing agreements

4. LIVE MUSIC
Due to the up rise in illegal downloading of songs and albums the main
source of income for artists these days is from doing gigs, concerts and
festival i.e. live music The main process in live music is this:
promoter gets the performing artist and a venue owner together so that they can arrange a
contract. A booking agency represents the artist to the promoters, It is the booking agencys job to
make deals and book the artist in for performances. Consumers usually buy tickets either from the
venue or from a ticket distribution service such as Ticketmaster.
Record companies may provide tour support and they may finance a tour in the hopes that it will
help promote the sale of recordings. However, in the 21st century, it has become more common to
release recordings to promote tours, rather than book tours to promote records.
Successful artists will usually employ a road crew: a semi-permanent touring organization that
travels with the artist. This is headed by a tour manager and provides stage lighting, live sound
reinforcement, musical instrument tuning and maintenance and transportation. On large tours, the
road crew may also include an accountant, stage manager and catering. Local crews are typically
hired to help move equipment on and off stage. On small tours, all of these jobs may be handled
by just a few roadies, or by the musicians themselves.

5. ARTIST MANAGEMENT
In order to become successful an artist may hire various
people to help them on the way such as:
• Artist manager – also known as the talent manager oversees
all situations that may crop up in an artists career in exchange
for a percentage of the artists income.
• Entertainment lawyer – focuses on legal services of the
music industry including contracts with record companies and
various other deals
• Business manager – It’s their job to sort out all finance and
book keeping

6. WHAT IS A RECORD LABEL?
A record label is a brand or trade
mark which takes care of the
marketing and recording of an artists
songs and music videos, it also
covers the production,
manufacturing, promoting,
marketing and distribution.

7. DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN A
RECORD LABEL
• A&R (Artists and Repertoire) –
Discover new talent, choose what
songs should be on the album and
choose where the album should
be recorded
• Artist Development - promotes
and publicizes the artists over the
course of their career
• Promotion Department – main
purpose is to make sure that the
artists songs get played on the
radio
• Publicity – This departments job
is to get word out about a new
artist
• Sales – This group oversees all
retail in the record business
• Admin – controls finance and
legal contracts

8. MAJOR LABELS VS.
INDEPENDENT LABELS
• Warner Brothers Records
• BMG
• EMI
• Domino
• Rough Trade Records
• Apple Records

9. WHAT IS PRS AND PPL?
PRS (Performing rights society) is a UK
copyright collection society undertaking
collective rights management in the music
industry
PPL (phonographic performance Ltd) is
using recorded music on behalf of the
record companies and performers rights i.e.
on television ads, radio and CD’s

10. WHO IS IN A
RECORDING STUDIO?
• Technicians
• Sound engineer/mixer
• Record producer e.g. Timbaland, Mark Ronson, Dr Dre
• The artist

11. WHAT DOES A MUSIC PUBLISHER
DO? HOW DOES THE PUBLISHING
SYSTEM WORK?
music publishers sort out administering
copyrights, licensing songs to record
companies and others, and collecting
royalties on behalf of the songwriter.
Basically the way the publishing system
works is like this: the song is written, a
contract is sorted with the publisher, the
song is used and the royalties are
collected.