Starting a Record Label and Recording Studio (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781087959375)

Informs you about the different types of businesses. How to setup your business address. What kinds of software and computer systems you might need, including music writing software, MIDI production software, label making software, accounting software. How to start and write a website with sample code. Business card examples. How to find bands and recording artists. The ins and outs of investors and partners. How to setup a recording studio and music publishing company. Performance rights organizations world-wide and how to get on Spotify, Amazon, iTunes, etc.. Tip on promotion, DAW and Music Writing software. Songbook publishing. Contracts and agreements. Accounting and taxes. Copyrights, Trademarks and Service Marks. Fabricating CDs and Vinyl records. Getting on Radio. Includes an appendix with listings of various websites and suppliers.

Written by a musician, website developer, recording engineer and producer, who setup both ASCAP and BMI publishing companies, along with an independent record label and got songs on commercial as well as college radio making the ASCAP Current Performance status.