Donald Passman’s Music Industry Book Slated For Ninth Edition

On Nov. 10, Simon & Schuster will release the Ninth Edition of Donald Passman‘s guide to the music industry, All You Need to Know About the Music Business.

Known for its influential and widely read texts in the music world, this newest edition of Passman’s “industry bible” has been revised by the author with developments and trends for newcomers as well as the generation of industry professionals who’ve grown up with it.

The new edition updates the latest information on how streaming services like Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, YouTube, and Soundcloud have changed and continue to change revenues, A&R and royalties. The updated book features chapters on subjects from how to pick a team, to royalties and record deals, co-publishing and copyright, songwriting and secondary publishing income.

Passman’s prestigious career includes stints teaching at USC Law School’s Advanced Professional program and regular lectures at Yale, Harvard Law School, and UCLA. His clients have included R.E.M., Green Day, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner, Bryan Adams, and many others. Passman currently works with and represents record labels, songwriters, producers, and industry executives, among others.

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Sherod Robertson is President and Owner of MusicRow Enterprises. He oversees all operations and develops strategic initiatives for MusicRow magazine, RowFax, and MusicRow's CountryBreakout chart. Robertson previously served as Director of Finance of Arista Records after beginning his career as Vice President of Finance and CFO at Reunion Records.

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