Forum: The Music Business

The music of business? The bidness of muzak? Something like that.

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  1. General Discussion

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  2. Accounting 101

    Managing the Books

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  3. Becoming "The Man": Mastering Contractor-Subcontractor Relationships

    A Bit Of Labor Law, Contracts, Payroll, Some Real Life Perspectives, Getting Stiffed (The Big Picture), Profit Margin

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  4. The Big Pile of Stuff & What to do with it

    Loading Up, Loading In, Loading Out; Containers, Carts and Cartage, The Band 'Boy' (or 'Girl'), Noisemakers (and why your drummer shouldn't have to buy them)

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  5. Getting a Start

    Music business basics, getting that first job, genre decisions, acquiring a "real" vocalist, early publicity,"word of mouth" and more

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  6. Growing Your Base

    All Your Base are Belong to Us. Marketing the Group, Software Recommendations

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  7. It's SHOWTIME!

    Playing, Performing and Entertaining. To Jazz or not to Jazz, Front of House Issues, Herding the Group, Gimmickry, Lights, Vocalists vs. Sidemen

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  8. Managing the Gig from Hell

    Tactics To Use At The Gig, Nuclear War - Band Style, A Graceful Escape, Why Cash Means Cash

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  9. Outfitting a Group

    Who owns what, insurance issues, theft (not "If?" but rather "When?"), when to upgrade, what not to do, The Book (and how to manage it)

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  10. "Twilighting"

    When To Call It Quits, Downsizing/"Right-Sizing" (and the Associated Music Issues)

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  11. Union or Not?

    General Discussion, Surviving in a Right to Work State, The Best Argument for the Union (And Why It Doesn't Usually Work)

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