The Business
A History of Popular Music from Sheet Music to Streaming
$40.56
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2023
Summary
Let legendary rock manager Simon Napier-Bell take you inside the (dodgy) world of popular music - not just a creative industry, but a business that has made people rich beyond their wildest dreams.
This book describes the evolution of the music industry from 1713 - the year parliament granted writers ownership over what they wrote - to today, when a global, 100 billion pound industry is controlled by just three major players: Sony, Universal and Warner. Inside you will uncover some li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783529377 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1783529377 |
| Author: | Simon Napier-Bell |
| Publisher: | Boundless Publishing Group Ltd |
| Imprint: | Unbound |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 119mm x 198mm x 198mm |
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“A fascinating, witty and optimistic music biz history, by one of its legendary insiders … An essential text’ Mojo ‘The only history of pop music you’ll ever have to read’ Huffington Post
- ‘A fascinating, witty and optimistic music biz history, by one of its legendary insiders … An essential text’ Mojo
- ‘The only history of pop music you’ll ever have to read’ Huffington Post
About The Author
Simon Napier-Bell
Simon Napier-Bell has been a film composer, songwriter, record producer, and author, but he is best known for having managed such artists as The Yardbirds, Marc Bolan, Japan and Wham!. Under his management, Wham! became the first Western pop group ever to play in Communist China. He is the author of three other books about the music industry You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me, Black Vinyl White Powder and I’m Coming to Take You to Lunch as well as the forthcoming memoir Sour Mouth, Sweet Bottom. He is CEO of the Pierbel Entertainment Group, and continues to consult, write and broadcast on the music industry.
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