Understanding the Music Industries

This is an invaluable book for anyone who wants to know how the modern music industry works. Students will find it clear and enjoyable to read, musicians will find it revealing and helpful, and budding music entrepreneurs will find it provides real insights. It is up-to-date, informed by the realty of the modern music business, and balances theory with practice.
Tim Wall
Professor of Radio and Popular Music Studies, Birmingham City University

Useful for business students who wish to critically examine music as an industry -- Dr Diepiriye Kuku-Siemons * drupal *
Great book, really useful for music and music business students. -- Dr Paul Oliver * drupal *
Very good resource, although of course crippled by the reality of its own existence as a printed text! -- Mr Alex Germains * drupal *
An insightful investigation into the contemporary music industry which is essential reading for all undergraduate music students. Numerous components of the text are not well represented in other similar books, and it also avoids possessing an American focus. It was well-written, organised and thoroughly interesting. A large number of examples augmented many of the points raised and helped to contextualised the study. -- Mr Damian Wilkes * drupal *
A good overview and collection for an introductive course.
It contains many interesting case studies with very current themes. Unfortunately the structure seems a bit random. -- Mr Nicolas Ruth * drupal *
A great source that pulls together useful information and examples across many facets of the music industries - managing to stay relevant to current technological changes with a grounding in established industry structures. -- Mr Samuel Nicholls * drupal *
I found the books accessible and informative for certain aspects of this course but as the course isnot entirely about popular music, it cannot be essential reading. -- Ms Gina Gregory * drupal *