"If you're serious about a career as a performing musician, you'd have to be a damn fool not to rush out and buy a copy of this book." Jim Aiken, Keyboard "It's the scuba gear every musician needs to swim with the sharks." Vibe "I usually hate books written by attorneys. This one is an exception." Moses Avalon , Author of the Confessions of a Record Producer " Author Richard Stim presents musicians, music industry professionals working in a wide variety of contexts, and general interest readers with an examination of the business and legal aspects of collaborative music recording and performance. The author has organized the chapters that make up the main body of his text in eighteen parts devoted to the business of being a band, band partnerships, management, attorneys, band equipment, and a wide variety of other related subjects. The author is a musician and practicing intellectual property attorney." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc.

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