The person involved almost exclusively in booking live personal appearances

A&R, Sales, Marketing, Promotion, Product Management, New Media, Finance, Business Affairs/Legal

Networks that move records from manufacturing plants into the stores

Record companies and recording artists, as well as the writers and publishers, all make money based on the sale of recordings, as well as through later playing and reuse of their work.

Bringing the creative product into a tangible form (i.e. CD) by maximizing the creative process and taking care of all necessary administration (booking studio time, staying on budget, etc.).

A form of property ownership for certain types of artistic & creative works.

Encourage new material, produce demo recordings and printed music (scores), manage all associated copyright and royalty licensing/PRS requirements.

A musician who contributes to a recording or a live performance but is not actually a full time member of the band.

Agencies that collect royalties on behalf of songwriters when a song they have written is performed

Who prepares & transfers audio from one raw format to a desired mater format and refines the sound quality

Organised group of workers that pursue policies that are favourable for the workers

Will represent a performer in a case of a dispute over a contract or unfair dismissal.

What is the main advantage to signing a record deal with a major label?

Which department of the record label handles advertising, publicity and album cover artwork?