The Musician's Business and Legal Guide.......This invaluable book demystifies the music business and the indecipherable body of law which shapes it! Provides vital information about how the Internet is changing the way music is marketed and sold. Expanded/updated information on the impact of the Internet on legal and business issues. Appendix includes names; URL and mailing addresses of major industry associations and organizations, as well as a list of the important industry publications. Definitive in scope and written specifically for musicians and songwriters by top professionals currently working in the industry, this book provides substantive information on actual practices—with clause-by-clause commentaries on all major contracts in the industry, featuring extensive analyses, not just forms and casual commentary. Clarifies the language, shows actual practices, and offers advice on what to watch for. Requires no background in law or business; is written in plain English, not "legalese." Chapters are written by lawyers, managers, agents and business people working in the music industry in New York and Los Angeles.

"A must-have, must-read text for the performing or recording musician...the best investment a musician could ever make" - Mix Magazine

Tiffany Shea is an award winning American singer-songwriter known for her powerfully structured and emotionally intense songs that tackle a wide range of subjects, including the rigors of modern love, spirituality and personal tragedy. Acclaimed by her contemporaries, Shea consistently reconciles her love/hate relationship with a fickle music industry by recording albums brimming with original material, and this is reflected in the company she keeps - having been billed with the likes of Lileth Fair, Ani DiFranco and Natalie Merchant. Tiffany Shea has recently expanded her resůme by writing "Phoenix" - a collection of hits demonstrating the expressiveness of her four-octave voice. The album retains the eccentric, idiosyncratic, and literary lyrical edge for which Shea is best known; and her eclectic and meticulous musical and production styling continues to bolster her fan base on both sides of the Atlantic.

Vibrant - Tiffany Shea