A few years ago I downloaded the original “The Indie Band Survival Guide” out of curiosity and because the PDF was under a CC license. That version is still available for download . (A recent CC write up here. )
The book has been greatly expanded and updated and is now been officially published ( Amazon link ). I got a free copy because they mention ccMixter (thanks!) and because they wanted me to plug the book (I am such the influential big wig!!).
Fact is, this book is cool. Chapter 7 on music licensing is perhaps the best resource on selling music I’ve ever seen. A lot of the book is devoted to the ‘band’ angle (as pointed out in the book, yes, there is more than one meaning to “joint ownership”) but a producer or DJ could learn a lot from reading this thing. I sure did.
On the way to having an Open Music musician quit their day job I would think the things in this book are a given a...
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