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Essentials of Music Management Reading Lists Book

Essentials of Music Management

Full of tips and insights from leading music practitioners, including some of the world’s most successful and entrepreneurial music managers, this Essentials Guide offers the perfect grounding for building a sustainable business that will help you and your artist, songwriter and producer clients succeed.

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Dissecting the Digital Dollar Reading Lists Book

Dissecting the Digital Dollar

A series of reports, guides and tools from the Music Managers Forum designed to help artists and managers better understand the streaming business, and the impact the shift to digital has had on the wider music industry.

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Managing Expectations Series

The MMF works to help people understand the increasingly important role of the manager and how it has changed in the digital era. Our Managing Expectations research reports explore this and suggest actions both the MMF, managers and the industry can take to support the development of professional and ethical artist representatives.

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Managing Expectations: Management Deals Guide

This guide is part of the Managing Expectations series of reports by the Music Managers Forum (MMF), and intends to provide managers with an understanding of the range of different deals that they may wish to negotiate with their artists; from a 20% basic commission, through to a whole range of varying arrangements for increased service provisions.

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