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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
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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The Deals Guide (Welsh Translation)
Welsh translation of the MMF guide that explains the workings, legalities and pros and cons of the various different kinds of label and distribution deals.
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Research Report Breakdown: Q3 2024
A resource of important market analysis that you might have missed and information that might be of particular interest to music managers. The PDF features publications from Q3 2024 - including MIDiA's creator economy report, UK Music music tourism research, Forbes Top Streaming Statistics and more.
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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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Research Report Breakdown July 2024
The enclosed PDF features publications from Q2 2024 - including MIDiA's global forecast for recorded music, LIVE's latest analysis of consumer trends, new insights from YouTube on fan culture, Goldman Sachs' mammoth 'Music In The Air' report and a summary of the Department of Justice's lawsuit against Live Nation.
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Managing Expectations: 2019 Report
Our 2019 report ‘Managing Expectations’ is underpinned by a survey of more than 180 music managers as well as in-depth interviews conducted by Music Ally’s Eamonn Forde with managers representing acts including The 1975, Gorillaz, Mumford & Sons, Robbie Williams, J Hus, Little Simz, Nick Cave, The xx, Blue Lab Beats, Two Door Cinema Club and Bill Ryder-Jones.
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The Economics of Streaming Debate
The Economics of Streaming Debate – by the CMU
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Attitude is Everything: DIY Access Guide – How to make your gigs more accessible for your disabled and deaf fans
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‘The Filmmakers’ Legal Guide’ – by Tony Morris. Buy for Kindle.
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