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To keep all the cash and non cash stream players in the right family I created some clans. 

The Clans:

Foxes - the Band and Band family

Dogs - the "Road Dogs" and touring family

Dinosaurs - the Record Companies and the legacy recording world

Fish - the merchandisers and their family

Apes - the publishers and money collectors family members

Birds - the family members who help protect your "ass"ets and investments

THE “PRIMARY” INDUSTRY PLAYERS

Artist


Band Members


Manager (Personal or General)


Your Home Office "Family"  

The Manager’s Team 

The Manager’s Administrative Staff

Lawyer

Accountant or Business Manager

Press/media representative or team

Your New "Internet Channel" Managers

Fan club manager

The Webmaster


 

THE “ROYALTIES” PLAYERS

Record company - artists & repertoire (A&R)

Record company - radio promotions department

Record company - marketing department

Record company - accountants

Record company – lawyers

 

Record company - distribution channel


Recording studio 

Recording engineer


The guys who "fix it in the mix" (notice NO band in the studio)

Record producer 

Mastering engineer 

 


 

THE “PUBLISHING” PLAYERS

Publisher/publishing house

Songwriter 

Musician unions and associations 

Collection agency


Media outlets



 

THE “TICKETS” PLAYERS

 

Tour manager


Your Road "Family"

Tour accountant 

Tour personnel - production/stage manager 

Tour personnel

Booking agent


 

Concert promoter

Venue personnel


 

Ticket agency



 

THE “MERCHANDISING” PLAYERS

 

The retail sales channel


 

Retail merchandisers

 

Road merchandisers


Sponsors

 

Direct to customer



 

THE NON-CASH FLOW PLAYERS

 

Radio personnel


Media personnel


Musician unions & associations


Insurance agent


Travel Agent


Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 The Music Industry: Players and Cash Flow Streams
Chapter 3 Accounting 101: Just the Basics
Chapter 4 More About the Players
Chapter 5 More About the Cash Flow Streams: aka The Money Paths
Chapter 6 The Money Paths: Royalties ·
Chapter 7 The Money Paths: Publishing
Chapter 8 The Money Paths: Tickets and Live Shows
Chapter 9 The Money Paths: Merchandising
Chapter 10 Money Path Solutions = Greater Profitability
Chapter 11 Money Path Solutions: Website, FAN CLUB, and CRM
Chapter 12 Lawyers and Accountants and Bookkeepers, Oh My!
Chapter 13 Music Industry Contracts
Chapter 14 Music Industry Budgets
Chapter 15 Music Industry Resources
Chapter 16 Interviews: What do the Music Industry Experts Say?
Illustrations (the Players by clan)
Appendix i

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