The Studio Business Book 3rd Edition

Description

"The Studio Business Book, Third Edition" teaches business managers and entrepreneurs the business skills they need to successfully operate a recording studio. Readers learn every aspect of putting together and managing a recording studio, including budgets and taxation, employment issues, capitalization, and equipment planning requirements. Written by industry experts, no other book provides such in-depth, comprehensive, and industry-specific coverage of the business side of running a for-hire recording studio.

CONTENTS:

1. Looking Out from the Inside
2. Writing a Business Plan
3. How Much Does it Cost? How Much Have You Got?
4. Making It Happen
5. The Project Studio
6. Expense Planning
7. Putting a Price on Value
8. Income Sources: Getting Creative
9. Developing Contracts
10. Advertising and PR
11. The Art of Schooling
12. Keeping Track of Things
13. Politics and Psychology
14. Equipment, Money, and Strategy
15. On Being the Boss
16. Hiring and Firing
17. The Employee Manual
18. Coping with Disaster
19. Betting on the Future
Appendix: The Manager's Quick Reference Guide