How to Make & Sell Your Own Recording
Diane Sward Rapaport
Advice on setting up a new record label independent of major label networks. Also details the use of computers as composing and recording tools.

Independent CD Release
Toupee Records
A comprehensive guide to creating and releasing an independent CD

Inside the Music Industry - Creativity, Process & Business
Michael Fink
Focuses on popular/rock music and how it is created, marketed, recorded and packaged. Also explains music's role in radio, television, print & film.

Managing for Dummies
Bob Nelson & Peter Economy
Basic management principles, explained in a simple and easy to read format.

Music Business
Shane Simpson
2002 Edition. A musician's guide to the Australian music industry by top Australian lawyer and dealmaker.

Music Business - Making Music Work
Shane Simpson & Colin Seeger (australian publication)
A key resource for the Australian industry. Written by two lawyers who work in the music industry and who can explain the business in layman's terms.

Music Industry Management
Alan Gordon
The information and working documents you need to successfully manage band and solo careers, shows and tours, as well as copyright.
Australian publication.

Music Publishing
Tim Whitsett
Complete guide to music publishing, including starting your own publishing company, copyright, licensing, synchronisation, mechanical rights etc.

Networking in the Music Industry
Jim Clevo & Eric Olsen (american publication)
Contains interviews with over 100 music industry professionals and covers all aspects of music networking: the press, music conventions, national & regional associations, video airplay, computer networking international etc.

Paper Paradise - Confessions of a Rock 'n' Roll Survivor
Glenn Wheatley
Charts the extraordinary life and times of Glenn Wheatley, from rock star in the 60's and 70's to millionaire entrepreneur in the 80's.

QUT Professional Studies
QUT - 1995
Information on QUT's Academy of the arts.

Rock Dogs
Marcus Breen
Examines the tensions created by globalisation / commercialization of the major record labels.

Ruthless Self Promotion in the Music Industry
Jeffrey P. Fisher
Promotions, publicity, advertising for the music industry.

Save Australian Music -Speak Out-
ARIA - 1998
Strategies for improving the state of Australian music.

The Billboard Guide to Music Publicity
Jim Pettigrew Jnr (american publication)
Techniques and tools of the professional publicist for musicians, managers, publicists, promoters & record companies.

The Business of Artist Management
Xavier M. Franscigna Jr H. Lee Hetherington
A Practical guide to the problems (and there various solutions) involved in artist management (companion to "The Business of Music - Marketing & Promotion", also in library).

The Business of Music - Marketing & Promotion
Tad Lathrop & Jim Pettigrew Jnr
A Practical guide to planning and producing an effective marketing campaign for your music

The Infinite Digital Jukebox
Chris Gilbey
Tackles the controversial issues of copyright as it relates to new electronic distribution mediums

The Sell-In
Craig Mathieson
Details the gradual change in the Australian 90's alternative scene from scorned outcast to lucrative marketing tool.

The Sponsorship Manual
E Geldard & L Sinclair (Australian publication)
Provides practical hands on information to assist individuals and organisations seeking sponsorship.

You Can Hype Anything
Rayleigh Pinskey (american publication)
Creative tactics and advice for anyone promoting a product, talent or business.