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HOW MUSIC WORKS BY DAVID BYRNE Chapter 7 of this book entitled “Business and Finances (distribution and survival options for music artists)” is absolutely essential reading for any songwriter or musician. David Byrne of legendary rock group Talking Heads explains the detailed financial ins and outs of one of his album releases. He outlines the various costs involved and who gets the various percentages. He uses colour-coded diagrams to convey how the money pie is shared. At the same time, he describes the complex financial mechanisms of the modern music business. This is unmissable information. Few working musicians take the time to explain the money trail to newcomers who usually believe there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. What Byrne explains is how a musician who is willing to keep a lid on costs can make a modest living recording albums and touring. The rest of the book has a lot of interesting material, some of it a bit academic, some of it needing effort to persevere. But Byrne's enthusiasm for music usually carries you along. I liked the following bits in particular: Music as social glue, as a self-empowering social agent (pages 291-293) The value of music education (pages 295-296) Eight rules about how to create a music scene (pages 251-263) How recording technology is now incredibly accessible and cheap so there is no need for albums to be costly to record (pages 180-181) The mp3 – poorer sound quality but maybe it is better to value convenience over sound (pages 124-126) “How Music Works” is published by Canongate (2012) and costs around €22 in bookshops. Make sure not to pay the list price which can be as high as €33. Better value is the online Kindle edition which costs UK£5 on Amazon..

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Edinburgh Research Explorer How Music Works [Review of the book How Music Works, by D. Byrne] Citation for published version: Caldwell Brown, S 2015, 'How Music Works [Review of the book How Music Works, by D. Byrne]', Popular Music and Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/03007766.2015.1073035 Digital Object Identifier (DOI): 10.1080/03007766.2015.1073035 Link: Link to publication record in Edinburgh Research Explorer Document Version: Peer reviewed version Published In: Popular Music and Society Publisher Rights Statement: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in Popular Music and Society on 11/08/2015, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03007766.2015.1073035 General rights Copyright for the publications made accessible via the Edinburgh Research Explorer is retained by the author(s) and / or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing these publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. Take down policy The University of Edinburgh has made every reasonable effort to ensure that Edinburgh Research Explorer content complies with UK legislation. If you believe that the public display of this file breaches copyright please contact [email protected] providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 28. Sep. 2021 How Music Works DAVID BYRNE London: Canongate, 2012 ISBN: 978-0857862501 358 pp., £25.00 (hb) In recent years, several books been published which discuss changes in the recording industry as a result of the digital revolution, exploring technological issues such as piracy, copyright, remix culture, playlists, etc.
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