Rock and Roll Fantasy? The Reality of Going from Garage Band to Superstardom /

• Main Author: Phillips, Ronnie J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Business, 35
• Subjects: Economics.; Performing arts.; Entrepreneurship.; Economics/Management Science.; Innovation/Technology Management.; International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law.; Performing Arts.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5900-2

We are in an era where developments in both technology and musical style have coalesced to produce the greatest period of change in the music industry since the invention of recorded sound. Globalization, the Internet, and digital technology are now opening up possibilities for more artists to be i...

Table of Contents:

• Prologue:Who Killed Buddy Holly?.- 1. So You Want to Be a Rock and Roll Star?
• 2. Hitsville: Writing a Hit Song
• 3. Innovation: Will You Ever Hear Surf Music Again?
• 4. Contracts: You Never Give Me Your Money, All I Get Is Your Funny Paper
• 5. Live Performance: Touring Can Make You Crazy
• 6. Death: Elvis Has Just Left the Building
• 7. The Technological Entrepreneurs: Engineers, Accountants, and Hippies
• 8. Absolutely Free: Only If You Want It to Be!
• Epilogue: Is Rock and Roll Here to Stay?
• References
• Index
• Song Index. .