Library: Music Industry: Music

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Search our catalogue for Music to see what's on the shelves.

Selected titles:

Beatles Fan by Paul Shipton; Pearson Education Staff
Call Number: 428.6 INT:SHI
Publication Date: 2008
This book tells the story of the greatest band in the world from the early days in Liverpool to the Beatles' music in the world today.
Learn to play like the guitar greats : blues, rock, pop, folk, jazz by Greig, Charlotte
Call Number: 787.87193 GRE
Publication Date: 2005
1001 albums : you must hear before you die by Dimery, Robert
Call Number: 780.904 ONE
Publication Date: 2005

On the web

Diary of a Sound Hound - Music industry toolbox
Covers: Manage a project, Establish and manage resources and technical requirements, Supervise technical operations, Follow health, safety and security procedures in the music industry, Edit sound using digital systems, Operate sound mixing console, Record sound, Mix sound sources, Operate sound reinforcement system.
Music collection on the National Library of Australia
The music collection contains over 300,000 musical scores and the largest collection of music research resources in Australia. The Library primarily collects music in notated form, though not generally multiple vocal or instrumental parts.
National film and sound archive
Australia's 'living' archive – the custodian of over 2.8 million items that we not only collect, but preserve for future generations and share in many diverse ways.
The Verge - the future of music
A series that looks at how technology is reshaping the music industry. From VR concerts to producing music on a mobile phone.

Copyright

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Book available from the library:

Owning it : a creative's guide to copyright, contracts and the law by Givoni, Sharon
Call Number: 346.94048 GIV
Publication Date: 2015
Chapter 3.9 covers musicians.

Online resources available from other libraries

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Lynda.com

Lynda.com is an online learning platform which includes numerous videos on playing, recording and mixing music as well as videos on music theory and music business.

Lynda.com

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APRA AMCOS
APRA, the Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA)
AMCOS, the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS)
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APRA, the Australasian Performing Right Association Limited (APRA) was established in 1926 to manage the performance and communication rights of its members. This covers music that is communicated or performed publicly including on radio, television, online, live gigs in pubs and clubs etc.

AMCOS, the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society Limited (AMCOS) was established in 1979 to manage “mechanical royalties”, that is, the reproduction or copying and storage of music in different formats. This covers copying of songs and compositions by record labels or other parties to sell them on CD, DVD, online, for use as production music and for radio/TV programs.
Music Victoria
Independent, not-for-profit organisation and the state peak body for contemporary music. Music Victoria provides advocacy on behalf of the music sector, actively supports the development of the Victorian music community, and celebrates and promotes Victorian music.
The Australia Council for the Arts
Australia Council for the Arts is the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body.
Multicultural Arts Victoria
Mission: To foster cultural diversity and respect through the promotion, enhancement and celebration of multicultural arts in Australia.
Australian music centre
Houses and curates the most comprehensive catalogue of Australian music, a living collection of scores, recordings, research papers, teaching kits, classroom materials and aggregated media.