music and the internet

"Traces the secret history of digital music piracy, from the German audio engineers who invented the mp3, to a North Carolina compact-disc manufacturing plant where factory worker Dell Glover leaked nearly two thousand albums over the course of a decade, to the high-rises of midtown Manhattan where music executive Doug Morris cornered the global market on rap, and, finally, into the darkest recesses of the Internet."--Dust jacket flap.

Explores how the laptop generation created a new grassroots music industry, with the fans and the bands in charge rather than the corporations.

A comprehensive guide for musicians on home recording that provides tips and advice on inexpensive ways to record, mix, and market music, and discusses equipment, studio setups, mastering, putting music on the Internet, and related topics.

A guide to getting started in the music industry, covering new markets for musician, and how to use social media websites for self-promotion.