“The difference between success and failure is information,” says Ritch Esra, and he should know that. Along with his partner, Stephen Trumbull, Esra is an important part of the number one and most trusted source of information on “who’s who” and “who does what” in the music business. Best of all, they can tell you where everyone is.
FIVE DATA VOLUMES.
The Music Business Registry (http://www.musicregistry.com) publishes five directories: the “A&R Registry”, the “Music Publishers Registry”, the “Music Business Lawyers Registry”, the “Music Guide for Cinema and Television” and the “Directory of producers and recording engineers”. For many in the business, these are indispensable reference works.
“The directories provide everyone with the vital, accurate, and most up-to-date information they need to communicate with the entire A&R, music publishing, legal, film and television music community,” says Esra. Comparing notes with dozens of professionals in all these areas of expertise, I can tell you that no one disputes her claim.
More than one music industry executive has told me that Music Business Registry publications are worth their weight in platinum. Tess Taylor, president of NARIP (National Association of Recording Industry Professionals), says, “I couldn’t go a day without the Music Business Registry directories. These publications are the best in the business.”
Each directory tells you how to contact industry professionals by mail, email, direct phone, and fax. The books provide each person’s exact title, mailing address, the name of their assistant, and the styles of music each executive specializes in. Websites are also included.
UPDATES? WANT UPDATES?
The world of the A&R executive is exciting but constantly changing. Which means there is a lot of turnover in this part of the industry. So much turnover, in fact, that the A&R Record is completely updated and reprinted every eight weeks, while the publisher’s volume is semi-annual and the other books are published annually.
DO YOU NEED TO PRODUCE? HERE ARE 1,700 OF THEM!
Created in partnership with RPM Direct, the “Record Producers & Recording Engineers Directory” features 1,700 of the top record producers, recording engineers, and remixers from the US, Canada, and Europe across all music genres. Included in the book are:
(1) Full contact information for each producer, remixer, and recording engineer along with a list of their credits.
(2) Producer/engineer/remixer management companies, including a full
staff list as well as complete client lists.
(3) A complete index to easily locate any producer.
(4) Various interviews and articles with today’s top producers and engineers.
It’s no wonder you can find Music Business Registry publications in the offices of top record company executives, music publishers, artist managers, agents, music attorneys, recording artists, studios, and other music business professionals. music everywhere, from Los Angeles to London, New York to Nashville. , Chicago to Copenhagen, Toronto to Tokyo, Stockholm to Sydney, and Minneapolis to Munich.
YOUR SEARCH STARTS HERE.
The Music Business Registry is located at 7510 Sunset Blvd #1041, Los Angeles, CA 90046-3400. Phone: 800-377-7411 or 818-995-7458. Fax: 800-228-9411 or 818-995-7459. Email: [email protected].