Course Number: MU200
Subject: Music
Citing your sources
If you use it, acknowledge it!
Regardless of where you get your information from, you should acknowledge where you got it from. The Library has many resources that help you figure out how to cite. For common examples of citations, use the Purdue OWL Style Guide.
Industry Research
The Library subscribes to a number of tools that help you determine industry and market information on trends, market share, market size, competitive forces, etc.
- Associations Canada
- This resource provides a listing of Canadian Associations. NOTES:
- only 1 campus-user at a time, please logout when finished
- uncheck all databases, with the exception of Associations Canada
- This resource provides a listing of Canadian Associations. NOTES:
- IBISWorld
- Provides Canadian, US, and Chinese industry reports containing trends, statistics & analysis on market size, market share of major companies, industry growth rates, major market segments and key external forces affecting supply and demand within the industry.
Articles
Use the Omni to identify magazine, trade, and journal articles at Laurier.
- on the results page, limit to "Articles"
- further limiters under "Resource Type", e.g., Magazine articles
- remember to use "quotation marks" when searching for phrases
- limit publication year if applicable
For a deeper dive, search in one of the following specialized databases
The library subscribes to many magazines that are otherwise subscription-based if you come across the title via Google. For example:
- Music trades (magazine website)
- Music trades (library subscription)
Ebooks
Use the Omni to identify popular and academic books at Laurier.
- limit to "Books and eBooks" on the left side of search results
- remember to use "quotation marks" when searching for phrases
- limit publication year if applicable
The Music Librarian collects books related to the business aspects of the creative arts, such as Alison Gerber's The Work of Art: Value in Creative Careers (Redwood City: Stanford University Press, 2017). For many more titles, consult this list:
Ebooks: Creative arts and business
General
Alexander, Franceska. Gallery Ready: A Creative Blueprint for Visual Artists. New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2018.
Bartmański, Dominik, and Ian Woodward. Labels: Making Independent Music. 1st edition. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781474280495.
Beech, Nic, and Charlotte Gilmore, eds. Organising Music: Theory, Practice, Performance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Bruenger, David. Create, Produce, Consume: New Models for Understanding Music Business. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520972735.
Brzozowska, Blanka, and Patryk Galuszka. Crowdfunding and Independence in Film and Music. Milton: Taylor and Francis, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003150787.
Dromey, Chris. The Classical Music Industry. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315471099.
Jay Hodgson, Russ Hepworth-Sawyer, Justin Paterson, and Rob Toulson. Innovation in Music: Performance, Production, Technology and Business. Routledge, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351016711.
Khaire, Mukti. Culture and Commerce: The Value of Entrepreneurship in Creative Industries. Stanford, California: Stanford Business Books, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781503603080.
Mazierska, Ewa, Les Gillon, and Tony Rigg.Popular Music in the Post-Digital Age: Politics, Economy, Culture and Technology. New York: Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2018. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501338403.
Munoz, J. Mark, and Julienne W Shields. Arts and Entrepreneurship. New York: Business Expert Press, 2017.
Swick, Bill.Building an Award-Winning Guitar Program: A Guide for Music Educators. New York: Oxford University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197609804.001.0001.
Taylor, Timothy D. Working Musicians: Labor and Creativity in Film and Television Production. Duke University Press, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.1544780.
Tschmuck, Peter. The Economics of Music. Newcastle Upon Tyne: Agenda Publishing, 2021. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1wgvb9x.
Wolfe, Paula. Women in the Studio: Creativity, Control and Gender in Popular Music Sound Production. Milton: Taylor and Francis, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315546711.
Branding and Marketing
Allan, David. This Note’s for You : Popular Music + Advertising = Marketing Excellence. New York: Business Expert Press, 2015.
Gause, Alina. Presenting Without Pandering - Self-Marketing for Creatives: A Psychological Guide. Berlin: Springer, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64305-1.
Lieb, Kristin J. Gender, Branding, and the Modern Music Industry: The Social Construction of Female Popular Music Stars. Vol. 1. United Kingdom: Routledge, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315160580.
Meier, Leslie M. Popular Music as Promotion: Music and Branding in the Digital Age. Chicester: Polity Press, 2017.
Minskey, Laurence, and Colleen Fahey. Audio Branding: Using Sound to Build Your Brand. London: Kogan Page, 2017.
Rhine, Anthony S. How to Market the Arts: A Practical Approach for the 21st Century. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197556078.001.0001.
Sheinkop, Eric. Return of the Hustle: The Art of Marketing with Music. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-58202-7.
Wroblewski, Lukasz, and Bonita M Colb. Culture Management : Strategy and Marketing Aspects. Berlin: Logos Verlag Berlin, 2017.
Small business
Dumbreck, Allan, and Gayle McPherson. Music Entrepreneurship. London, England: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 2020. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781472527912.
Franklin, Michael, and Emery H Mikel. The Art of Business: A Guide for Creative Arts Therapists Starting on a Path to Self-Employment. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013.
Technology
Jones, Ellis. DIY Music and the Politics of Social Media. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501359675.
Nancy K. Baym. Playing to the Crowd: Musicians, Audiences, and the Intimate Work of Connection. New York: NYU Press, 2018. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv12pnpcg.
Rogers, Holly, Joana Freitas, and João Francisco PorfÃrio. YouTube and Music: Online Culture and Everyday Life. New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2023. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781501387302.
Singer, Howie, and Bill Rosenblatt. Key Changes: The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197656891.001.0001.
Websites about arts entrepreneurship
- Canada Council for the Arts
- Contains applications, stories, and statistics on the Council's grants programs.
- ArtReach Tool Kits
- Contains various tool kits ranging from evaluation, branding, and grant writing.
- All the Sh*t You Need to Know About the Business of Art
- Contains professional practices material for every artist.
- The Creative Independent
- Includes resources on how to make a website for your creative work, how to start a business, how to sell your artwork.