Creativity and Innovation in the Music Industry

Book info: Creativity and Innovation in the Music Industry (Hardcover, 281 pages) – Springer, 2006. Language: English.

This book charts the effects of new communication technologies and the Internet on the creation of music in the early 21st century. It examines how the music industry will be altered by the Internet, music online services and MP3-technology. This is done through an integrated model based on an international history of the industry since the phonograph’s invention in 1877, and thus, the history of the music industry is described in full detail for the first time.

From the reviews:

"Tschmuck's fundamental book gets to the bottom."
(musik.woche)
"A tremendously exciting book for all, who love music."
(Austrian Broadcasting Service (ORF)
"Readable and profound study"
(Der Standard)