Discuss the technological developments in the 1920s and their impact on the popular music industry
What will be an ideal response?
phonograph recording after the turn of the century
radio in 1922
sound movie in 1929
parlor piano replaced by radio and the phonograph
gradual shift in the consuming public from an active to a passive role
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Which of the following might be expected to increase union membership?
A. Increased labor force participation by women and young people. B. Decreased imports of manufactured goods. C. Increased substitution of capital for labor in the production process. D. Continued growth of service-related industries.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Since a personal manager works at the pleasure of the artist, an artist will find relatively simple the termination of the artist’s financial obligations to the departing manager. 2. To prevent being ensnared in antipayola regulations, record labels no longer include swag in electronic press kits (EPKs). 3. Negative tour support is the money the label has advanced to make up for financial deficits the artist incurs while on tour. 4. Contractually obligated to achieve maximum income for the artist, a personal manager is well- advised to accept every possible gig when the guaranteed fee is attractive. 5. Only after all the final language of a contract is agreed and the contract is signed, an attorney typically then drafts a “deal memo” to summarize the essential elements of the agreement.