The Studio Business Book

This best-selling book is a step-by-step guide to operating and managing a professional recording facility. It begins with the basics: formulating a business plan, estimating studio startup costs, finding a location, getting funded, and making equipment purchases. From there, the book takes you through the necessary details of business operation: accounting, phone, network and utility services, insurance plans, promoting your venture, and increasing revenues. Other chapters cover the fine art of studio management: scheduling sessions, dealing with clients, hiring and firing employees, maintaining and upgrading equipment, and how to cope with all kinds of disasters.