Music industry •
Album •
Compact disc (CD) •
Compact Cassette •
Concert •
Concert tour •
Grammy Awards •
Music recording sales certification •
Performance •
Music videos •
Record •
Record industry •
Recording studio •
Single Music industry participants •
A&R •
ASCAP •
Band manager •
Booking agent •
BMI •
Copyright collective •
Disc jockey •
MCPS •
Musicians – person who writes, performs, or makes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music. • Instrumentalist – one who plays a
musical instrument. • Traditional instrumentalist – one who plays folk music on traditional instruments such as gongs. • Classical instrumentalist – one who plays
classical music, usually with Western orchestral instruments such as the
violin,
flute etc. • Instrumentalists who plays
popular music – one who plays with instruments in the big band, e.g. the
electric guitar,
drums,
saxophone,
trumpet,
trombone etc. •
Singer – a
vocalist. •
Composer – person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media. •
Songwriter •
Arranger •
Conductor – leads a
musical ensemble. A conductor may simultaneously act as an instrumentalist in the ensemble. • Recording artist – creates
recorded music, such as
CDs and
MP3 files. •
Musicians' Union •
Publisher •
PRS •
Record producer •
Record label •
Record distributor •
Tour promoter •
Road crew ("roadies") •
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