Music Industry Information

HFA is the foremost mechanical licensing, collections, and distribution agency for U.S. music publishers. Our processes, culture, and technology are client-driven and results-oriented. We continually strive to add value and strength to the music rights industry.  

The following books, magazines, and websites may be helpful in answering your general music industry questions:

All You Need To Know About the Music Business, by Donald Passman
This Business of Music, by Sidney Shemel and M. William Krasilovsky
Music Business Handbook and Career Guide, by David Baskerville
Kohn on Music Licensing, by Al Kohn & Bob Kohn
Music, Money and Success, by Brabec and Brabec 
 

Billboard - weekly music magazine
Hits - weekly radio magazine
CMJ - weekly college radio magazine
NMPA - National Music Publishers' Association
AIMP - Association of Independent Music Publishers
NARAS - National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (GRAMMY Awards)
RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America