Terry McManus has had a long and distinguished career in the field he
loves; the music industry. He has been active on the creative side as a
songwriter, artist, producer and performer. His accomplishments range
from being signed to a major label and publisher, to co-writing with Hall of
Fame writer George David Weiss in NYC. During the "Golden Age" of
Children's Music in Canada he wrote, produced and toured with Mr.
Dressup, (Ernie Coombs), as well as writing 81 songs for The Magic Ring
television series.
He was one of the founding members of the Songwriters Association of
Canada and served for 5 years as their first President. His belief that
Canadian Songwriters should have access to copyright registration here in
our own country led to the creation of The Song Depository now known as
The Song Bank.
His 1997 editorial for Billboard Magazine, "The Single is the Key to the
Record Buying Habit" is now looked upon as one of the most prescient
statements to explain the popularity of what would become downloading 2
years before Napster even began! This editorial has been quoted many
times including in the book Appetite for Self Destruction and in the New
York Times.
For over 35 years, as well as continuing his active professional career,
McManus has been a Professor at the prestigious Music Industry Arts
program at Fansahwe College in London Ontario. It was only logical that he
would take his years of experience, insight and lectures and put them into a
book that will help to educate a few more generations about the joys and
trials of following their passion into the Canadian Music Industry.
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This is the quality of information that you will
receive when you purchase The Primer!
"Here is where the North American Music
Industry made its greatest mistake of the 20th
century" McManus a veteran Canadian
producer and songwriter wrote in a 1997
Billboard Op Ed. "When it stopped making vinyl
singles and offered nothing to replace them,
the industry stopped a whole generation from
picking up the record buying habit."
McManus was prescient. He wrote his
Billboard piece in 1997, two years before the
music fans would learn how to get their singles
their own way - for free- via the internet.
Steve Knopper
Appetite for Self-Destruction
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receive when you purchase The Primer!
"Here is where the North American Music
Industry made its greatest mistake of the 20th
century" McManus a veteran Canadian
producer and songwriter wrote in a 1997
Billboard Op Ed. "When it stopped making vinyl
singles and offered nothing to replace them,
the industry stopped a whole generation from
picking up the record buying habit."
McManus was prescient. He wrote his
Billboard piece in 1997, two years before the
music fans would learn how to get their singles
their own way - for free- via the internet.
Steve Knopper
Appetite for Self-Destruction
I