Donald S. Passman

Background

Passman, Donald S. was born on November 3, 1945 in Dallas, Texas, United States.

Education

University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, 1967). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1970).

Career

Worked at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc. (Beverly Hills, California) specializing in Entertainment and Communications Industries Law and Related Services. Admitted to the bar, 1971, California.

Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Harvard Law School Board of Student Advisors, 1969-1970. Harvard Law School Legal Aid Society, 1968-1969. Instructor, University of Southern California Law Center Advanced Professional Program, Business and Legal Aspects of the Music Business, 1978—.

Business and Legal Aspects of Home Video and Pay Television, 1982. President and Chairman, Music Industry Division of City of Hope, 1986-1990. Author: "All You Need to Know About The Music Business" (Simon & Schuster), 1994.

Member: Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills (Member, Entertainment Law Committee, 1971—) Bar Associations. State Bar of California. Los Angeles Copyright Society.

Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, Inc. focuses on general transactional representation in the entertainment and communications industries and also furnishes counselling and representation in connection with intellectual property, personal business matters, wealth transfers and real estate.

Works

• book

  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Ninth Edition

    (“The industry bible” (Los Angeles Times), now updated, es...)

  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eighth Edition

    (The definitive, essential guide to the music industry, no...)

  • All You Need to Know about the Music Business (All You Need to Know about the Music Business) (Hardback) - Common

    (The definitive, essential guide to the music industry, no...)

  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business 6th Edition

    (For fifteen years, All You Need to Know About the Music B...)

  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition

    (Since the advent of file-sharing technology in the late 1...)

  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business (Paperback) - Common

    (Offers advice to artists and executives, novices and expe...)

  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business: 7th (seventh) edition Text Only

    (The 7th edition of the classic go to book about the music...)

  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Seventh Edition by Passman, Donald S. (November 17, 2009) Hardcover
  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Eighth Edition by Donald S. Passman (2012-12-04)
  • Donald S. Passman: All You Need to Know about the Music Business (Hardcover); 2015 Edition
  • All You Need To Know About The Music Business: Eighth edition by Donald S Passman (6-Nov-2014) Paperback
  • (All You Need to Know About the Music Business ) Author: Donald S. Passman Jan-2011
  • All You Need to Know About the Music Business
  • (All You Need to Know about the Music Business ) Author: Donald S Passman Feb-2013

• Other Work

  • Author: "All You Need to Know About The Music Business" (Simon & Schuster), 1994.

Membership

Member: Harvard Law School Board of Student Advisors, 1969-1970. Harvard Law School Legal Aid Society, 1968-1969. Instructor, University of Southern California Law Center Advanced Professional Program, Business and Legal Aspects of the Music Business, 1978—.

Business and Legal Aspects of Home Video and Pay Television, 1982. President and Chairman, Music Industry Division of City of Hope, 1986-1990.