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 | 101 Ways To Promote Yourself - ©1997, 390 pages. Take charge of your success! You may have the most outstanding business, product, idea or talent in the world, but in order to be successful, you have to let the world know about it. Raleigh Pinskey offers you a crash course on how to get the attention you need.
"101 Ways to Promote Yourself" reveals the insider secrets learned from years of experience and how these low-cost, high-powered techniques can carry you to the top of your market and beyond. Find out how to: Develop hot new leads; Project a positive image; Promote instant name recognition; Build on your success by cultivating refferals; Market effectively on the Internet; Grow and expand your network and database. |
 | $30 Music School “Making art your full-time job is a full-time job.” If you’re ready to take on this job, then you’re ready to follow the advice that you’ll find inside $30 Music School. Do-it-Yourself recording, distribution, and promotion have made it easier than ever to make a living making music. Learn how to thrive in this new business model.
$30 Music School is for people who want to be musicians, not just look like musicians. It’s all about cutting through the star-system garbage and getting to the heart of art, and making great music that can reach the world on no budget. No matter what type of music moves you—rock, Alternative, Metal, Punk, Hip Hop, Country, Jazz or Salsa—you can take this book and put it to work for you. | Go one-on-one with musicians who have made music their life. Use their advice and learn from their experiences. Find out what it takes to create both realistic goals as well as a map to reach them. If you think you’re up for the task, get ready to do it yourself, not compromise.
Features: *Make great music that can reach the world on no budget *Written by a musician who has experienced everything he preaches *Author not only shows you how to make music, but also how to distribute, tour, promote, and sell your own music *$30 Music School is your ticket into the show—to do it yourself, not compromise your vision, and be heard *Book includes useful CD-ROM and insightful interviews. ©2003, 536 pages. |
 | A Concise Guide to Music Industry Terms - by Joel Leach Music industry professionals and college music business majors alike will find the Concise Guide to Music Industry Terms indispensable. Expansive in design, the book also includes essential music related terms that are common to the film and television industries. Understanding the language of the music industry can help prevent costly misconceptions and misunderstandings. ©2005, 88 pages. |
 | All You Need to Know About the Music Business, 5th Edition Donald S. Passman - In the music business, the key to success lies in knowing how to protect yourself. Whether you are a performer, writer or executive, Passman's revered and exhaustive guide to the legal and financial aspects of the music world is an essential tool, offering authoritative, up-to-the-minute information.
With All You Need to Know About the Music Business, 5th Edition you'll learn how to: select and hire a winning team of advisors • master the big picture and the finer points of record deals • navigate the ins and outs of songwriting, music publishing and copyrights • and maximize concert, touring and merchandising deals. | This fifth edition also includes information on: music downloads and streaming • how royalties are computed in the digital age • why record companies are hemorrhaging money • new laws on copyright infringement, illegal downloads and challenges to intellectual property rights • industry strategies to combat piracy • and the new model for record deals. Should be required reading for anyone planning or enduring a career in the biz.Rolling Stone. ©2004, 444 pages |
 | Booking & Tour Management for the Performing Arts, 3rd Ed. Solo artists and performing groups will find everything they need to book performances, build tours, and succeed on the road in the completely revised and updated edition of the classic reference. This Third Edition includes an all-new chapter detailing the revolutionary ways performers, managers, and presenters are using the Internet to transform the business of booking live performances. Special revised chapters provide in-depth information on the technical aspects of touring and the unique demands of touring abroad. Also included is a completely updated Tour Manager's Reource Kit. ©2001, 288 pages. |
 | Booking, Promoting and Marketing Your Music - by Nyree Belleville A Complete Guide for Bands and Solo Artists. This book will be your constant reference on recording, booking, managing, promoting and selling your music. Across all genres of music, whether you are already working as a musician, just starting out, or are representing a band, you will refer to this guide again and again. You will discover how easy it is to:*Book great shows: You'll learn how to put together the most impressive press kit to help you get hired to play the shows you really want! | Plus, tips for dealing with bookers and promoters; ways to find alternative, high-paying venues; and how to book great local, regional and national tours. *Market your music and sell thousands of albums: Learn the merchandising techniques you need to put your music in the hands of your target audience, while building up a huge and loyal fan base. Includes detailed information on utilizing the Internet to spread the word about your music and sell albums all over the world.
*Manage your band: Learn networking skills so you can get your band the industry contacts you need. Learn the 10 rules of successful musicians that will really put your career into overdrive! Get advice from top industry pros on the when, why, and how of taking the next step beyond DIY.
*Professional band promotion: Learn the secrets of getting the media to feature your band in magazines, newspapers, TV, radio, the Internet, etc. Use the book's 50 promotional tools to make a huge splash with your music. Write your 7 Step Music Business Plan to create a solid step-by-step plan for attaining your goals and achieving your dreams. The most comprehensive guide for musicians at any professional level who want to succeed at playing music and selling albums on their own terms. ©2000, 197 pages. |
 | Breaking Into the Music Business - by Alan H. Siegel Completely revised and updated, here is a concise, yet complete guide to the business end of the music industry. Alan H. Siegel, one of the industry's top entertainment lawyers, gives inside advice on negotiating a great deal, finding a manager, copyrighting, safeguarding royalties and making a demo that sells. 320 pages. |
 | Build and Manage Your Music Career - by Maurice Johnson Lose the amateur mind-set and think like a pro! With this book you'll learn essential organizational skills for optimizing your productivity, the importance of a good attitude and self-confidence; how to overcome the fear of rejection (with 8 sure-fire ways to combat it before it happens!); how to create professional promo materials and deal effectively with the media; and more. This is an incredibly valuable reference book for anyone who wants to make a living playing music -- written by somebody who actually does!
©1999, 180 pages. |
 | Concert Tour Production Management - by John Vasey This book deals with the business of production and sets out guidelines to follow in order to literally get the show on the road. "Concert Tour Production Management" provides the basic information to manage the production for a touring concert from start to finish in the most effective and efficient way possible. Contents include: the touring production manager; getting the show on the road; advancing venues; daily schedule. Appendices include: performance contract; contract rider; production check lists and forms; technical specifications; vendor contract; venue contract... and more. ©1997, 160 pages. |
 | Copyrights and Trademarks for Media Professionals By Arnold P. Lutzker - "Copyrights and Trademarks for Media Professionals" is for professionals and students working in all areas of media, who need to know what the law requires and how they should properly utilize copyrights and trademarks. This book outlines critical concepts and applies them with explanations in real-life applications. Topics include: copyright; trademarks; content and broadcasting; content and the cable, satellite and telephone industries; content and the Internet. ©1997, 208 pages. |
 | Creating a Music Website Creating a Music Website takes you through the basics of setting up your own site, points out some of the pitfalls, and helps you to produce your own unique presence on the Internet. It introduces HTML, shows you how to brighten up your site with graphics, tables and frames. You'll learn how to add files of your own music, even a band video, and if you fancy selling your music off your website, the book addresses the vexed question of selling on the internet. Written by a man who's been there and done that this book will help you bring your music to a worldwide audience. |
 | Creative Careers in Music, 2nd Edition By Josquin des Pres and Mark Landsman - Talented people of all levels can find profitable careers in today's cutthroat music industry with the help of this definitive guide. A wide variety of careers in the music business are fully described - from songwriters and producers to solo artists and band members. The skills and training required for each are outlined and tips for targeting the right markets and income sources are given. This new edition covers such timely topics as self-promotion via the internet and protecting oneself from piracy. Josquin des Pres is a record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is also the author of Reality Check. Mark Landsman is a musician, songwriter, and a former business and entertainment attorney. They both live in San Diego. ©2004, 240 pages. |
 | Financial Management for Musicians By Cathy McCormack and Pam Gaines, CPAs
If you earn income from your music, this is a must have for your music office! Certified Public Accountants Gaines and McCormack have put together the most extensive text ever geared to working musicians. Learn how to manage your band's income and expenses, create a budget for touring, recording and major purchases! Demystify the income tax process by learning how to legally write off equipment purchases, touring expenses and issuing 1099 forms to band members. Includes a PC/MAC CD-ROM containing Excel and Lotus spreadsheet templates of all the budgeting exampels and more! 200 pages. |
 | Get It In Writing: A Musician's Guide to Music Law Los Angeles attorney Brian McPherson represents more than 60 artists, including Beck, Cracker, Superchunk, Brian Wilson and others. His guide to music law is a new primer on all aspects of the contracts and deals that artists will encounter in today's music business. From small, independent record deals and inter-band agreements to major label contracts, Get It In Writing will teach musicians what they need to know to protect themselves. Includes sample contracts with commentary, interviews with major industry movers, and information on how to make deals with mangers, agents merchandisers, producers and publishers, all spelled out in comprehensive, yet easy-to-understand terms. Essential for every independent musician! ©1999, 250 pages. |
 | Getting Gigs - by Mark W. Curran A comprehensive guide to finding the best paying gigs for musicians and singers, from their loca area to the international stage. A music business veteran gives the inside track to creating a profitable career in the performing arts, from local clubs to international cruise ships. Includes interviews with successful musicians and entertainment directors who share their secrets in landing the best paying gigs. Written for both the amateur part-time to the full-time professional musician, this guide will show you how to get gigs, no matter where you live. You'll learn where the better paying gigs are and how to get them. |
 | Getting Signed - An Insider's Guide to the Record Industry For unsigned musicians, it is vital to long-term success to sign a contract with a record label. However, preparing your music, targeting a label, and getting your demo into the hands of someone who will listen is challenging, if you don't know where to start. Getting Signed!, by record industry veteran George Howard, guides you through the maze of today's music industry, and will help you move your demo to the top of the stack. Even if you are not yet ready for a record deal, it will help you assemble a team that will make sure your music gets heard by as many people as possible. |
 | Going Global: Multimedia Marketing & Distribution Reveals the findings of a study by MDG's International Group. The intent of this work is to provide basic information on multimedia markets around the world for developers, investors and marketers Multimedia has four key elements - Content, Talent, Capital and Distribution. Some nations are rich in content and talent but are in need of foreign capital and distribution to develop their information resources. Opprotunities abound everywhere for all four elements, but without knowledge of the market they cannot be discovered. ©1994, 152 pages |
 | Going Pro - by Kenny Kerner This handy guide provides everything you need to know to go pro, including information about personal managers, music attorneys, business managers, music attorneys, business managers and booking agents, record companies, A&R, publishing, songwriting, demo tapes and press kits, self-promotion, and much more. A must for all musicians! ©1999. |
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