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Festival organizers, band managers, musicians, digital devotees and co-authors Matt Voyno and Roshan Hoover bring their award winning e-book The New Rockstar Philosophy to paper book format for distribution across North America. Hailed by indie musician-composer Michael Franti as "an outstanding guide for the Internet-era D.I.Y. musician who wants to thrive in today's post-major label music industry," the updated guide promises to be a "guerrilla...
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This is Music Now provides raw and uncut advice, guidance and direction on how to be successful in the music industry. While Mr. Taylor does not guarantee that everyone will be successful in the music business, this book will open your mind, cleanse your spirit, and renew faith in yourself in order to prepare a solid foundation on which to base your career in the music industry.
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Written by Wendy Day, an industry insider who has ACTUALLY shopped, found, and negotiated record deals for artists, this book explains the inner workings of a hard to penetrate industry: the music business. Wendy Day is a well-known and well-respected music industry insider with 20+ years of experience in the urban music marketplace. She is credited for discovering Master P and his No Limit Records label (C-Murder, Fiend, Mia X, etc), Eminem, Cash...
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The average independent musician, that is, a musician without a major label or publishing contract, struggles to earn a living even in the best of times. Those lucky enough to be salaried musicians, such as music directors or staff composers, earn an average salary of about $35,000 a year. Of the roughly 250,000 or so who list themselves as musicians on their tax returns, 40 percent are employed only part-time, and almost half are self-employed. About...
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Michael Gilligan is the owner of Fake Chapter Records. His work experience also includes over a decade at Sony Music and such indie labels as Matador and Gig Records. Along with contributions from recording artists and other industry insiders, his book 'SEX, DRUGS, and CUBICLES' explores breaking into the music industry, how quickly the industry changes objectives, and the madness of the corporate business model.
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The behind-the-scenes battle for the Rock Hall
For 25 years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has defined Cleveland's image as the "Rock and Roll Capital of the World." But while the Rock Hall has become an iconic landmark for the city of Cleveland and for fans of rock and roll around the world, it was just one missed phone call away from never being built in Cleveland. If the prominent singer and actress Lesley Gore hadn't contacted radio personality...
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A business how-to for musicians searching for their niche. Completely re-written from a collection of popular blog articles from the author's web-site and which are partly based on reader feedback. Chapters draw from the considerable experience of the author and include information for assisting aspiring musicians and producers with their music careers. This would include original takes on what it takes to be a music producer; make great recordings;...
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Hybrid Executive is a terminology coined by Composer, Educator, and Author, Samuel Archer. This
terminology is the one title today's Indie artists can
proudly use to define who they are.
In this book, Samuel explains why it's essential for
up and coming artists to be familiar with all sectors
of the modern music industry [such as management,
artist & repertoire. production, distribution, marketing, sales, and more.] combined with understanding how...
69) Rock My World
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"Rock My World," is a Rock & Roll memoir spanning 1980 to 1986. It's the unexpected personal journey of a concert merchandiser that started when the author was twenty three years old and how he found self-belief, dared to dream on a monumental scale and made it flourish into reality, rising to the top of his profession while enjoying bountiful moments of pure bliss. The author's story is intertwined with the groups he traveled with, some of the greatest...
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If you create music, or work with artists who do, there's a way to expose your talent and give yourself a chance. In this common sense guide, industry veteran Matthew Walt explains how anyone with a voice and passion can break into the business. The music industry is bursting with opportunities for talent. This is due, in part, to new technologies to cultivate and expose your craft. As a result, an independent movement is burgeoning, and the number...
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I think a lot of artist and producers have built this Boogeyman in their head when someone says "get your paperwork together" or "get your Business together". It sounds daunting, like it may be confusing or hard or work you just don't know where to start. You've built this Boogeyman and I'm here to tell you your fear is like a shadow. Much bigger than it actually is. The business is NOT hard. Of course you're going to be learning something new but...
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Written by authors Jeff Conner of the world-renowned Boston Brass, and Grammy nominated recording producer and university professor John M. Laverty, the theme of The Portfolio Musician: Case Studies in Success is that the musicians of today need to have multiple skills in music unlike prior generations that only needed a single skill. An examination of the contributing musicians' profiles confirms that this is sage advice. Containing a collection...
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Online Marketing For Record Label. Are you thinking of getting into the record label business? This book gives you all the insights on how to start your own record label, sign artists, make your record, strategies to market the music and your artists.
If you want to give yourself the best chance of success, going through a proper set-up process is important. This book will walk you through getting your label up and running. A record label will seek...
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Even with the finest degree and the best laid out business plans, there are some things in the music industry that you can only learn from experience or those who have been there and done that. But when you're a newbie music entrepreneur or an independent musician, you do not have time for costly mistakes.
From "Decoding the Corporate Game" Author and Music Media Specialist, Cory Austin, comes The Hustler's Handbook - a collection of music industry...
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Steven Machat was born into the entertainment business. His father, Marty, was one of the most successful post-war American entertainment lawyers, with a glittering array of clients from Sam Cooke and the Rolling Stones through to the boxer Sugar Ray Robinson and the stars of London's Swinging Sixties. A fateful introduction to Frank Sinatra on the top floor suite of Miami Beach's Fontainebleau Hotel in 1968 was all the encouragement that teenage...
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Martin Kamenski, a practicing CPA, unleashes years of tax experience on the creative community. He offers explanations in language that is easy for the most number-illiterate to understand. His Chicago-based practice serves clients nationwide and offers artists and creative professionals the explanations they need to make sense of the tangled web of the IRS. Kamenski provides guidance about when to treat yourself as a business. He will advise on the...
77) Art Show Basics
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Art Show Basics—A How-To Manual
Overwhelmed by the idea of putting on your own art show? You are not alone. This booklet can be used as a template that you can adjust to suit your needs or just as it stands. It shows you how to successfully put on either a group art show or a solo show. Extensive information is included on topic such as selecting a judge, how to hang the show for the maximum impact on your viewer,. decorating the show space, how...
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El emprendedor extraordinario no es solo el título de un libro, sino el resumen de la trayectoria de Rodolfo Carpintier, cuyo nombre es referencia obligada en el sector emprendedor español y mundial.
Su éxito y reconocimiento no se respaldan solo por una brillante preparación académica -que incluye Filología Alemana y másteres en Dirección Internacional (CESEM) y Dirección General (CESEM)-. La verdadera base de su nombre es una trayectoria...
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The Artist As Brand Workbook is for serious creative individuals, students, professors, and professionals who want to manifest prosperity from their art on their own terms. This is the official digital textbook used by participants at colleges, universities and art institutions while taking the Artist As Brand Workshop. Become a confident, independent, prosperous artist regardless of economic slowdowns or other industry challenges by learning the...
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The 2021 edition of the "Artist As Brand® Workbook" includes techniques to empower your authentic art spirit, art career direction, as well as strategies for finding your audience, product creation, and promotion. Includes interviews of successful artist entrepreneurs, and much more!
This book is for serious creative individuals, students, professors, and professionals who want a career from their art, on their own terms. Scores of successful artists...
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