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If you are serious about your band promotion, you need to leverage the power of Soundcloud.Lots of bands are struggling to grow their music business because they just don't know where to find their fans! I feel your pain. In this book I will walk you through a complete marketing plan template that will help you grow your fan base instantly.1265 faithful highly-targeted followers in 5 months. Do you have a good fan base? Having loyal followers is the...
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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...
43) Million Dollar Mistakes: Steering Your Music Career Clear of Lies, Cons, Catastrophes, and Landmines
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Everyone knows the success stories of the music industry – how Michael Jackson's Thriller blew the roof off and how Clive Davis helped orchestrate Carlos Santana's stunning comeback. But now you'll find out about people who were dead wrong. This book details some of the most expensive blunders ever made by artists and by record executives, managers and producers who've worked with stars such as Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, The Beatles, Madonna,...
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John Jacobson, one of America's best-loved musical personalities, is known for sharing his passion, humor and insights with students and teachers, helping them to revitalize and re-energize. Now, he has created a collection of 366 short essays one for each day of the year, including Leap Year to help educators rediscover the fervor and creativity that brought them into teaching in the first place, and inspire the artist that stirs within! Through...
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The 8 BIGGEST Mistakes EVERY DJs Makes and How To Avoid Them... Plus a '14 Day Guide to Success in Your DJ Business' includes solutions to most DJ's most common mistakes like: Giving Up Too Soon; Not Looking For New Clients; Buying Cheap Equipment; Charging Too Little; Focusing On Equipment Rather Than Clients; Trying To Be Everything To Everyone; Not Having Any Marketing Collateral; & Not Having Fun.
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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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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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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...
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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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Terri Hendrix has always preferred to celebrate the light rather than wallow in the blues - but she's no stranger to facing the dark head-on. On her new album, Cry Till You Laugh, the award-winning Texas songwriter spins sorrow into joy and wrings wisdom from the blues with the poetic grace and uplifting melodic flair that has long been her trademark. As Jim Beal of the San Antonio Express-News observed in his review of the album, "Part of the beauty...
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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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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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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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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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How To Get A Record deal is for anyone interested in being part of the music industry, whether as an artist, singer, rapper, DJ, or producer. It explains: -the ins and outs of getting signed to a record label, -what it takes to stand out in today's music environment, -the types of record deals that exist today (360 Deals, artist deals with leverage, joint ventures, and distribution deals), -the differences between an independent record label and a...
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Il n'a jamais été aussi facile de trouver le succès et le bonheur dans une carrière qui offre un potentiel de croissance infini et des tonnes de plaisir: la photographie pour animaux de compagnie est la réponse que vous cherchiez! Qui ne voudrait pas la liberté artistique de la photographie et le plaisir réconfortant de travailler avec les meilleurs amis de tous, leurs animaux de compagnie? Imaginez maintenant cela comme votre carrière quotidienne!...
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This book takes a look at how the music business is ran from top to bottom and in the middle. With the change in the economy for the worst label's have to learn how to deal with it. In recent years artist are getting dropped executives are getting slashed and labels are merging. This is also do to the why that technology has put a hold on record sales and word of mouth of record's. The bottom line in the business of music is money and if you are not...
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Releasing your Music Properly and Receiving all of Your Earned Royalties Shouldn't Be This Difficult; Far too many producers and artists, the idea of songwriter royalties just isn't something that comes to mind all too often - that's because the music industry would rather you not know them!
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