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The music industry and you - Your band: working with other musicians - Defining and refining your sound - Managing, performing, and booking gigs - Solo or band touring - The music business plan - In the recording studio - Fundraising and investors - Your band is the brand - Music marketing and promotions - Your career in the music business of today.
The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business is a detailed analysis of the information that all musicians should understand in order to achieve a realistic, sustainable, and successful career in music.
Start your music career off right with this fun guide to the music industry Music Business For Dummies explains the ins and outs of the music industry for artists and business people just starting out. You'll learn how file-sharing, streaming, and iTunes have transformed the industry, and how to navigate your way through the new distribution models to capitalize on your work. It all begins with the right team, and this practical guide explains who you need to have on your side as you begin to grow and get more exposure. Coverage includes rehearsing, performing, recording, publishing, copyrights, royalties, and much more, giving you the information you need to start your career off smart. Mus...
A guide to the music business and its legal issues provides real-world coverage of a wide range of topics, including teams of advisors, record deals, songwriting and music publishing, touring, and merchandising.
“The experience and expertise that Kim shares in this book is rooted in rock-solid information. At the same time, the motivation and inspiration in this book is endless. She inspires with direction. She motivates people while activating them to move forward. And she shares the avenues to take. She doesn’t have all the answers, but she can direct you to the path and the people who do.” Kim shares her words, wisdom and experiences covering: The true sense of an authentic story that inspires authority. A woman who found strength, independence, clarity, and conviction. The factual history of her numerous successes and how she approached them. The best ways for each personality and each ind...
SECOND EDITION-ACCORDION AND WORLD'S BEST CONTEMPORARY ACCORDIONISTS, ENCYCLOPEDIE UNIVERSELLE DES ACCORDEONISTES CONTEMPORAINS. ●ВСЕМИРНАЯ ЭНЦИКЛОПЕДИЯ СОВРЕМЕННЫХ АККОРДЕОНИСТОВ. Published by Times Square Press New York and the Federation of American Musicians, Singers and Performing Artists, Inc. (FAMSPA). In collaboration with Stars Illustrated magazine, New York, and Accordion Stars Illustrated magazine.
Allen prepares you for the realities of successfully directing the careers of talented performers in the high-risk, high-reward music business. You will learn to prepare yourself for a career in artist management - and then learn the tools to coach, lead, organize time, manage finances, market an artist, and carve out a successful career path for both yourself and your clients. The book features profiles of artist managers, an exclusive and detailed template for an artist career plan, and samples of major contract sections for artist management and record deals. Updated information including a directory of artist management companies is available at the book's companion website. A peer reviewer for Artist Management for the Music Business proclaimed ".this is going to be an excellent text. It contains many unique insights and lots of valuable information. This is essential reading for managers, students, and artists in the music business.
Managing Your Band: A Guide to Artist Management is your go-to guide for artist management in the new music industry, especially independent artists taking the DIY route. Industry insiders Steve Marcone and Dave Philp tackle the work and knowledge required of an artist manager and band member, focusing on earning revenue from an artist’s three major revenue streams: songwriting and publishing, live performance, and recording. The book investigates the roles of the many industry intermediaries, illustrating how many of today’s artists, including DIY artists, function as their own entertainment companies. This seventh edition includes updated information for the twenty-first-century artist and manager, including key information on the impacts of COVID-19 on the industry. New sections and chapters include: The twenty-first-century DIY manager The live ecosystem Music publishing Social media Analytics offered by streaming services Each chapter includes learning objectives, a summary, and suggested projects for course usage. For access to the free instructor’s manual which includes a sample syllabus and test questions, please email textbooks@rowman.com.
Empower Your Agile Software Product Development Scrum Teams with Advanced Scrum Techniques KEY FEATURES ● Provides a complete overview of various Agile Frameworks, including the Scrum Framework. ● Covers numerous scenario-based examples and an in-depth explanation for Scrum Malfunctions and various Advanced Scrum Add-ons/Techniques. ● Includes visual illustrations for the Scrum-based Agile Way of Working and its associated various Advanced Scrum Add-ons/Techniques. ● Highlights real-time use-cases and experiences for various Advanced Scrum Add-ons/Techniques. DESCRIPTION This book emphasizes on the Advanced Scrum Add-ons/Techniques to be explored, applied, and utilized by the Scrum T...
New York Times bestselling Music Is History combines Questlove’s deep musical expertise with his curiosity about history, examining America over the past fifty years—now in paperback Focusing on the years 1971 to the present, Questlove finds the hidden connections in the American tapes, whether investigating how the blaxploitation era reshaped Black identity or considering the way disco took an assembly-line approach to Black genius. And these critical inquiries are complemented by his own memories as a music fan and the way his appetite for pop culture taught him about America. A history of the last half-century and an intimate conversation with one of music’s most influential and original voices, Music Is History is a singular look at contemporary America.