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Dust & Grooves
Adventures in Record Collecting
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
A photographic look into the world of vinyl record collectors—including Questlove—in the most intimate of environments—their record rooms.
Compelling photographic essays from photographer Eilon Paz are paired with in-depth and insightful interviews to illustrate what motivates these collectors...
by Antonio Ponce
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2016
Based on our band's experience from playing our first show to 6 months later being invited to play a festival in Tokyo, Japan.
This is a book for anyone wanting to enter the music business. This will give you a starting point on the business side of the music business. Think of it as...
Bumping Into Geniuses
My Life Inside the Rock and Roll Business
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008
A giant of the music industry grants an all-access pass to the world of rock and roll, with mesmerizing stories of thirty0five years spent working with legends
Danny Goldberg has been a hugely influential figure in the world of rock and roll. He did PR for Led Zeppelin; he managed the career...
Studio Stories
How the Great New York Records Were Made: From Miles to Madonna, Sinatra to The Ramones
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2004
This is an engaging account of some of the most memorable moments in New York's recording history, as seen through the eyes (and ears) of the many producers, engineers, songwriters, and recording artists who helped make them happen. It explores the explosive 30 years between 1950 and 1980 and the...
Science for Sale
How the US Government Uses Powerful Corporations and Leading Universities to Support Government Policies, Silence Top Scientists, Jeopardize Our Health, and Protect Corporate Profits
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2014
When Speaker Newt Gingrich greeted Dr. David Lewis in his office overlooking the National Mall, he looked at Dr. Lewis and said: “You know you’re going to be fired for this, don’t you?” “I know,” Dr. Lewis replied, “I just hope to stay out of prison.” Gingrich had just read Dr. Lewis’s...
Def Jam, Inc.
Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World's Most Inf
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2011
In the early ‘80s, the music industry wrote off hip-hop as a passing fad. Few could or would have predicted that the improvised raps and raw beats busting out of New York City’s urban underclass would one day become a multimillion-dollar business and one of music’s most lucrative genres.
Among...
by Sahpreem A. King
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Multi-platinum music producer and author of Gotta Get Signed How To Become A Hip Hop Producer, Sahpreem A. King is back with his long awaited follow up, Surviving The Game How To Succeed In The Music Business. In this book, Sahpreem takes music business newcomers by the hand and teaches them how to...
by Bob Baker
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2011
An easy-to-digest overview of the many free and low-cost ways independent musicians, managers and promoters can harness the Internet to gain widespread exposure, attract more fans, and make money with their music. Veteran author, speaker and teacher Bob Baker reveals guerrilla marketing tactics to build...
by Cool Water
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
The System is about how to actively market, promote, and build a brand on a grass roots level in the music industry for your area. Cool Water gives a step by step guide on how to build a brand to attract music industry executives and gain fans in the process.
by Paul Allen
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Anyone managing an artist’s career needs to be well versed and have a savvy understanding of the moving parts of the music business. You’ll learn how and why those moving parts "move," as well as how to manage and navigate a music-based career.
Artist Management for the Music...
Managing Artists in Pop Music
What Every Artist and Manager Must Know to Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2012
Music managers and artists will learn the secrets of successful management with scenarios from a manager’s work life along with the legal and business skills to master them. Through stories of real-life famous artist-manager teams, the authors analyze, criticize, and detail what a manager ought...
by Bob D'Eith
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2016
A follow-up to the successful “A Career in Music: the other 12 step program”, this book focuses on how to build your team as an artist. “A Career in Music: building your inner circle” answers the questions: How do I get a manager, a booking agent, a record label, a publisher, a producer and...
Business of Music
Do This First
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
"Business of Music Do This First" is a handbook of Music Business 101 items you must do first. This guide explains the music business, social media, radio play, and radio charting along with music industry award show eligibility. Knowledge of the music industry helps you level the playing field. When...
Confessions of a Record Producer
How to Survive the Scams and Shams of the Music Business
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
For more than 15 years, Confessions of a Record Producer has exposed the inner workings of the music business and empowered artists to protect their interests. With inside knowledge and hard numbers, Moses Avalon reveals the truth of how the industry functions (or dysfunctions), showing what artists...