Business Aspects category: 650 books

This book provides an `insider’ view of worlds of popular music. It shows the relationship between music, creativity, ideas and localities by looking at cities, independents, genre, globalization and musician’s relationships with each other. Webb examines groups of musicians, audiences and people...

Are you or your band being held back by luke-warm gig crowd reactions when you play shows?Do you need to know How to Promote Your Music or act and really connect with your gig crowds as soon as you get up on stage? How about turning even the most unresponsive audience into enthusiastic fans who will...

This book is going to give you the tools you need to start teaching. It is up to you to use this information to your advantage. At first you may be a little nervous or apprehensive, but once you get into a groove you’ll be on your way…and hopefully you will find great satisfaction in being a music...

OK;I finally did it.After being asked literally hundreds and hundreds of times. I wrote down how to find gigs, how to make gigs that aren't there and how to get the few that are there.Those of you who don't know me;I'm Clint 'Pops' McLaughlin.I have been selling books...

In his groundbreaking book ‘Musical Truth,’ DJ-turned author/ researcher Mark Devlin showed how the true nature of the corporate music industry tells a very different story to what’s conveyed on its glossy, glamorous surface. The manipulations run so deep, however, that the full story...

This ebook consists of the top selling musicians or recording artists in terms of global sales volume. Numbering nearly 100, they are: The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, AC/DC, Queen, The Rolling Stones,...

Two award-winning major market producers present the definitive how-to guide for producing a radio show, explaining every duty a radio producer is expected to perform. With refreshing honesty and the humorous flair of professional radio comedy writers, the authors reveal how to get one's professional...

In this clear-minded but sobering book, Michael M. Kaiser assesses the current state of arts institutions—orchestras; opera, ballet, modern dance, and theater companies; and even museums. According to Kaiser, new developments in the twenty-first century, including the Internet explosion, the death...

The initial volume of Behind the Boards was the first definitive rock-record producer's anthology of its kind, taking music fans and those interested in sound recording inside the studio to experience the creation of life-changing music! Behind the Boards II: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest...

Want to know how to create a successful career in music? Follow The Fan Formula, a practical step-by-step guide to growing and keeping a large loyal fan base so you can get your music out there in a big way. Whether you’re a seasoned musician, re-starting your career or just starting out, The Fan Formula...

“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...

(Book). Since the publication of the first edition in 2005, "The Plain and Simple Guide to Music Publishing" has emerged as the premier guide to the subject. With sufficient depth to be used as a text at major college music industry programs including UCLA, NYU and Northeastern, the book...

Actors, Singers, Musicians, Dancers: is it time for a change in your performing career? Exit Stage Right is your transition secret weapon: packed with principles vital to creating a successful career in any industry, learn how to move forward as a performer or transition gracefully to an entirely...

A detailed “how to” book about negotiating the large print, the fine print, and everything in between which is commonly found in exclusive songwriting agreements. Steve Weaver presents a template exclusive songwriting agreement and then explains what each paragraph of the agreement means (even...