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iTake-Over: The Recording Industry in the Digital Era sheds light on the way large corporations appropriate new technologies related to recording and distribution of audio material to maintain their market dominance in a capitalist system. All too commonly, scholars have asserted too confidently,...

Have you been dreaming of being a musician, yet your budget does not permit you to spend loads of money on studio time. Do you wish there was some way to record your music without worrying about the inconvenience of finding a studio in your local area? Are you working with a limited budget but your...

In The History of Music Production, Richard James Burgess draws on his experience as a producer, musician, and author. Beginning in 1860 with the first known recording of an acoustic sound and moving forward chronologically, Burgess charts the highs and lows of the industry throughout the decades...

When the band I played guitar for was offered a recording contract with North America's largest independent record label, I thought my career as a "real" musician was just beginning. But after being misled by management, rushed into recording an album, and physically wearing myself out on...

Here, in a replica of a recently exhumed tome (discovered in reverb chamber #4 beneath the Capitol Studios lot), we present to you the companion book to Mixerman's popular Zen and the Art of Mixing. Providing valuable insights for both neophyte and veteran alike, Mixerman reveals all that goes into...

The term “soundtrack of our lives” is one commonly tossed around by artists, fans, critics, and historians in discussing rock 'n' roll's timeless hits, spanning every subgenre, from pop to hard rock, heavy metal to new wave. In the pages of Behind the Boards: The Making of Rock 'n' Roll's Greatest...

For all those who want to pursue a career in music, Florin Grozea’s book provides the information they need in order to become successful songwriters or performers. In addition to practical advice and ideas, from writing lyrics and songs to building an image and self-promotion, those interested...

The secret to making money in the music industry as a commercial composer. Did you know you could get paid tens-of-thousands of dollars for writing only 30 seconds of simple music, and receive royalty checks every month for the rest of your life? All without having to go to school, or knowing how to read music. A must-have for every songwriter, instrumentalist, composer, and musician.

Discover the truth about what booking agents and talent buyers are really looking for in your Band Bio! What if your band bio was so incredibly good that talent buyers wanted to book you without even hearing your music? What if you emailed your band bio one time to your contact list of venues and...

The South is famous for many things, not the least of which is Southern rock music. This usually means heavy blues-driven electric guitars and storytelling vocals about the Southern culture. While the actual origin of Southern rock remains unclear, “many point to my hometown, Jacksonville, Florida...

The Mod Revival of 1979, kicked off by the movie ‘Quadrophenia’, revolved around The Who and throughout the whole of the eighties and early nineties The Small Faces were largely forgotten. There was the occasional compilation album or two but virtually nothing in print; so as a fan since 1965...

In the second decade of the new millennium it’s apparent that the song writing benchmarks established by these three men at virtually (and remarkably) the same time in history, are still the gold standard by which all that followed is judged. Almost every aspect of the modern songwriter’s art is...

(Musicians Institute Press). Essential Songwriting, Producing & Recording brings to those of all ages a simple, easy to understand approach to learning songwriting, producing and recording. Written by an acclaimed instructor at several major music schools, this book puts incredibly sophisticated...

“Come scrivere una canzone e capire il mondo discografico ”, è un ebook per chi vuole cimentarsi a scrivere la propria canzone o meglio, le proprie emozioni. Per Chi, molte volte si è chiesto come nasce una canzone e magari ha provato a scriverla e, non ha ottenuto il risultato che sperava;...