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Music Business Books
Since 1997, we've
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The web has undergone major changes since then. So now we
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band in a tough music market.
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Music Business Resources
Indie
Contact Bible: An exhaustive book filled with thousands
of contacts worldwide. It will show you WHERE to get your music
REVIEWED, your songs PLAYED and your CDs SOLD! Over 3000 contacts
that will guide you to financial success.
How
To Make $100,000 a year in the Music Business:
(Without
a Record Label, Manager or Booking Agent) Yes, it is possible. You
just need to learn how. Start with this inspiring book by one of
the top internet promoters, David Hooper of Kaythode Ray Music.
Music Promotion Tips
The
Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook: Bob Baker's hefty manual
delivers 11 chapters and 7 best-selling reports -- over 120 pages
of tips and tools you can use to turbo-charge your music promotion
activities.
How
to Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet: 2002
edition is now available. Brilliant tips I've missed: Newscasting,
cross-selling strategies, contests and sweepstakes, referrals, collaborations,
coupons, newsletters, press releases, samplers... Tips that helped
this musician to earn over $5000 per month online!
Music Magazines
Rolling
Stone: As low as $0.46 per issue! Renowned, revered
and immortalized in song, Rolling Stone has been synonymous with
rock and roll since it began as a San Francisco music newspaper
more than 30 years ago. Today, it has evolved into a slick pop culture
bible and definitive source for everything in entertainment, from
music, film, television and books, to politics, social issues and
pop culture.
EQ:
As low as $1.92 per issue! Recording engineers and producers must
subscribe to EQ if they expect to be industry experts and succeed
at their trade. A recording and sound magazine, EQ provides hands-on
how-to advice for recording engineers and producers. Also includes
the most pertinent information on audio and video and an invaluable
Buyers Guide.
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Booking Gigs
How
To Be Your Own Booking Agent And Save Thousands Of Dollars:
Jeri Goldstein's definitive guide for booking gigs. Everything you
want to know about booking can be found here!
Building Fanbase
Grow
Your Band's Audience: Practical no-nonsense book featuring
some absolutely brilliant marketing tips. I was really impressed
in particular with a tip on how to pack a venue without spending
a fortune on traditional advertising. Quite ingenious. If you're
trying to build a huge following through gigs, street teams, online
marketing, this is the book for you.
Get Signed to Record
Label
So
You Think You Want A Record Deal: THE
book for laying down the facts about how to get a record deal, including
how to get your book in the hands of record company A&R, and
how to stand out in a tough marketplace.
Free Music Business
eBooks
Guerilla
Music Marketing Handbook:
(96k) Another eBook by Bob Baker PACKED full of great music marketing
and promotion tips. This is actually just a few free exerpted chapters
from his full-length handbook. There are ordering instructions inside.
This book is ESSENTIAL for any musician trying to make a living
as a musician.
Daily
Cash Report:
(6k) Keep track of all your band's expenses and income on the road
for easier tax filing.
How
to Bring the Fans Back:
(36k) Ten hot tips how you can grow your mailing list and bring
more fans out to your shows.
How
to Take Your Home Recordings to a Professional Level:
(65k) Guide to resources and tools you'll need to make professional
sounding recordings through an inexpensive home studio.
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