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1996 Songwriter's Market: Where & How to Market Your Songs (Songwriter's Market)

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An annually updated book that's essential for anyone who wants to make money off of writing music, regardless of genre.  read more »

Making and Marketing Music: The Musician's Guide to Financing, Distributing and Promoting Albums

cover of Making and Marketing Music: The Musician's Guide to Financing, Distributing and Promoting Albumsauthor: Jodi Summers
asin: 1581150156
binding: Paperback
list price: $18.95 USD
amazon price: $18.95


This industry-savvy guide will help musicians of all levels make the album that best complements their skills and meets their career objectives. Revealed here are the who, what, where, when and how of album making, and the tools to sell and prosper in the business. Included are interviews with P. Diddy, Ozzy Osbourne, and members of Linkin Park, and other top industry professionals.

Geldof in Africa

cover of Geldof in Africaauthor: Bob Geldof
asin: 0099497964
binding: Paperback
list price: $13.95 USD
amazon price: $11.86 USD


Musician Bob Geldof first visited Africa in 1984. The following year, Live Aid inspired a generation to raise millions for the starving in Africa. More than 20 years on, passion undiminished, Geldof returns to what he calls the Luminous Continent. This is his personal diary. Unflinchingly honest, and stunningly illustrated with his own photographs, Geldof in Africa paints a unique picture of this extraordinary and beautiful land.

The Musician's Guide to Making & Selling Your Own Cds & Cassettes

cover of The Musician's Guide to Making & Selling Your Own Cds & Cassettesauthor: Jana Stanfield
asin: 0898798086
binding: Paperback
list price: $18.99 USD
amazon price: $18.99


This publication shows one how to produce their own albums and market them accordingly. Topics include financing the project, capturing your own unique sound on tape, designing the album package, selling albums at live shows, over the internet, through mail order, and in retail outlets.

How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording (5th Edition)

cover of How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording (5th Edition)author: Diane Sward Rapaport
Loreena McKennitt
asin: 0139239472
binding: Paperback
list price: $33.00 USD
amazon price: $33.00


This is the fifth edition and twentieth anniversary of this groundbreaking book, which is referred to by many in the music industry as the ultimate musician's "bible." The book features a foreword written by internationally renowned recording artist Loreena McKennitt, who, with the guidance of Ms. Rapaport's book, started her own Quinlan Road label in 1985.  read more »