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BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER
"Brings Isabella Stewart Gardner fully, intimately alive—irrepressible and avid for life. In this richly compelling novel, Emily Franklin beautifully conjures this extraordinary woman and her world."—Claire Messud, author of The Emperor's Children
A deeply evocative portrayal of the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, the daring trailblazer who not only created
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Are you tired of writing poetry and not being able to get people to read it other than your family? Do you want to get more recognition for your writing and build deeper relationships with your peers? Would you like guidance on how to promote yourself better to get the audience you deserve?
My Marketing Workbook: Promotional Tips for Poets is a marketing guide like no other, lovingly crafted specifically for poets, by experienced poets.
This intuitive...
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PAVED in depth will grant a birds eye view for those who are in search of a successful direction or route within the Music Industry by minimizing the obstacles they may face. If there was a minimal amount of let downs that may arise to sway you from reaching your goals, your success ratio would continue to grow and prominence would be guaranteed. PAVED is the guide that the world had been waiting for.
4) Million Dollar Mistakes: Steering Your Music Career Clear of Lies, Cons, Catastrophes, and Landmines
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Everyone knows the success stories of the music industry – how Michael Jackson's Thriller blew the roof off and how Clive Davis helped orchestrate Carlos Santana's stunning comeback. But now you'll find out about people who were dead wrong. This book details some of the most expensive blunders ever made by artists and by record executives, managers and producers who've worked with stars such as Michael Jackson, Christina Aguilera, The Beatles, Madonna,...
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This book takes a look at how the music business is ran from top to bottom and in the middle. With the change in the economy for the worst label's have to learn how to deal with it. In recent years artist are getting dropped executives are getting slashed and labels are merging. This is also do to the why that technology has put a hold on record sales and word of mouth of record's. The bottom line in the business of music is money and if you are not...
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The average independent musician, that is, a musician without a major label or publishing contract, struggles to earn a living even in the best of times. Those lucky enough to be salaried musicians, such as music directors or staff composers, earn an average salary of about $35,000 a year. Of the roughly 250,000 or so who list themselves as musicians on their tax returns, 40 percent are employed only part-time, and almost half are self-employed. About...
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John Jacobson, one of America's best-loved musical personalities, is known for sharing his passion, humor and insights with students and teachers, helping them to revitalize and re-energize. Now, he has created a collection of 366 short essays one for each day of the year, including Leap Year to help educators rediscover the fervor and creativity that brought them into teaching in the first place, and inspire the artist that stirs within! Through...
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The digital revolution has enabled the creation and distribution of music in ways previously unimagined. Paradoxically, it has also made possible better and better recordings of less and less substance. Artists, engineers, and producers have begun to raise questions about the balance between the profoundly human undertaking that is the creation of music and the ever-more-antiseptic means by which it is translated into recordings. Less Noise, More...
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If you are serious about your band promotion, you need to leverage the power of Soundcloud.Lots of bands are struggling to grow their music business because they just don't know where to find their fans! I feel your pain. In this book I will walk you through a complete marketing plan template that will help you grow your fan base instantly.1265 faithful highly-targeted followers in 5 months. Do you have a good fan base? Having loyal followers is the...
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A collection of music marketing ideas and anecdotes to help musicians achieve success. My brother and I have achieved many of our musical goals of getting our original music out and selling, using Youtube as a marketing tool, start several music festivals, sell sheet music online, start a successful record label, record with many famous musicians, and more.
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Promised Land is a collection of essays by Kyle Bylin that chronicles how disruptive startups and digital youth reshaped the music industry from 2008 to 2013. It begins by showcasing Bylin's unique take on the piracy debate - how major label thirst for blockbuster artists encouraged fans to file-share music, and why unlimited access to songs makes them feel overwhelmed by the number of options. The book then explores a wide array of music services...
13) The Independent Music Producers Handbook: A Guide to Releasing, Distributing and Promoting Music
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A guide for musicians, producers and DJ's on how to handle all aspects of breaking into the music business and how to further your career. Whether you are doing it yourself, or want to be better prepared before signing a recording, publishing or promotional contract - this guide will walk you through the steps you will need to take to become successful in the business of music.
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Stalking the Red Headed Stranger is a guide to the art and history of professional song plugging. But this isn't your run-of-the-mill history book/instruction manual. It is an in-depth, up-close look into the real music business by industry insider and Grammy Award nominee Randy Poe, who has represented literally hundreds of the greatest songs in the history of popular music, including- "Stand By Me " "Happy Together " "Jailhouse Rock " "Under the...
15) Rock My World
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"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 top of his profession while enjoying bountiful moments of pure bliss. The author's story is intertwined with the groups he traveled with, some of the greatest...
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Many retailers don't have regular sales meetings. Sales people come and go, so ongoing training is necessary. A little training for even a few minutes a day can work wonders. It's amazing how much business can be increased with just a little knowledge passed along on a daily basis to the sales staff. You don't need volumes of sales-training material with charts and graphs. You can easily do it before you open for business, with the staff around, in...
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This savvy resource helps artists and art professionals generate the publicity that keeps their artwork and business in the public spotlight. Provided are practical tools for attracting the media's attention and building bridges between artists, their galleries, and collectors, and between museums and their audiences. This new edition provides the latest word on new art markets; how to research the Internet, build a Website, and launch e-mail publicity...
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RazorSharp eBooks and Audio Books are written for the Recording Artist and Music Producer. The information contained in our books will help you to navigate some of the challenges you face as a music industry professional. Our books are short and to the point, containing only the necessary and most important information Recording Artist and Music Producers need to know. Making Money With Your Music covers what you need to know, to start making money...
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In this fascinating glimpse into the working world of a professional artist, Susan Morrison describes her journey to success. A gifted storyteller, she weaves advice for aspiring artists with stories of her own successes and failures. Having made a living as a professional artist for more than 40 years, Morrison is in a unique position to share her knowledge of the art business. Based on real-life experiences, this book is filled with tried-and-true...
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This book guides the reader through the variety of stages and steps one takes to make a professional music career into a legal business. It covers important topics that every musician should fully understand before signing a contract, making a recording, or fully pursuing a career. With a straightforward, plain-English approach, this book is written by an attorney who has been on both sides of the desk in the music business. With the advent of modern...
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