The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business

The “Who, What, When, Where, Why & How” of the Steps that Musicians & Bands Have to Take to Succeed in Music

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The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business

The “Who, What, When, Where, Why & How” of the Steps that Musicians & Bands Have to Take to Succeed in Music

2nd edition, unabridged audiobook
  • 1 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 1 Have read

The unabridged audiobook of the second edition of Loren Weisman's guide to building a sustainable career in music, read by the author. Across eleven chapters it works through the music industry and the artist's place in it, working with other musicians, defining and refining a sound, managing, performing and booking gigs, solo and band touring, the music business plan, the recording studio, fundraising and investors, the band as a brand, music marketing and promotions, and a career in the music business of today. Foreword by Elliott Randall.

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First Sentence

"Imagine a junior high school kid in the back of science class, drawing his dream drum set on the back of a school folder."

Table of Contents

Foreword by Elliott Randall
Acknowledgments
Author's Note
Introduction
1. The Music Industry and You
2. Your Band: Working with Other Musicians
3. Defining and Refining Your Sound
4. Managing, Performing, and Booking Gigs
5. Solo or Band Touring
6. The Music Business Plan
7. In the Recording Studio
8. Fundraising and Investors
9. Your Band Is the Brand
10. Music Marketing and Promotions
11. Your Career in the Music Business of Today
Conclusion
About the Author

Edition Notes

Unabridged audiobook of the second edition, read by the author. The print edition of the same text is ISBN 978-1-60832-578-8, published 2013 by Greenleaf Book Group Press of Austin, Texas, Library of Congress Control Number 2013936454, LC class ML3795 .W45 2013, Dewey 780/.23. The copyright page of the print edition states "Issued also as an ebook."

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Austin, Texas
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2014

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Audiobook

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OL62537709M

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OL20279292W
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Q141392267

Work Description

The second edition of The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business by Loren Weisman, published on 13 November 2013 by Greenleaf Book Group Press of Austin, Texas. 456 pages, ISBN 9781608325788. The first edition was published in 2010 by Book Publishers Network, ISBN 9781935359333, and the author rewrote the majority of the book for this edition. Source: https://lorenweisman.com/artists-guide-to-success-in-the-music-business/

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