Music Is Your Business: A FourFront Music Marketing Handbook - 2nd Edition
Author: Christopher Knab, FourFront Media & Music
with Legal Tips from Entertainment Law Attorney Bartley F. Day

Print: $29.95 US + S/H || ORDER Print Version

eBook: $19.95 US || ORDER PDF Version

This book takes the mystery out of the music business! It is an essential handbook for independent musicians and record labels, it empowers you to market and promote your music--whether you're an experienced performer or just starting out. Find out "who does what" in the music business, and get your career on track with help from this essential music marketing book.

In the honest, no nonsense style of Christopher's long running and wildly popular web column, "Indie 2003," the book's topics include, "Con Jobs: Watch Out for the Flim-Flam Man," "Ten Reasons Why Musicians Fail, (and How Not To)," "Online E-Music Retailing," "What A&R Reps Do," and "How Radio Stations and Record Labels Work Together."

New additions to the 2nd Edition include: samples of industry marketing documents including a distributor one-sheet, a sample band tour and work schedule, updated Internet marketing tips, and much more.

Legal chapters by entertainment law attorney Bartley F. Day include updated chapters on "Filing Copyright Applications," "Recording Contracts: the Basic Concepts," and "Setting Up Your Own Music Publishing Company."

Also new to the 2nd Edition is a helpful index and for the PDF version, links to important music business related websites. Music Is Your Business is your guide through the complex world of the music industry."

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