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| Creating Commercial
Music: Reference Books:
Reference [Book]
Berklee
Advertising · Library Music · TV Themes · and More-Produce music for pr...(+)
Advertising · Library Music · TV Themes · and More-Produce music for profit! Learn to create commercial music for the contemporary marketplace - for advertising music libraries TV and more. Understand the creative technical/production and business skills and practices required to produce commercial music. This step-by-step manual will help you sustain a career as a music creator. Author Peter Bell shares audio and video examples and detailed case studies of his work in the industry including creating the theme for This Old House and jingles and scoring for many well-known commercial brands. You will learn to: · Produce music for advertising TV themes music libraries and more · Market your services todirect-to-business clients as well as advertising agencies and other commercial music consumers · Understand the client brief and the expectations and requirements of advertising songs (jingles) underscores library track packages TV music (themes bumpers beds) and other formats · Produce voiceovers scores and live ensemble and vocal recording sessions all with high production values · Develop a sustainable business considering issues such as business structures staffing roles and responsibilities facilities your reel contracts competitive bidding billing and other essentials of running a successful music house.
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| Five Star Music Makeover:
Reference Books
Hal Leonard
The Independent Artist's Guide for Singers Songwriters Bands Producers and S...(+)
The Independent Artist's Guide for Singers Songwriters Bands Producers and Self-Publishers-In order to achieve success in today's music industry artists must first do a great deal of work on their own. Learning the required skills can take years of real-life experience and hiring personal coaches studio professionals and consultants can be costly. But now for the first time there's an invaluable resource to help you meet these challenges. Five Star Music Makeover is an engaging all-in-one guide designed specifically for aspiring artists. Written by five experts with over 100 years of collective experience both on and off the stage this unique book covers five key skills every musician needs to succeed: (1) improving vocal production/technique;(2) writing memorable and marketable songs; (3) recording your ultimate EP; (4) navigating the publishing world; and (5) promoting music effectively. Also included are insiders' stories and anecdotes helpful tips creative exercises celebrity interviews and all the practical expertise necessary to develop a successful music career. Five Star Music Makeover is a complete and practical career guide - a resource that transforms artists from good to great.
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| Less Noise More Soul:
Reference Books [Textbook]
Hal Leonard
The Search for Balance in the Art Technology and Commerce of Music-The digital...(+)
The Search for Balance in the Art Technology and Commerce of Music-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 andproducers 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 Soul: The Search for Balance in the Art Technology and Commerce of Music brings together original essays by a select group of industry professionals many of them award winners who share a wealth of experience passion and insight into where popular music has been where it currently finds itself and where it's going.The book is designed to be a portable vehicle for generating discussion: not too long and replete with thepoignant thought-provoking commentary of many “brand-name” players in the industry. Perfect for the office or the college classroom Less Noise More Soul will enhance the understanding of music as a medium anda business for students artists producers and other industry professionals. Contributors include Bob Ludwig Adam Ayan Kenny Aronoff Lydia Hutchinson and more.
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| Strategies for Success:
Reference Books:
Reference
Schirmer
Self-Promotion Secrets for Musicians
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| Marjoring In Music: All
The Stuff You Need To
Know: Vocal Solo:
Reference [Textbook]
Hal Leonard
This book highlights the major components for survival and success during the fo...(+)
This book highlights the major components for survival and success during the formative years in a college university or conservatory and provides examples and strategies to greatly assist the student musician.With no-nonsense advice and practical tips this guide will prepare music students (and their parents!) to meet the many challenges and take advantage of the opportunities afforded them during the glorious college years.
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| Musician's Yoga:
Reference [Textbook]
Berklee
A Guide to Practice Performance and Inspiration-Become a better musician throu...(+)
A Guide to Practice Performance and Inspiration-Become a better musician through yoga. By integrating yoga into your practice routines you will develop a more focused and concentrated mind for performance. You will be able to increase awareness of how you use your body toallow for proper posture and ease of movement while performing helping you to avoid overuse injuries and play with greater expression.These concepts exercises and practice routines present yoga from the musicians'perspective focusing on the direct relationships between using yoga and creating music.You will learn to:Practice meditation approaches breathing techniques and yoga postures that will help improvemusicianshipPlay using healthy posture and techniqueGet more out of your practice through improved focusUse your breath to improve your phrasing and also to ease performance anxietyPlay with deeper expressionthrough inspiration.
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| Music Marketing:
Reference [Textbook]
Berklee
Press Promotion Distribution and Retail-Berklee expert speaks on how to marke...(+)
Press Promotion Distribution and Retail-Berklee expert speaks on how to market and distribute your songs and group.Sell more music! Learn the most effective marketing strategies available to musicians leveraging the important changes and opportunities that thedigital age has brought to music marketing.This multifaceted and integrated approach will help you to develop an effective worldwide marketing strategy.Step by step you will develop an active marketing plan andtimeline tailored to your unique strengths and budget.You will learn to time your marketing campaign effectively publicize your music to traditional print outlets and emerging online opportunities understand the currentopportunities for online satellite and terrestrial radio play as well as navigate various retail and distribution options both at brick-and-mortar and online options such as iTunes Rhapsody and other services.
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| Allen Bargfrede: Music
Law in the Digital Age -
2nd Edition: Reference
Books: [Book]
Berklee
Copyright Essentials for Today's Music Business-With the free-form exchange of m...(+)
Copyright Essentials for Today's Music Business-With the free-form exchange of music files and musical ideas online understanding copyright laws has become essential to career success in the new music marketplace. This cutting-edge plain-language guide shows you how copyright law drives the contemporary music industry. By looking at the law and its recent history you will understand the new issues introduced by the digital age as well as continuing issues of traditional copyright law. Whether you are an artist lawyer entertainment Web site administrator record label executive student or other participant in the music industry this book will help you understand how copyright law affects you helping you use the law toyour benefit. - How do you get fair compensation for your work and avoid making costly mistakes? - Can you control who is selling your music on their website? - Is it legal to create mash-ups? - What qualifies as fair use? - How do you clear another artist's samples to use in your own recordings? - What is the Creative Commons/Copyleft movement? - How do you clear music for use in an online music service or store? - Who decides who gets paid how much and by whom? You will learn the answers to these questions as well as: - The basics of copyright law looking at the Copyright Act while explaining it in plain language - How revenue streams for music are generated under copyright law - The reasoning behind high-profile court decisions related to copyright violations -What licenses are needed for the legal online delivery of music - The intricacies of using music on sites like YouTube Pandora and Spotify - Deficiencies in current copyright law and new business model ideas
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| The Self-Promoting
Musician: Reference
Books: Reference [Book]
Berklee
Strategies for Independent Music Success 3rd Edition-Take charge of your music c...(+)
Strategies for Independent Music Success 3rd Edition-Take charge of your music career with crucial do-it-yourself strategies. If you are an independent musician producer studio owner or label you should own The Self-Promoting Musician: Strategies For Independent Music Success.Written by Peter Spellman Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee College of Music this guide will teach you everything you need to know to become a success in the music business. Filled with empowering tips and resources for self-managed musicians you will learn to create a goals-driven plan to help you fulfill your musical passions multiply the power of every gig you play using 15 proven methods turbo-charge your social media strategy get radio airplay online and offline protect your creative works keep your career organised and growing using the best low-cost practices and more.
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| The Great Music Producers
In Their Own Words:
Reference Books [Book]
Backbeat Books
The Great Music Producers In Their Own Words
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| Songwriting: The Words
The Music & The Money [Book + CD] - Beginner
Hal Leonard
An excellent and essential primer for the aspiring tunesmith Songwriting: The W...(+)
An excellent and essential primer for the aspiring tunesmith Songwriting: The Words the Music & Money offers authoritative tips on everything from basic song forms to the hard facts of succeeding in the music business. In between veteran songwriter Dick Weissman shares his insights into composing effective lyrics melodies and hooks as well as detailed breakdowns of every musical style from folk to cabaret to hip hop. The first book on the topic to be accompanied by a CD covering all the musical concepts explored within this is an invaluable resource for anyone engaged in the serious study of songwriting. No knowledge of musical notation is required.Dick Weissman is anAssociate Professor of Music Business Management at the University of Colorado and the former National Education Coordinator for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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| Darryl Swann: Essential
Guide to Songwriting
Producing & Record:
Reference [Book]
Musicians Institute Press
The Essential Guide To Songwriting Producing & Recording brings to those of all...(+)
The Essential Guide To Songwriting Producing & Recording brings to those of all ages a simple easy to understand approach to learning songwriting producing and recording. Written by an acclaimed instructor at several major music schools this book puts incredibly sophisticated knowledge into plain everyday language with stories metaphors photos illustrations and examples that are sure to educate as well as entertain.
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| Music Publishing 101:
Reference [Textbook]
Berklee
Berklee in the Pocket Series (4 5 inch x 11 inch )-Berklee in the Pocket Series...(+)
Berklee in the Pocket Series (4 5 inch x 11 inch )-Berklee in the Pocket Series. Get your songs published and start earning royalties! This handy primer and quick reference guide will help you around the many obstacles of the shifting music industry and the vital importancepublishing plays to help you make money from your music.Learn how to:exploit all facets of publishing revenuetake advantage of all royalty streams: performance mechanical printedmusicgain exposure and income from movie and TV synchslegally protect your songs with copyrights.Also includes a glossary of music publishing and copyright terms as well as music organizations forfurther research.
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| Frank Loesser: How to
Succeed in Business
Without Really Trying:
Piano Vocal [Book]
Hal Leonard
7 songs from the Broadway standard including: Brotherhood of Man · Grand Old I...(+)
7 songs from the Broadway standard including: Brotherhood of Man · Grand Old Ivy · Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm · How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying · I Believe in You · Love from a Heart of Gold · Paris Original.
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