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The Online Guitar Store - The Self-Promoting Musician (Music Business)
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Manufacturer: Berklee Press
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 780.23
EAN: 9780634006449
ISBN: 0634006444
Label: Berklee Press
Manufacturer: Berklee Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 264
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Publisher: Berklee Press
Studio: Berklee Press
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Take charge of your career with these do-it-yourself strategies for independent music success! Peter Spellman, the Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee, gives tips on how to: write a business plan, create press kits, use the Internet to boost your career, customize your demos for maximum exposure, get better gigs and airplay, network successfully, and create the industry buzz you need to succeed. A must-read for every aspiring musician!
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Summary: The Self Promoting Musician
Comment: My grand daughter needed this for college. While I know nothing about the book she says it was exactly what she needed.I do not now have the book so I can't comment on the content. She tells me if you are "into music" and you are even remotely thinking about going out on your own, buy this book.Wish I could help more.
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Summary: I shoulda listened
Comment: When I was looking for a reference of this type there were 13 positive reviews and one negative, and I should have listened to that one still small voice. I was also perhaps swayed by the presence of David Franz as a contributing editor. He wrote a definitive Pro-Tools book that I love and use extensively.
It's not that there is not some potentially useful information in this book, it is that the business changes so rapidly that it is hopelessly out of date. However, even if this book were updated I think it misses the mark. Perhaps it is too general and tries to address all independent situations and genres, and therefore falls short of the information I really want to know about my situation and genre, or any genre for that matter. In any case, it is not the comprehensive reference I had hoped for when I bought it.
I bought "How to Be Your Own Booking Agent" by Jeri Goldstein after I bought this one, and I wish I'd bought it first. Perhaps the saying, "Those that can, do. Those that can't, teach.", applies here.
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Summary: Great Product
Comment: I'm from Brazil, and i bought this book for general guidance on what to do on certain situations... i thought it wouldn't have in-deep explanations about the international music markets... but it does. All the rules and solutions apply here. It's a great aquisition for any musician out there, anywhere in the world, who has the will but is stuck in the day-to-day life of being an artist nowadays.
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Summary: highly recommended
Comment: This book gives a lot of very practical hints and shows how to plan your musician's career no matter in what country you live. It is a must for students that don't have self-promoting as a faculty and want to be completely prepared for their independent carrer. It lets you understand music market today. It is really very helpfull!
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Summary: Awesome And Informative!
Comment: I found this book (The Self Promoting Musician) to be inundated with a lot of useful information and advice on self promotion. Scenarios and situations that I've never considered are touched upon within its pages. Also, it's the most expansive book I've ever read on the current route that the music industry is taking...which was very indepth and eye-opening for me.
I also attended Berklee College of Music (where the author works), and while I was a student, I found it to be the most challenging and innovative musical experience I'd ever had. I also found that the teachers there are some of the best in the world and most importantly, the music industry. I'm sorry that Mr. Greenberg disagrees
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