Download or read book The Business of Getting More Gigs as a Professional Musician written by Bob Popyk and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2003 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Book). Getting more gigs doesn't just happen. Musicians have to make it happen. Despite a myriad of convenient excuses to choose from the economy is off, money is tight, unemployment is high, not as many clubs are hiring, budget cuts mean fewer corporate gigs there are always some musicians who do exceptionally well and work constantly, regardless of the month, year, season, economy or their location. A collection of Bob Popyk's most talked-about columns from International Musician magazine, The Business of Getting More Gigs as a Professional Musician will clue you in to what the musicians mentioned above already know and do. Covering in detail topics such as attitude, gig etiquette, business basics, money and diversifying, Popyk gives practical pointers to help you have a plan, network effectively, promote your assets, and market yourself constantly. He points out the need to treat gig-seeking like a business, and take it just as seriously. Musicians who take his advice will soon be well on their way to more and better-paying gigs. Also available by Bob Popyk: How to Find Gigs That Pay Big Bucks 00320370 DVD $19.95
Download or read book Getting Gigs The Musician s and Singer s Survival Guide to Booking Better Paying Jobs written by Mark W. Curran and published by . This book was released on 2004-08 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to finding the best paying gigs for musicians and singers, from their local area to the international stage. A music business veteran gives the inside track to creating a profitable career in the performing arts, from local bars to cruise ships. Includes interviews with successful musicians and enter-tainment directors who share their secrets in landing the best paying gigs. Also includes directories of resources for further research.
Download or read book The Successful Musician Mindset written by Jack Norton and published by Norton Family Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you dream of making a six-figure income with your music? Would you like to leave your job and be a full-time, touring musician? This book will show you how. I spent almost three decades making my living as a professional musician - playing over 300 shows a year. I make a very comfortable living - well into the six figures - every year, and have for over a decade now. I do not have a record label, a manager or an agent. I am 100% independent and run my entire business from my laptop, my phone and with my guitar. I am a master at booking great paying gigs - and I will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to know. This book is for any musician in any genre of music. Beyond the money - which is awesome - I am able to live the life of my dreams! I can not guarantee that this book will make you famous. I am definitely not famous. This is not a "get rich quick" scheme. This takes hard work. However, if you follow the steps in this book, I can absolutely guarantee that you will make money. Good money. And if you are really serious about your craft and about your business, I can guarantee without a shadow of a doubt, that you will make GREAT money by following the methods I outline in this book. Here are just a few things you will learn in this book: • How to easily book 300+ great paying shows a year! • How to earn a six-figure income from your music! • How to develop yourself as a marketable artist • How to send emails that will get results...gig bookings! • How to find gigs and contact venues successfully • How to form a "brand bible" around yourself • How to create a fan base and impressive social media stats • How to manipulate reality to be taken more seriously as an artist • How to focus on your true goals, desires and dreams • How to "give birth to a star"...you! • How to build an impressive team - from agent to record label • How to have an awesome website with the essentials to get gigs • How to build a website for almost no money • How to build a database of awesome gigs and leads • How to always get repeat bookings ...and so much more! This book includes multiple email templates which I have used successfully for the past decade to book gigs...you can copy and paste them to start booking your own shows immediately. Oh! Be sure to look for the two companion books - Tour Europe and The Contract - both are a nice addition to The Successful Musician Mindset. Testimony from G.R., a reader of this book: “I purchased your Successful Musician Mindset book and was extremely impressed! Honestly the best book on the practical application of the music business I have ever read! I have read your book twice and, I have to say again, the information you gave was absolutely golden! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a practical music business book discussing how to book a national tour step by step and you delivered a phenomenal amount of information in the most specific manner.”
Download or read book Understanding the Music Business written by Richard Weissman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the Music Business offers students a current overview of the music business. Going beyond what most music business texts offer, Weismann delivers a contemporary approach that addresses the unanswered questions for today's music students, such as, "Is it really possible to make a living as musician?" Understanding the Music Business covers the basics in the first part of the text. This first section deals with the fundamentals of the industry, including recording, music publishing, agents, managers, radio and television, unions, the internet and new technology, and regional and international music markets. However, it is the second half of the text that breaks new ground by covering the career paths of new artists in the industry, the development and need for entrepreneurial skills, and the ways that individuals forge careers in the industry.
Download or read book Sourcebook for Research in Music Third Edition written by Allen Scott and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-01 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since it was first published in 1993, the Sourcebook for Research in Music has become an invaluable resource in musical scholarship. The balance between depth of content and brevity of format makes it ideal for use as a textbook for students, a reference work for faculty and professional musicians, and as an aid for librarians. The introductory chapter includes a comprehensive list of bibliographical terms with definitions; bibliographic terms in German, French, and Italian; and the plan of the Library of Congress and the Dewey Decimal music classification systems. Integrating helpful commentary to instruct the reader on the scope and usefulness of specific items, this updated and expanded edition accounts for the rapid growth in new editions of standard works, in fields such as ethnomusicology, performance practice, women in music, popular music, education, business, and music technology. These enhancements to its already extensive bibliographies ensures that the Sourcebook will continue to be an indispensable reference for years to come.
Download or read book More Clarinet Secrets written by Michele Gingras and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It takes considerable patience, hard work, and perseverance to achieve mastery on a musical instrument. More Clarinet Secrets: 100 Quick Tips for the Advanced Clarinetist contains a wealth of information designed to turn clarinetists into informed musicians, offering them the tools to compete in the music world. Topics discussed include technique, tone and intonation, musicianship, reeds and equipment, repertoire, musicians' health, and the music profession. Gingras also supplies tips on such matters as college auditions, website design, and self-marketing. Advanced high school clarinetists, college-level clarinetists, and seasoned professionals will all find More Clarinet Secrets a valuable read.
Download or read book The Gigging Musician written by Billy Mitchell and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the author's "Road Warrior" column in "Gig" magazine, this book offers practical advice from professional musicians on how to "get, keep, and play the gig". Topics include the creative challenges of successful gigging, controlling stage fright, and managing finances. 25 photos.
Download or read book Making a Living in Your Local Music Market written by Dick Weissman and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can survive happily as a musician in your local music market. This book shows you how to expand and develop your skills as a musician and a composer right in your own backyard. Making a Living in Your Local Music Market explores topics relevant to musicians of every level: Why should a band have an agreement? How can you determine whether a personal manager is right for you? Are contests worth entering? What trade papers are the most useful? Why copyright your songs? Also covers: * Developing and packaging your artistic skills in the marketplace * Dealing with contractors, unions, club owners, agents, etc. * Producing your own recordings * Planning your future in music * Music and the Internet * Artist-operated record companies * The advantages and disadvantages of independent and major record labels * Grant opportunities for musicians and how to access them * College music business programs * Seminars and trade shows * Detailed coverage of regional music markets, including Austin, Atlanta, Denver, Miami, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon.
Download or read book The Music Business written by Ty Cohen and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Makes it Easy for Almost Anyone to Generate Over $500,000.00 or More a Year as An Independent Artist in The Music Industry! Get the Insiders Secrets on How To Successfully: . Negotiate TOP DOLLAR when booking shows . Promote yourself PROFESSIONALLY . Develop the TOOLS YOU NEED to make a name for yourself . BREAK OUT of the gig to gig existence . Have clubs LINING UP to book YOU! . EARN MORE MONEY from the gigs you are already working . ALWAYS have a venue to play . Organize a HIGH PAYING TOUR . Work the media for MAXIMUM EXPOSURE . Negotiate for FREE advertising . Sell your CDs WITHOUT A RECORD LABEL . GRAB THE ATTENTION of the 'big guys' . SUCCESSFULLY promote yourself to the 'hidden markets' . MAKE YOURSELF RICH AND FAMOUS If you're seriously ready to kick start your career, this is the book you need, It's everything you need to make it to the top, except the talent!
Download or read book Audio and Recording for Everyone written by Earl R. Dingman and published by Earl R. Dingman Productions. This book was released on 2021-12-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed for: Songwriters, Vocalists, Bands, Podcasters, Budding Engineers or Producers A primer on audio recording, home studios, audio engineering, producing singers and bands, selecting mics, mixing boards and dedicated preamps. Covers liabilities, copyrights, trade and service marks. Primer for composing music. Music publishing. Performance Rights Organizations with a world-wide listing. Music writing software. Introduction to tube and transistor electronics. How tone controls work. Signal paths. Press and promotion. Primer for making web pages with basic HTML code. Accounting and taxes. Setting up a recording session. Mic setup for drums, bass, keyboards and guitar. Mic setup for recording an orchestra or chorale group. Location recording. Buyers guide for mics, mixers, preamps, self-powered PA and floor monitor speakers, headphone amps, etc. Shows the singer, podcaster, or budding producer how to get started and make good recordings with your home computer for under $300. Details equipment using in recording priced from $80 to $25,000 and what makes the high-priced gear so high priced.
Download or read book Clarinet Secrets written by Michele Gingras and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-24 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of Clarinet Secrets is a compilation of Distinguished Professor Michele Gingras’s acclaimed books that spearheaded Rowman & Littlefield’s Music Secrets series: Clarinet Secrets and More Clarinet Secrets. It is the result of Gingras’s thirty years of hands-on experience spent in the clarinet studio working with students. Learn practical and technical secrets about rapid tonguing and double-tonguing; circular breathing; sight-reading and transposition; reed fixing and repair equipment; improving tone, intonation, technique, and musicianship; contemporary techniques; classical and non-classical performance; performance anxiety; auditioning; career planning and marketability; and more. The concepts are discussed in a straightforward way, explained clearly, and illustrated with photos, diagrams, and musical examples. Easy to use and intended for the intermediate and advanced musician, this second edition of Clarinet Secrets is perfect for students in a class or private situation, professionals, or instructors engaged in pedagogical research.
Download or read book Your Music and People written by Derek Sivers and published by Hit Media. This book was released on 2022-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: a philosophy of getting your work to the world by being creative, considerate, resourceful, and connected
Download or read book Six Figure Musician written by David Hooper and published by MusicMarketing.com. This book was released on 2013 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hooper explains the ins and outs of the music industry, explaining how to make a six-figure income.
Download or read book Get the Gig written by Jake Laughlin and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do I book more live shows? You know you have the talent to impress an audience, but find yourself with too few gigs. Wouldn't it be great to know exactly what venues are looking for? In Get the Gig, gain step-by-step insight that will greatly increase your number of live shows. In Get the Gig you will learn: How to stop "cold calling" and how to network your way in. The tools every professional musician needs Proper email etiquette Social media best practices How to let a venue know you are a seasoned, professional musician Includes Jake's additional reading list, more materials that will help you with your music career.
Download or read book Gig Getter written by Gareth Bird and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DISCOVER: How to Get More Gigs than You can PlayAre you tired of endless rehearsals with no bookings insight? Do you get frustrated knowing that other bands and musicians in your area are out there gigging every weekend or more? Would you like to be able to book your own band or act out as often as you wanted without the hassle of trying to attract an agent or band management? Some of us musicians and performers are uncomfortable at the idea of having to pitch or sell our bands or acts to concert and gig venues. We see ourselves as artists first, not business or marketing people. Unfortunately, a successful musical career (part or full time) isn't going to happen if no one gets to hear your music. If this sounds like you and you're not getting enough gigs, then it's time to try a different approach. LEARN: Secrets to Becoming a Musician and Performer that Venues are Desperate to BookIn the guide "Gig-Getter: How to Get More Gigs than You can Play" you'll get step-by-step instructions, a proven blueprint for getting all the gigs you want. This is not some made-up theory. These are the same techniques the author used to get gigs and to become a regular performer at venues like the Hard Rock Cafe. Deceptively simple methods which even the most introverted performers among us can quickly study, easily adopt and succeed with.Don't Keep Struggling to Get GigsLook what other people are saying about "Gig-Getter":"Top Gig-Getting Tips, you'll be playing more shows in no time" -TOTAL GUITAR Magazine"Full of useful tips on how to organize and sell your band to promoters and press.....consider it a wake-up call" - GUITAR & BASS Magazine"Get more gigs with Gig-Getter.....informative and practical steps to help any band get all the gigs they desire" - GUITAR TECHNIQUES MagazineFollow this Simple,3 Part Plan for Getting More Gigs"Gig-Getter" details a simple step-by-step system for getting all the gigs you want. You'll learn the keys to mastering the most important and profitable method of music marketing and music promotion: regular and frequent live performance. And guess what? You can do it as part of a simple process developed by someone with almost a decade performing at the largest Hard Rock Cafe in Europe and who's also written "How-to" guides used by musicians in over 17 countries around the world. You'll learn How to: Work out what to charge venues and how to get them to pay it How to use information about other acts to book shows worth $000's - year after year Where to find gigs & how to approach potential venues to get yourself booked How to win the venues' appreciation and keep them sold on you so that your band or act gets booked again & again Easy ways to get interested venue bookers to CALL YOU! Discover the easiest, most effective ways of getting your band name known to venues 3 simple questions that can get one booking after another from people you've never even met How to create a unique demo that gets noticed, listened to and acted on You can learn how to get more gigs than you ever believed possible. Just follow this instruction blueprint and you'll learn a proven system for getting gigs in any and all musical genres.Would You Like To Know More?Download now and start getting all the gigs you want TODAY!
Download or read book The Rule Breaker s Guide to Social Media written by Damian Keyes and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WANT TO BUILD AN ONLINE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR BUSINESS, SERVICE OR PRODUCTS BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN? In The Rule-Breaker's Guide to Social Media Damian Keyes shows you how to get ahead in the 'creative age' of the internet by ripping up the rule-book and starting all over again. Crammed full of expert anecdotes, tips and advice - plus a highly effective 30 Day Challenge - this book will revolutionise the way you view online marketing. It's time to unplug from the old ways of doing things and embrace your unique strengths, skills and passion. It's time to become a rule-breaker! 'Throw out any other guide, because this is all you need to effectively build your brand and business through social media.' John Michael Morgan, author of Brand Against the Machine At the age of 23 Damian Keyes became one of the founders of The British Institute of Modern Music, which is now the largest full-time independent music education provider in the world. Damian also owns several businesses, including DK Music Management and Warble Entertainment. As a bass player he has performed in over 2000 venues around the world, including Wembley Stadium and Hyde Park. In his role as a keynote speaker Damian travels the globe helping brands and businesses grow using social media marketing. For more information please visit: damiankeyes.com
Download or read book How to be Your Own Booking Agent and Save Thousands of Dollars written by Jeri Goldstein and published by New Music Times, Incorporated. This book was released on 1998 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
