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Do you want to learn how to start your own piano teaching/tutoring business? Have you thought of using you musical talent and people skills to start your own business? This book can show you how!

So you want to be a rock star. Or the next pop sensation. Or a country music artist. Or perhaps you’re more intrigued by vital roles behind the scenes. The Realist’s Guide to a Successful Music Career reveals all the ins and outs of building a viable career in today’s ever-changing music business. With blunt honesty paired with expert insight and encouragement, this empathetic guide covers everything from building your brand and expanding outreach, to finding and playing gigs and smart touring, to critical marketing and developing your sound.

Are you an artist or band looking to get featured online and in print? Do you wonder how other artists get reviews and interviews in your favorite magazine, newspaper, blog or websites? Are you in a band? A solo artist? A rapper? A DJ? This book is for you! Public Relations for Musicians will help you understand and run your own PR campaign. Crack the code and earn yourself some well-deserved media coverage!

Today you need to view yourself through the new rules of the music industry. Those who play by them will succeed. Gone are the old days where you would hope to get signed and then become a star (i.e., everything would be done for you). Do you wonder why other artists are getting breaks and you are not? Making it in the music industry isn't about catching that big break anymore. Getting your career off the ground can be a long and scary task. In this cutting-edge book Tommy Swindali maps out everything you need to know.

Jake Stark. Hit songwriter for Nashville music publisher MegaMusic. Until he's not. When MegaMusic decides to not renew his contract over a lack of hit songs, Jake is at a loss. His creative energy is down, and the bills are piling up. Enter Sir Daniel Smith-Daniels, the young, enigmatic owner of the hottest music publisher in Nashville, The Row. During a compelling initial meeting, Sir Daniel introduces Jake to his unique approach to work and life, The Method.

This audiobook is a survival guide for emerging talent navigating the music industry and searching for a path to sustainability.

In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades until the Internet and Napster came along and disrupted it. Key Changes shows that this view is incorrect: the industry was actually shaken up not once in the 1990s, but ten times over more than 100 years.

Help and advice for new buskers and seasoned street musicians. Narrated by a full-time industry professional with more than 10 years' experience of busking across the country. Alton has had three UK top 10 self produced EPs in the iTunes singer-songwriter charts, all funded through busking. This audiobook is jam packed with handy tips and recommendations to help you learn the craft of busking, develop your skills, and maximize your profits.

Before John Lennon retreated peacefully into private life in 1975, he fought a major legal battle that went under the public radar. Just as his rock 'n' roll oldies album hit the market, Morris Levy, the Mob-connected owner of Roulette Records, released Roots, an unauthorized version of the same record. The clash led to a lawsuit and countersuit between Levy and Lennon. Lennon, the Mobster & the Lawyer catches the high drama of the courtroom skirmishes in this previously untold story. It also paints a detailed personal picture of John and his world in 1975-76.

Learn how to stay relevant in the new age of digital music and entertainment world. This book will teach you how to successfully start marketing your brand online and covers all aspects of being successful in online branding.

Doctor Dread has committed his life to producing reggae music and releasing it on his label, RAS Records. He has become one of the world's foremost reggae producers and has worked with almost all the genre's icons: Bunny Wailer, Black Uhuru, Ziggy and Damian Marley, Gregory Isaacs, and others. This audiobook, full of behind-the-scenes stories, has shocking chapters that reveal aspects of reggae never before explored.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming music creation. Tools like Suno and other AI music generators can produce complete songs in seconds. But, there are two critical questions every creator must answer: How to use AI to produce music legally and ethically, and how to copyright AI-generated music to receive the exclusive benefits of copyright registration? This book answers these questions and shows you exactly how to create music using AI that you can copyright and own.

How to Succeed in the Music Industry in 2025 and Beyond is your ultimate guide to thriving as an independent artist, producer, or DJ in today’s digital landscape. This audiobook breaks down the essential steps to build your brand, market your music, and create multiple income streams while staying true to your artistry.

Benny Pough shares his story in On Impact, which is full of lessons on living a life of impact, rising through the leadership ranks, and having to overcome a near-death car crash that almost took it all.

Sync Licensing for Record Labels is a quick and dirty guide to navigating the intricate world of sync and music licensing, covering topics like preparing your audio files, the different types of sync royalties, finding unique licensing opportunities, learning what songs are hard to get licensed, understanding performance rights organizations, and building a music network. It also includes frequently asked questions, additional resources, bonus content, and a glossary!

The realities surrounding the music industry can be exciting, glamorous, and desirable, but also dark and destructive. In an environment where narcissistic behaviors thrive, a craving for power challenges personal leadership. Yet, it creates a platform that can change the world like no other. As a woman maneuvering the world of music, you may soon encounter unique needs at many levels.

Any music professional can tell you that there’s more than one way to have success in the music industry. Jermaine Morgan simply compiled 10 ways that by using your musical skills and resources, any up-and-coming or established musician can become a music success. Drawing from his own experiences working in the music industry, Jermaine shows that it’s possible to have a successful musical career without necessarily becoming famous.

Insight on the current state of the music industry and how to thrive successfully has an independent musician. The author speaks from his own experience as an independent artist and the owner of an independent record label.

The Musician's Map is a complete guide to building success in music. Whether you're just thinking about learning music, or you're already in the process of building a career; this book will help you. Musician's Map provides practical advice for musicians just starting out and musicians looking to get ahead and further their career. This book is a step-by-step guide that will save you years of time, thousands of dollars, and will make you a better musician.

For generations, record companies have dominated the music industry. Artists were unable to get their material to the masses without label backing, meaning that the path to stardom inevitably involved artists having to sign exploitative record contracts. These "record deals" were profoundly one-sided, and usually imposed brutal, predatory terms on artists. Fortunately, times have changed and artists no longer need labels. It is a new music business, and it is time for a new kind of music business book.