The Musician's Handbook - An Excellent Guide to the Music Industry!

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	• The Musician's Handbook, revised edition: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Music Business Bobby Borg Billboard Books, 2008 - 288 pages average customer review:based on 12 reviews view larger image
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The Musician's Handbook - An Excellent Guide to the Music Industry!

Bobby Borg has penned an excellent guide to the music industry. The 288 page soft cover book, "The Musician's Handbook" is jam packed with clear information on what you need to do to accomplish your goals.

Building from Chapter 1: Important Tips to Consider On Your Path to Success to the Afterword: The Future of the Music Business, Bobby lays out the tips, techniques and tools to help you build your career and avoid many of the pitfalls of the music industry.

While there are a number of music industry books that describe how to deal with copyrites, finding the key players in your career, what to look for in a record deal etc Bobby takes it a step further. In the first chapter, Bobby shares dozens of tips to help you get started - the basics. For the new musician starting out Chapter 1 is a true gift that can save literally hours of time. When my singer/songwriter daughter was making her first demo we felt showing her range and diversity was key. Even though she knew she wanted to sing pop, we spent hours looking for songs that would show how she could "sing everything". We weren't sure how many songs to include on her CD, what her press kit should include etc. We figured this out through trial and error and asking lots of questions, had we had Bobby's book we could have saved a lot of time. My daughter has been approached with tons of offers both real and fake. We have learned to not take things at face value, to check everything out, to get things in writing. We spent a lot of time that you can save by reading the first chapter. This first chapter also includes info on what makes a song a hit, networking and more.

Though the book explains some pretty complex information, Bobby writes in a clear, easy to read style and includes lots of anecdotes to spice up the text. Each chapter covers the topic in great detail. The chapter on Live Performing and Touring for example, covers the nitty gritty of the costs and realities of live performing. Information runs the gamut from the early stages of touring to touring in the big leagues, different ways you can be paid, contracts and riders, getting the gigs and more. And it includes fascinating little sidenotes like the Top Ten Rider Countdown (Iggy Pop requested a Bob Hope impersonator be backstage!)

Chapters include Chapter 1: Important Tips to Consider on Your Path to Success Chapter 2: Band Membership Chapter 3: Contract Employment and Self-Employment Chapter 4: Solo Artist and Employer Chapter 5: Your Attorney Chapter 6: Your Personal Manager Chapter 7: Your Business Manager Chapter 8: Your Talent Agent Chapter 9: Your Record Producer Chapter 10: Record Royalties, Advances and Deals Chapter11: Music Publishing Chapter 12: Live Performing and Touring Chapter 13: Merchandising Afterword: The Future of the Music Business. Borg also includes an index at the back, so you can access the information you need quickly. A number of resources are given throughout the text; where to share your music for podcast purposes, unions, performining rights organizations, recommended books etc.

Overall an outstanding resource for the new musician and an excellent guide and sourcebook for the accomplished artist. Highly recommended!

~ Lee Mellott

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A Must Have!!!!!!

This book is must have for any and all musicians. Bobby Borg tells it how it is about the music business and about being in a band. He talks about all the legal issues you need to know about being in a band and singing with a record company. One of the most important thing I learned from the book was how to NOT GET SCREWED!! He teaches from experience and tells us before we make the same mistakes he did. He looks out for his fellow musicians, thats something i can appreciate. IF your in a band or just a solo artist you need to have this book, BUY IT!

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Very usefull!!!

This book is full of tons of usefull information,and can serve a guide to help non experienced musicians on their journey.

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A must own for musicians

This book basically covers everything you need to know as a professional musician, from club gigs to arena rock. The information is clearly and concisely laid out, and in a way that is very easy to navigate. I would greatly recommend this book to any aspiring musician.

Great Book

This book is absolutely great if you are working in, or aiming to work in the music industry. The information is extremely useful and helpful, and without reading it, I would not have known about many of the important topics and common terms that this book covers. I highly recommend this book, it is easy to read and interesting and a must have for anyone who wants to get into the industry.

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Want to know how to set prices for a gig? Want to be ahead of the curve on new trends in music? Want to have all the latest contact information on hundreds of industry pros? Have we got the book for you! The Musician?s Handbook, already the industry bible for working musicians, has been thoroughly revised and updated with the answers to all these questions and more. New interviews with music-business leaders, new pricing and legal structures for the digital age, new how-to tips for independent and do-it-yourself musicians--it?s all in here. Fees, royalties and advances, live performance, touring, merchandising, working with managers, lawyers, and agents, spotting new opportunities--all these topics and many, many more are covered in depth in this indispensable guide to becoming successful in music and in business.

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