The Local Music Journey Thoughts Advice And Inspiration For Your Independent Music Career

The Local Music Journey: Thoughts, advice and inspiration for your independent music career offers practical advice and tips for those beginning their indie music career and for those veteran indies who need to refresh their indie music drive. Beyond the useful advice that you'll be able to apply to your indie music career immediately, the book is full of insightful interviews from independent musicians and music professionals. The interviews offer positive encouragement and camaraderie, which is needed among our growing indie music community. The idea is that even in this Internet-age, by being a resourceful, entrepreneurial independent musician success on a small level will build toward successes on a larger level. That said, by starting one's indie music career locally it can allow for some immediate successes that become steps toward regional and even national successes--start locally, and then take over the world.

GILLI MOON, Author, Artist, singer/songwriter, record label owner, certified professional coach and “Artist Entrepreneur”, takes you on an enriching journey of artistic and professional discovery with her second book JUST GET OUT THERE, (her first book is I AM A Professional Artist – the Key To Survival and Success In The World of the Arts). JUST GET OUT THERE is the Artist's bible to achieving abundance, self-empowerment and professional success as an Artist entrepreneur. 300+ pages filled with in-depth tips, tools, steps and resources on getting out there as an Artist, all the while achieving personal, financial and professional success and joy. JUST GET OUT THERE covers topics such as defining your uniqueness; building your dream and creating a plan around your goals; balancing the art with the 'business' through time management and prioritization techniques; fundamentals in producing, releasing, marketing, promotion, performing and touring; using the Internet; and a plethora of in-depth tips, tools, steps and resources on getting out there as an Artist. Throughout this book, Gilli is guiding you, asking you questions, giving you exercises, and making you think and act the way a strong business savvy Artist should, leading you to the Artist you ultimately want to become. JUST GET OUT THERE provides Artists inspiration: a sense of hope and assurance through anecdotal stories (some about Gilli's personal life), motivational messages and real, practical, tried and tested strategies. Ultimately it's about enjoying the journey along your path to creative success.More info at www.justgetoutthere.net

A Career in Music: the other 12 step program (Second Canadian Edition)

Are you struggling to get your music heard? Have you ever felt lost or directionless on how to manage your career? Inside "Music Management for the Indie Artist", you'll discover: How to gain a crystal-clear vision of your future in music. The single most important thing you can do to start getting calls from music managers. Why you need a business and marketing plan and how to write it. How to protect yourself from falling victim to unscrupulous managers. What music management is all about and why it pays to self-manage your career. Whether you just released your first song or are a seasoned musician ready to take your music career to the next level, this book is for you. You should already know how to manage your music career before you decide to get a manager. Because only then will you be perceived as desirable to work with. But the sad thing is... most artists have no clue when it comes to the most important aspects of managing a music career. Many artists think they just have to get their music heard to be successful. Believe it or not, that's really just the tip of the iceberg. If you believe you can carve out a successful music career all on your own - without any help, you are basically committing career suicide. You need to find others who have made it and follow in their footsteps. But if you don't know how to get (and deal) with a manager, you might find yourself getting ripped off. Simply put... Most indie artists don't have a real strategy for building a successful music career. Many struggle for years going nowhere, achieving nothing... and end up returning to (or staying stuck at) an unfulfilling day job barely earning enough money to support themselves and their family living a life of quiet desperation with their hopes and dreams crushed. It's a terrible thing to see! But we've got good news for you... You do not have to end up like most struggling artists because for the first time ever, we've together the ultimate roadmap to help you take control of your own music career. And guess what? It's going to help you look INFINITELY more attractive to any potential manager. This is a complete, step-by-step 228 page blueprint which contains a "treasure trove" of the best kept marketing & business secrets for indie musicians, artists and bands who want to start managing their music career like a pro, become a music phenomenon and attract a top music manager.

The music industries hinge on entrepreneurship. The recent, rapid convergence of media and the parallel ongoing evolution of music businesses have again seen the focus shift to independent companies and individual entrepreneurs. Opportunities tend not to be advertised in professional music and practically everyone begins on their own: forming a band, starting a record label, running events, or building a website. But it's not an easy territory to navigate or get a handle on. Music Entrepreneurship features an analysis of the changing landscape of the music industries and the value of the entrepreneur within them through a series of focused chapters and case studies. Alongside contributions from key academics across the globe, expert contributors from across the industry highlight successful entrepreneurs and offers practical help to the reader trying to navigate the business. Sectors examined include: The value of the music industries Recorded music Live events Branding in music Artist management Digital distribution

As traditional music career paths become increasingly scarce, 21st-century musicians must reach out to new and diverse audiences to ensure career success and sustainability. Many universities and conservatories now offer entrepreneurship courses for their students, but musicians already in the working world must also learn to build relationships with their communities, jumpstart and fund new initiatives, engage new audiences, and ultimately create successful and meaningful careers. Creating the Revolutionary Artist challenges performers to build increased audiences through creative action and community involvement. Based on Mark Rabideau’s revolutionary online text The 21CM Introduction to Music Entrepreneurship, this book will jumpstart the careers of musicians and artists in all styles and at all levels as it lays out business and project management acumen within a talent-driven spirit of civic-mindfulness. Drawing together the real-world wisdom of world-class musicians and educators, the book includes strength identification and idea creation exercises, inspiring case studies, and a toolkit of how-to guides to lead the reader through a successful community-based project and on to a rewarding career in the arts.

Raina Telgemeier's #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning graphic memoir based on her childhood! Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, severely injuring her two front teeth. What follows is a long and frustrating journey with on-again, off-again braces, surgery, embarrassing headgear, and even a retainer with fake teeth attached. And on top of all that, there's still more to deal with: a major earthquake, boy confusion, and friends who turn out to be not so friendly.

Raina Telgemeier’s #1 New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning companion to Smile! Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expected them to be. Amara is cute, but she's also a cranky, grouchy baby, and mostly prefers to play by herself. Their relationship doesn't improve much over the years, but when a baby brother enters the picture and later, something doesn't seem right between their parents, they realize they must figure out how to get along. They are sisters, after all.Raina uses her signature humor and charm in both present-day narrative and perfectly placed flashbacks to tell the story of her relationship with her sister, which unfolds during the course of a road trip from their home in San Francisco to a family reunion in Colorado.