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2009 Songwriter's Market Revised & Updated

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Excellent resource for any songwriter, performing or not. Contains useful advice on how to prepare demos, copyright, etc, plus a comprehensive list of agents, music publishers, record companies and other useful contacts.

I finally discovered my talent (we all have at least one buried inside): writer. Yeah, right! Me too at first I thought the same. Where do I start, what do I write? Well, just write and let it come to you. That's how it worked for me. I came up with a music concept album years ago (I was not even trying, it just came to me in front of a Starbucks), and for the past months my inspiration has exploded. Suddenly I felt that I could actually do something about my writing. But I did not know what I could do with the songs. A friend of mine pointed me in the direction of Writer's Digest Writers Market series. He was well inspired. Soon I discovered that every writing form and creative field has its own "market" reference book. I found this Songwriter's Market online and did not hesitate. I am glad I bought it. It is the best way to quickly enter the world of music business and songwriting. The book has many excellent articles, reference materials, and lists of publishers, producers, agents, and music labels, arranged by genre, geographic area and style of music. It's going to be a long journey, but an exciting one. It has transformed my life. I treasure this book as a source of possibilities. That's the word. Wherever you are in life, look for possibilities, not just opportunities. It will take you farther. Rock on!

Two virtues make me go 'gaga' over that book:
-The tons of useful information that one needs in the music industry, especially for aspiring lyricists like me
- That it's published annually.
I rest my case.

This is a resource book that no songwriter should be without. I buy the new edition every year.

Now in a substantially revised and completed updated thirty-first edition, the Writer's Digest Press edition of the "2008 Songwriter's Market: Where & How To Market Your Songs" continues to be the premier resource for aspiring and practicing songwriters and musicians to have their music recorded and published. This compilation of information and instruction is enhanced with hundreds of listings for music publishers, record companies, record and music producers, booking agents, interviews with successful professional in the industry, and so much more. Cover market place resources for all genres of music from hip-hop to rock, from classical to country, from pop to kids, the "2008 Songwriter's Market" will prove to be an invaluable, information packed, and thoroughly 'user friendly' resource. Enhanced with listings for songwriter support organizations, conferences, thematically appropriate websites and online communities, "2008 Songwriter's Market" should be considered an essential, core addition to personal, professional, music school, and community library reference collections.

This book contains all the information that l was looking for.lt's excellent for new songwriters and it gives alot of information about the music business.

I recently purchased this book, and I must say "Songwriter's Market" has really opened my eyes to this type of industry. Not only does it point you in the right direction for marketing your songs, it also gives you inside information on who to contact, name, address, phone number, etc. It is all up to date! I currently use Sonic Bids, an online market for musicians, to find contacts, contest, etc, but I have found that this book informs you detail for detail BEFORE you submit your work. It helps you eliminate the middleman trying to make income off of you promising to "help you submit your work in the right format for the particular accepter of your material". We all know it's a tough market, but if you're serious about your craft, this is a must read, an industry standard!

I do recommend this book. It has lots of useful information.
Well worth the money.

The greatest amount of info in one easy place. It is catagorically written for just the answeres you need.

I think this book has some fake reviews because I did not find any of the information in this book helpful.. It is very misleading.