How to Make and Sell Your Own Recordings, the book that helped launch the indie music revolution, has just been completely updated to reflect today's dramatic technological and business changes -- and show musicians exactly how to build their careers without selling their souls! Learn exactly what the Internet revolution means to you, and how to use the Internet's unprecedented power to market and promote your own music. Learn how to manage your business relationships with distributors; and what you need to know about the "new generation" of independent niche distributors. Understand the role of computer software for editing; minidisc and other new digital formats; what you need to know about copyright; and much more. The Fifth Edition includes new mini-case histories that show exactly how independent artists have succeeded in every genre. You'll find detailed business plans and budget worksheets for both cassette and CD production, and more. Foreword by internationally-recognized musician Loreena McKennitt, who started her own successful Quinlan Road label using the guidance in an earlier edition of this book.
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Diane Sward Rapaport has done it again! This is the twentieth anniversary and fifth revised edition of the book that has been a friend and guide to more than 150,000 musicians, producers, engineers, and owners of small recording labels. . . .
This new edition addresses new major technological changes that have occurred in the nineties, including the impact of the Internet on all facets of the music industry. . . .
For those that already own a previous edition of the book, the new additions mentioned above would be worth investing in the new revision, especially the section on the Internet. For those new to the book, it is, in a word, indispensable. If you are an independent musician serious about your music, this is THE book. . . . -- Ben Kettlewell, Alternate Music Press
This [How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording] is the latest, up-to-date information on such broad items as selling on the Internet through download or through amazon.com; pricing wholesale; what to put on the record label; web site design needs; pre-mastering; microphones and much more. At the end are a series of work pages on promotion, sales, graphic design, plus resources like trade publications and directories. This . . . should get your career in order and on a much faster track. This is as good as it gets in straightforward, clear, complete how-to-do-music books for pros or beginners. -- Chris Lunn, Victory Review, June 1999
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Referred to as the musician's bible, this comprehensive manual covers every aspect of recording and shows step-by-step how to set up a small independent recording label for promoting and marketing from one to many titles.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This Book is no joke,
By Daniel G Sause (Portland Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording (5th Edition) (Paperback)
I originally purchased the second addition of this book. It inspired me to Open my own record store back in 1989. The record store, called Locals Only was based on thing I learned from reading the book and using that knowledge. Here we are almost in 2001 and those principles still stand. We operate a website...that has been vibrant since its launch in 1995. This book is a great starting point for anyone serious about making it as an independent artist.
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This review is from: How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording : A Guide for the Nineties (Paperback)
I received this book at The Art Institute of Philadelpphia as a text book, while I studied Music and Video Business. Before I entered school, I had always been an artist manager. I learned a lot about the industry over the years. "How To Make And Sell Your Own Recordings" became one of my most important guide books. It helped me to aquire the skills to do everything myself. "How To Make And Sell Your Own Recordings" has a lot of valuable information for any artist manager or independent musician. It helps to ensure that you present yourself in a professional way without the need to hire out.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Excellent resource for the Hip Hop Entrepreneur,
This review is from: How to Make and Sell Your Own Recording : A Guide for the Nineties (Paperback)
This book is one that we at nichemarket recommend highly in our Booklist for any Hip Hop Entrepreneur serious about a career in the music industry! --Walt Goodridge, President, Hip Hop Entrepreneur Association
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