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The Indie Bible: 3500 Publications that Will Review Your CD; 2900 Radio Stations that Will Play Your Music

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In the pursuit of our musical goals, many resources claim that for a small fee they can help pave the way to success. I have found that the resource thus far to deliver such success has been The Indie Bible.

I have received many great reviews and have seen a lot of air play for my music from sources I would have never known about had it not been for David Wimble's effort in compiling so much helpful information. My press kit is chucked full of positive press from around the WORLD because of The Indie Bible. For the do-it-yourself indie artist, The Indie Bible is to a musician what a life jacket is to a sailor!

As an indie, neo soul, multi-lingual Singer-Songwriter, the Indie Bible has been my source for obtaining:

1. Initial radio play and interviews (it was delightful to find radio stations who were willing to play MY music because they liked the music!)
2. My first East Coast tour.
3. Record Store "Meet and Greets".
4. Major press.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Indie Bible, The indie spirit is alive and well in Angelique!

There are plenty of books about the music industry for the independent artist. For my money, this is the best. Why?

- Exhaustive information. There were more review and radio listings is my genre than in ANY other source I tried or on the net. My genre, jazz, is not as popular as it once was, yet I had plenty of listings of interest. He's got lots of listings in there for ANY genre.

- Great background essays. Those were helpful and I got super ideas about my career from them.

- Continuous improvement. Wimble provides annual updates and is pretty accessible by email. I've corresponded with him on a couple of occasions, and he's been great each time.

I believe that, for any independent musician, this book is an unbelievably good shortcut to get actionable information to help you in a hurry. This book would be worth 10 times as much!

This is the book you NEED! The hundreds of others,,,they look good on the shelf, but The Indie Bible is a real working book. You'll wear it out by the time of the next edition, and possibly you won't need the next edition.

This book is ok, I've tried to use it but a lot of the contacts were not reachable anymore. I didn't get what I wanted out of it, but I still have time to get more info on from the listings outside of the book.

One of the most impressive things about the Indie Bible to me (and several other folks I've talked with) is the great collection of industry-related articles in the back. It's an excellent mix of topics and authors--a veritable "how-to" guide to many aspects of the music business.

Unlike many reference sources, he has taken a lot of trouble to break down each of the four sections (magazines, radio stations, services and websites) into musical genres, with particular attention going to places that highlight local artists. A great majority of the entries include comments from the listed sources which are very helpful in explaining what exactly the source might be able to do for you and how best to go about approaching them.

I cannot imagine someone having a copy of this book and not finding a lot of places to market one's music.

If you're serious about pursuing a career in performing or songwriting, The Indie Bible should prove itself to be an extremely valuable ally.

This is definitely a book that you should have on your desk and be ready to pick up each night to get some business done!