MySpace for Musicians [Paperback]

Frances Vincent (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 2007 | ISBN-10: 1598633597 | ISBN-13: 978-1598633597 | Edition: 1

MySpace is one of the most popular websites on the Internet today, with millions of pages of user-generated content. This makes MySpace an ideal tool for musicians interested in promoting their music to the widest possible audience. Many acts have gone from the garage to a recording contract by using MySpace as their launching pad. MySpace for Musicians is for every band, soloist, side musician, record label, publisher, music manager, and entertainment-affiliated company who wants to use MySpace to its fullest potential. It teaches musicians how to design a MySpace page optimized for music promotion and distribution and how to best use MySpace to effectively market music. It includes expert advice on how to market oneself to the MySpace community and how to best position and advertise MySpace pages in the real world. The book caters to musicians who are unfamiliar with the network, as well as musicians who already have a MySpace page but who want to learn how to make better use of it. This is the most comprehensive book on how musicians can maximize the most popular and successful band promotion site!

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About the Author

Fran Vincent is the founder and president of Retro Island Productions, Inc., a social media, Web PR, and music-industry consulting firm. Before starting her own company, she spent six years as the marketing and public relations specialist for Warner Bros. Publications, a division of Warner Music Group. Fran has previously worked at some of AmericaÂ's most prestigious companies, including AOL Time Warner, General Motors, Campbell-Ewald Advertising (Chevrolet's agency of record for almost 100 years), and Independent Newspapers. She has authored articles for Electronic Musician and InTune magazines and holds a masterÂ's degree in music business (a hybrid music and business degree) from the University of Miami and a bachelorÂ's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Fran is also an accomplished musician, performer, and college instructor, and has taught music licensing, marketing, public relations, and management courses at the University of Miami. She now resides in the Detroit area and continues to work with music, marketing, and social media clients around the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (May 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598633597
• ISBN-13: 978-1598633597
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,633,801 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Fran Vincent is the author of MySpace for Musicians: The Comprehensive Guide to Marketing Your Music Online, and founder and president of Retro Island Productions, Inc., a social media, Web PR, and music-industry consulting firm. Before starting her own company, she spent six years as the marketing and public relations specialist for Warner Bros. Publications, a division of Warner Music Group. Fran has previously worked at some of America's most prestigious companies, including AOL Time Warner, General Motors, Campbell-Ewald Advertising (Chevrolet's agency of record for almost 100 years), and Independent Newspapers. She has authored articles for Electronic Musician and InTune magazines and holds a master's degree in music business (a hybrid music and business degree) from the University of Miami and a bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Fran is also an accomplished musician, performer, and college instructor, and has taught music licensing, marketing, public relations, and management courses at the University of Miami. She now resides in the Detroit area and continues to work with music, marketing, and social media clients around the world.

Visit Fran's Web site at http://franv.snappages.com

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For Beginners..., July 7, 2007

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This review is from: MySpace for Musicians (Paperback)

This book is mainly for beginners of myspace.

I didn't learn anything from reading this book, everything I already knew.

I definitely recommend it for the people just starting out with myspace.

It tells you everything you need to know and how to make your myspace yours.

It seems that it goes more in-depth about myspace it self rather than telling you what myspace musicians should do.

more than half the book wasnt even directed towards musicians.

If you already know myspace, save your money and just search the web.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must' for musicians and libraries catering to them!, August 8, 2007

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This review is from: MySpace for Musicians (Paperback)

The second updated edition of MySpace for Musicians: The Comprehensive Guide to Marketing Your Music Online is a 'must' for any indie musician. It covers all the basics of how to use the MySpace environment for promoting music, now considered the 'first step' for any serious musician. From setting up the social network's page to using MySpace from either a musician or a record label or music manager's vantage point, this in-depth coverage is a 'must' for musicians and libraries catering to them!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential to making Myspace work for you!, June 7, 2007

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Jack D. Beasley "Music Producer" (South Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MySpace for Musicians (Paperback)

This book is the most comprehensive, most up to date, and well thought out book I have seen on the subject of Myspace and social networking. To my knowledge it has been the only attempt at covering all the "need to know" information for people looking to use Myspace for their business advantage. I have used several of the principles presented in the book, and having it as a resource has proven to be invaluable. Whether you consider yourself an expert, or just a casual user, this book will help you maximize the effectiveness of your social networking experience.