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The Real Deal: How to Get Signed to a Record Label from A to Z

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There are many excellent books about the music business - this is not one of them. In fact, it offers several flat out bad suggestions on how to "make it." I am a music industry veteran who has signed and worked with artists that have sold several gold and platinum albums (and some not so successful), and take pride in offering help and advice to newcomers. This is the ONLY book about the business I have read (and I have read many) that I dissuade people from reading. On top of the book offering poor advice it is not set up in the A to Z structure the title implies. Pick up and read books such as The Musician's Business and Legal Guide, Confessions of a Record Producer, All You Need to Know About the Music Business or Everything You Better Know About the Music Business instead. You will be much better off.

This is the most comprehensive book written about the music industry, in many capacities. By far, this title is better than any I have seen! There are so many actual companies listed in the back of the book that it is a MUST HAVE BOOK for anyone that has just finished a song/record/CD/cassette, and is looking for a recording deal; or if you are an owner/promotor of a record company/artist/band, there are many companies and organizations to help you get your music out there, and to the right people! This is really an A to Z true story. Run, don't walk, to obtain this title. At this low price, it might be running off the store shelf

This book is the best I've read on how to get a record deal. Actually, there are no other books out specifically on this topic. Ms. Schwartz has organized a lot of great information into a concise book. She includes lots of specific things that are common sense but we still don't remember to do. I've read it twice already, there's so much info packed into each chapter. I'm putting out my own CD and the info in the Real Deal was very relevant since I'm trying to get a distribution deal. It's also great for artist development. I read her other book, Start & Run Your Own Record Label and got just as much out of this one. They have different info - she didn't rehash much so you have to read both. The Real Deal is the real deal - she tells how hard it is to get a deal. But it offers lots of motivation and a good spiritual attitude. Thank you Daylle Deanna Schwartz for writing such informative books!

Ms. Schwartz explains key terms and concepts that are vital to the understanding of this business. Perhaps the greatest lesson to be taken from this book is that the music business is just that: a business. Ms. Schwartz explains how to approach your music career as a business while maintaining your artistic integrity. Whether you are in a band looking to get signed, an aspiring music executive, or just curious about the music business, this book will point you in the right direction full steam ahead.

As a former recording artist turned entertainment lawyer, I highly recommend this book! This is a great basic guide for new musicians (and their managers) who are learning their way around the record industry. It is detailed yet infinitely readable. It is a good reference guide to the ins and outs of getting a record deal - and has other valuable information about the inner workings and politics of getting signed.

This book doesn't tell you anything that's really relevant in today's music industry, which is struggling to figure out how to make money. Not only that, but major label are no longer the way to go.

This book was encouraging. It did answer a lot of my questions about record labels. I still think I am going to stay indie because there is just as much money to make this way.

Daylle's books are a wealth of information for the artist who is serious about their craft and wants to make a living from it. As I've stated before she makes daunting tasks seem achievable and her real life experience is absolutely encouraging and inspirational.

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!

An almost complete and well written guide explaining the steps that a struggling musician has to take to ensure success in the record business. You'll find everything here starting from your first contract to the first live shows. A better book that explains exactly the same principles in a more intuitive and easy to understand matter is "The Music Business: How You Can Make $500,000.00 (or More) a Year in the Music Industry by Doing It Yourself! Volume II" By Ty Cohen, . You'll find here testimonies and examples based on the evolution of real companies