Start and Run Your Own Record Label [Paperback]

Daylle Deanna Schwartz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1998

Why suffer the major label blues? An industry insider explains what it takes to be one's own music mogul in this completely revised and expanded edition of Start and Run Your Own Record Label. It's a brave new world in the recording industry. New and affordable recording technologies have made it easier than ever to record music at home, and sell it online and at performances. As a result, musicians are finding it easier to achieve their musical goals. In this updated and expanded edition, three new chapters address the business end of running a record label, exploring alternative markets for all genres of music, and maximizing the use of the Internet. The revision also includes dozens of new comments by experts on today's music market. Anyone seeking to be the next lan MacKaye or Sean "P. Diddy" Combs couldn't take a better first step.

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About the Author

DAYLLE DEANNA SCHWARTZ is a music industry consultant, self-empowerment counselor, and successful author of many books including I Don’t Need a Record Deal and The Real Deal: How to Get Signed to a Record Label. She has appeared on more than 300 television and radio shows, including Oprah and Howard Stern, and has been quoted in many publications, such as the New York Times and Billboard. Schwartz lives in New York City. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823079244
• ISBN-13: 978-0823079247
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #671,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Basic Read, February 27, 2001

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David Jans "Dave" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Start and Run Your Own Record Label (Paperback)

I read this book thinking I would walk away with the know how to start my own label as the title suggests, but that wasn't the case at all. The author explains some of the basics behind the business based on her own experience, but doesn't get into the details behind the A - B start up. I would recommend this book to someone interested in running a record label. It will help kick-start an interest and promote new ideas you wouldn't normally think of. She covers different types of deals and suggestions on running a business, however, I would move to a more informative book if you are truly serious.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ok if you are a beginner, November 10, 2002

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Howard Jones (LA, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Start and Run Your Own Record Label (Paperback)

I think this one is ok if you are a beginner, but feel that most people with experience will find it a little boring. If you have no idea about the music business, I think this is a bargain for (). However, if you're out there playing in clubs and looking for something a little more focused on helping you make that happen. I really like "How I Make $100,000 in Music" by David Hooper to help you with understanding how music business people think, the Indie Bible by David Wimble to help you with contacts, and the Jeri Goldstein book about booking to put it all together.

35 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth the money!, September 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Start and Run Your Own Record Label (Paperback)

I've been in the industry for a few years now, have my own label, and I still loved this book! I bought it out of curiosity and couldn't put it down! She really knows what she is talking about, as it comes from her own personal experience of owning and operating a label from start-up. I really reccomend this book to anyone who is even thinking about starting a record company, or anyone who is fairly new at it (less than 5 years). Great job Daylle!!