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How To Be Your Own Booking Agent And Save Thousands Of Dollars

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Jeri Goldsteins book has replaced an entire shelf of other books for me. The information is accurate, concise and easy to understand. For me it's like taking the best chapters out of all the other music business books I own and putting them all together in one easy to digest presentation. For me it was inspiring. I'm planning on making it required reading for all my students. BUY THIS BOOK...NOW!

Todd Johnson
Instructor Cal Arts, College of the Canyons, The Masters College
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Bassist w/ The Ron Eschete trio
Solo Artist

I really liked how indepth this book is. If you can stand to read it all (it is long), you will have a good understanding on how to approach club owners and others in the music business. I like this book and use it with the Guerrilla Marketing book by Bob Baker and $100,000 in Music by David Hooper to really make my gigs great. Club owners love my group because I come in professional and then go out and bring people in to the show. These three books will help you big time.

I have bought several books about the music industry, but not one has compared to the welth of information contained in this book. Ms. Goldstien tells you how to do everything from setting up your office to booking tours, and how to be effective in your marketing stragities. Before I bought this book all I knew was is that I wanted to play music for a living. I made a few costly mistakes and learned that I was going to have to do something to make my business succeed. After reading, and rereading "The Book" I now have the tools I need to develope a solid marketing plan, book tours that pay, promote my album, and create a buzz on a nation wide level. No other book out their even comes close to this one. Thank you Jeri Goldstien!

As a touring professional, my only gripe with this book is that it was not written 20 years earlier -- it would have saved me a LOT of money, time and heart-ache. Concise, thorough, well-organized, I can't recommend this book highly enough. There is not a question I've had in the past 2 years that hasn't been answered by this book. Now that it's available, anyone who knows about it and tries to begin a career without it ought to have their head examined. Honest.

This book fundamentally changed the way I think about what I am doing for a living. It made it possible for me to reorganize the business aspect of my career, and by the time I was actually making a living, a really killer booking agent found me and took the work off my hands. The aforementioned agent would not have been anywhere near as interested in helping my career if I hadn't had my business [act] together, and I wouldn't have had my business [act] together if I hadn't read Jeri's book. Buy it now. You won't be disappointed.

I originally won a consultation package with Geri Goldstein and only had one phone conference with her. During our meeting, I also ordered a copy of this book. Since I have received this book (two years ago) I have not had to call her due to the extremely vast amount of knowledge already contained in her book!! Every time I have another question that I would think of asking her, I open this book and find the answer and much more. This is the most intricately detailed book on self promotion that I have ever acquired. I still have not covered all the ground this book contains?! I highly recommend this book to aspiring artists, agent and managers.

My friend recommended this book to me a few years ago - it hasn't been far from my office desk ever since. This book is not only filled with clear, good advice and hundreds of helpful quotes and stories from all kinds of people in the business, it's also well-organized and enjoyable to read. The author breaks things down to their essentials, dealing with the big questions about being your own boss, along with the thousands of little details. I haven't seen a book that beats this one for its subject. If you want the real information about how it's really done, get this book.

"Here at the Gig editorial offices, it's always a great thing to get a hold of a book that is well-written, informative, and really useful to anyone living and working in the real world. ...This is perhaps the most valuable book we have seen on getting your act together in a business sense. This is one you'll really want to check out." --Bill Evans, Gig Magazine

Every few years I re-read this book as my music career grows and I find new ways to use the expertise she has gathered here. The book is a pleasure to read, with clear writing, fine organization and listings of valuable resources and contacts. Highly recommended!

If ever the time was right for this book, the time is now. How To Be Your Own Booking Agent is an invaluable, practical guide that will enhance any performers business savvy. If I had more than two thumbs, they'd all go up for this book. (JK) Bluegrass Now, October 1998