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Going Pro: Developing a Professional Career in the Music Industry (Paperback)

by Kenny Kerner (Composer) "What keeps many of us from achieving success in the music business is that we really don't know who we are..." (more)
Key Phrases: music attorney, press package, personal manager, Los Angeles, New York, Kenny Kerner (more...)

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This handy guide provides everything you need to know to go pro, including information about personal managers, music attorneys, business managers and booking agents, record companies, AandR, publishing, songwriting, demo tapes and press kits, self-promotion, and much more. A must for all musicians!

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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Musicians Institute Press (February 1, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0793595940
ISBN-13: 978-0793595945
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

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Amazon.com Sales Rank: #960,322 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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What keeps many of us from achieving success in the music business is that we really don't know who we are. Read the first page

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music attorney, press package, personal manager, reversion clause, label president, recording deal, demo tape

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Los Angeles, New York, Kenny Kerner, Cartoon Boyfriend, Cash Box, Music Connection, Neil Bogart, Shaun Cassidy, United States, Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra, Harry Fox Agency, Hot Chocolate, Jerry Kennedy, Jerry Teifer, Kerner Entertainment, Love Wins Again, Michael Goldstone, Richie Wise, Spice Girls, West Coast, Brother Louie, Del Mar, Doug Fieger, Hold Your Hand

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Stevie Wonder: Rhythms of Wonder by Sharon Davis on page 165, and Back Matter
The Craft and Business of Songwriting (2nd Edition) by John Braheny on page 98, and Back Matter
Rolling Stones by O. Henry on page 15
Networking in the Music Business by Dan Kimpel on page 150
The Four Seasons (Emergent Reader Science) by Rozanne Lanczak Williams on page 157

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By	Crystal "www.MusicContracts101.com" - See all my reviews

Ok, so you're an aspiring musician, you have released a couple of underground albums and you have a steady but small fan base. If you just don't want to stop at semi-recognition then this book is your guide to stardom. Designed and aimed at small time musicians and novices this book is a simple guide to a complex future, a future that will not come unless you're properly informed and prepared with all the latest information. This book provides exactly that information along with some interesting examples of professional careers.

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4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good, but dont agree with some things, June 23, 2008

By	Jason Marlowe (vancouver, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

i got the book in a decent amount of time. price was ok. i dont agree with everything he states in the book mostly about if you have a bandmember with a boyfriend/girlfriend, or husband/wife replace them. i understand what hes saying, but that is a stupid reason to fire a band member. but whatever im just starting the book

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