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

~ (Author), Daylle Deanna Schwarz (Author) "People are always coming to me for advice on how to get signed to a record label..." (more)
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Product Description

Indispensable insider information on launching a recording career is packed into this essential music industry primer. Any artist in popular music looking to land a record deal will want to get the complete score from this vital industry resource.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Billboard Books (May 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823076113
• ISBN-13: 978-0823076116
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #880,743 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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35 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor advice, July 4, 2000

By A Customer

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.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My music biz bible!, September 5, 2000

By	Steven Ferrante (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

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!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Packed with lots of up-to-date information., September 22, 1997

By A Customer

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