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Texas
Music Business Books Since 1997, we've been online
helping Texas musicians take charge of their music career and
have been the the #1 Texas music resource online. The web has
undergone major changes since then. So now we have two goals:
first, to serve as a directory of Texas music online; second,
to educate musicians on how to run a successful band in a
tough music market.
To that end, we started Texas Music
Tips, a free monthly music business tip sheet featuring the
latest news, tips and articles that are essential for your
band's growth. Take a moment to signup and watch your music
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Music Business
Resources
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Indie
Contact Bible: An exhaustive book filled with thousands of
contacts worldwide. It will show you WHERE to get your music
REVIEWED, your songs PLAYED and your CDs SOLD! Over 3000 contacts
that will guide you to financial success. |
How
To Make $100,000 a year in the Music Business: (Without a Record
Label, Manager or Booking Agent) Yes, it is possible. You just need
to learn how. Start with this inspiring book by one of the top
internet promoters, David Hooper of Kaythode Ray Music.
Music Promotion
Tips
The
Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook: Bob Baker's hefty manual
delivers 11 chapters and 7 best-selling reports -- over 120 pages of
tips and tools you can use to turbo-charge your music promotion
activities.
How to
Promote Your Music Successfully on the Internet: 2002
edition is now available. Brilliant tips I've missed: Newscasting,
cross-selling strategies, contests and sweepstakes, referrals,
collaborations, coupons, newsletters, press releases, samplers...
Tips that helped this musician to earn over $5000 per month online!
Music
Magazines
Rolling
Stone: As low as $0.46 per issue! Renowned, revered
and immortalized in song, Rolling Stone has been synonymous with
rock and roll since it began as a San Francisco music newspaper more
than 30 years ago. Today, it has evolved into a slick pop culture
bible and definitive source for everything in entertainment, from
music, film, television and books, to politics, social issues and
pop culture.
EQ: As
low as $1.92 per issue! Recording engineers and producers must
subscribe to EQ if they expect to be industry experts and succeed at
their trade. A recording and sound magazine, EQ provides hands-on
how-to advice for recording engineers and producers. Also includes
the most pertinent information on audio and video and an invaluable
Buyers Guide. |
Booking
Gigs
How To Be Your Own Booking Agent And Save Thousands
Of Dollars: Jeri Goldstein's definitive guide for booking
gigs. Everything you want to know about booking can be found
here!
Building
Fanbase
Grow Your
Band's Audience: Practical no-nonsense book featuring some
absolutely brilliant marketing tips. I was really impressed in
particular with a tip on how to pack a venue without spending a
fortune on traditional advertising. Quite ingenious. If you're
trying to build a huge following through gigs, street teams, online
marketing, this is the book for you.
Get Signed to Record
Label
So You
Think You Want A Record Deal: THE book for laying down the
facts about how to get a record deal, including how to get your book
in the hands of record company A&R, and how to stand out in a
tough marketplace.
Free Music Business
eBooks
Guerilla Music Marketing Handbook: (96k) Another eBook by
Bob Baker PACKED full of great music marketing and promotion tips.
This is actually just a few free exerpted chapters from his
full-length handbook. There are ordering instructions inside. This
book is ESSENTIAL for any musician trying to make a living as a
musician.
Daily Cash Report: (6k) Keep track of all
your band's expenses and income on the road for easier tax
filing.
How to Bring the Fans Back: (36k) Ten hot tips how
you can grow your mailing list and bring more fans out to your
shows.
How to Take Your Home Recordings to a Professional
Level: (65k) Guide to resources
and tools you'll need to make professional sounding recordings
through an inexpensive home studio. |

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