Hal Leonard Making a Living in Your Local Music Market - 3rd Edition
You can survive happily as a musician in your local music market. This book shows you how to expand and develop your skills as a musician and a composer right in your own backyard. Making a Living in Your Local Music Market explores topics relevant to musicians of every level: Why should a band have an agreement? How can you determine whether a personal manager is right for you? Are contests worth entering? What trade papers are the most useful? Why copyright your songs? Also covers: • Developing and packaging your artistic skills in the marketplace • Dealing with contractors, unions, club owners, agents, etc. • Producing your own recordings • Planning your future in music • Music and the Internet • Artist-operated record companies • The advantages and disadvantages of independent and major record labels • Grant opportunities for musicians and how to access them • College music business programs • Seminars and trade shows • Detailed coverage of regional music markets, including Austin, Atlanta, Denver, Miami, Seattle, and Portland, Oregon.
