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Cool Tools and Resources Career Books for Music Professionals Fat Chuck Hand-Rolled Checklists Self-Promotion + Sales Help	Business + Cover Your Butt Help Gigs + Tours Help Production, Recording + Creative Help

Cool Tools and Resources Credit Card Swiper - $30. For CD Baby members, this swiper needs no plugs, phone lines or merchant accounts. UPC Barcode - Normally $750, this is $20 with a CD Baby membership and free with Discmakers order. SonicBid - $50/year. Your Electronic Press Kit (EPK) makes it easier for shows and festivals to book you. StudioFinder - Free. Search over 10,000 recording studios around the world. Reseller Ratings - Free. Know the reputation of the music vendors you deal with. Artist Couch Exchange - Free. Database of people who offer touring artists a place to stay while on the road. Rock-n-Roll Web Design - $Varies. Strongly recommended for expert, affordable music web site design, including hosting and mail lists. Career Books for Music Professionals DON'T BUY EVERY career-helper at the bookstore. Doing 5-10 things very well is better than 20-30 things so-so.
The Indie Bible The Indie Bible shows you where to get your music reviewed, your songs played, and your CDs sold. The fourth edition now has over 300 pages of valuable contacts and music-related articles.	Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook You'll discover that music marketing doesn't have to be expensive to be effective. This book gives any Indie act the needed tools to get the maximum bang for your buck!
Tim Sweeney's Guide... ..To Releasing Independent Records. Packed with hundreds of money-saving tips, helpful hints, and much more information about releasing your own albums.	How To Be Your Own Booking Agent... ..And Save Thousands of Dollars. A performing artist's guide to successful touring. You will learn techniques that save time, strategies to help plan your career, and more.
Other career books that are optional
Everything You'd Better Know... ...About The Record Industry. A "must read" for anyone entering the music business. How to find success and make money doing it.	Guerrilla P.R. The manifesto for waging a street-smart publicity campaign with no- or low-cost strategies from one of Hollywood's most successful publicists.
How I Make $100,000/year in the Music Business The true secret to selling any musical product or service, even on the Internet, how you can make almost anybody watch for and open your press kit and much more.	Buzz Your MP3 You will discover the methods used to get the word out on the Internet with your MP3, your CD and your music to get your fans Buzzing.
Fat Chuck Hand-Rolled Checklists Combining the best tips from dozens of articles, you can kill a lot of birds by going through 1-10 on each checklist. Internet Checklist
Self-Promotion + Sales Help CD Releases - Timetable - Planning A Successful Release CD Releases - CD Release Party Prep Basics CD Releases - Of CD Launches and Sundowners CD Releases - One Band's CD Release Party CD Releases - Releasing A CD - Graphics Demos - Demo Strategies (Several!) Demos - Getting Your Demo Played Demos - Why Most Demo Recordings Are Rejected General - Ask Tim Sweeney General - Breaking The Pattern General - Growing Thicker Skin General - Is Image Everything? General - Perception Guerilla - 7 Ways to Improve your Marketing Creatively Guerilla - Alternative Marketing + Thinking Guerilla - Charity Band Promo Guerilla - The Grateful Dead or Metallica? (Sharing Your Music) Guerilla - Guerilla Marketing Techniques for Poor Musicians Guerilla - Guerilla Music Marketing Suggestions Guerilla - Guerrilla Techniques to Sell CDs + Promote Your Music Guerilla - How to Promote a Band Without a Big Corporate Budget Guerilla - Indie Ad Strategies Guerilla - Ruthless Self-Promotion in the Music Industry Internet - Creating Your Band Website Internet - Flash vs. Content Internet - Gaming MP3.com (Or other Music Sites) Internet - GigPage.com Internet - How Do I Manage All This Email?! Internet - How to Sell a Lot of CDs On-line: Attracting Traffic Internet - If You Build It, They Will Come... Not!! Internet - Musicians Internet Primer Internet - Selling Your Music On The Net Internet - Search Engines for Bands Internet - Snail Mail List Promotion Internet - Useful Email Internet - Utilizing Your Newsletter Marketing - Sivers - Think of everything from their point of view Marketing - Sivers - Have the confidence to target. Marketing - Sivers - Grab people's attention, senses and emotions. Marketing - Sivers - All the world's a stage. What character are you? Marketing - Sivers - Think test marketing - proof of success Marketing - Sivers - The Power of People Marketing - Sivers - The Power of Words Marketing - Sivers - Tools and Weapons Marketing - Sivers - Big Strategies Networking - Atlantis 99 Networking - Marketing at Trade Shows Networking - Power Networking Networking - Nurture Your Fans Promo Stock - Sending Photos to the Media Promo Stock - Why a Good Photo is Worth 1000 Words Promo Stock - Insider Tips On Taking Good Promo Photographs Promo Stock - Taking Great Publicity Photos Promo Stock - Writing a Band Bio Promo Stock - The Do's and Don'ts of Writing Your Own Band Bios Promo Stock - How To Write + Send a Press Release Promo Stock - Smashing the Myth of the Press Release Promo Stock - Top 10 Promo Pack Blunders Promo Stock - "Understanding" Your Music Is A Key To Promoting + Selling It Promo Stock - Branding Your Band Promo Stock - Professional Graphics At Any Budget Radio - Airplay 101 - Commercial Formats Radio - Airplay 101 - Music, CD and Case Requirements Radio - Airplay 101 - Commercial Radio Stations, Part 1 Radio - Airplay 101 - Commercial Radio Stations, Part 2 Radio - Airplay 101 - Non-Commercial Radio Stations Radio - Airplay 101 - Creating a Story Radio - Airplay 101 - Independent Promoter Checklist, Part 1 Radio - Airplay 101 - Independent Promoter Checklist, Part 2 Radio - Airplay 101 - Traditional Radio vs. The Web Radio - Airplay 101 - Airplay vs. Sales Radio - Airplay 101 - Why You Have To Promote To Radio Radio - Airplay 101 - The Add Date Radio - Airplay 101 - Investors, Part 1 of 3 Radio - Airplay 101 - Investors, Part 2 of 3 Radio - Airplay 101 - Investors, Part 3 of 3 Radio - Airplay 101 - Small Market Commercial Regular Rotation Radio - Airplay 101 - Medium Market (#31-#100) Commercial Regular Rotation Radio - Airplay 101 - FMQB Airplay Tracking Radio - Airplay 101 - Commercial Radio Ratings Radio - Airplay 101 - Using Vinyl for Airplay Radio - Airplay 101 - Time of the Year to Push to Radio Radio - Airplay 101 - Commercial Radio Charts Radio - Airplay 101 - Publishing Royalties from Radio Radio - Airplay 101 - What Is Successful? Radio - Airplay 101 - Why Clear Channel is Irrelevant for Indies Radio - Airplay 101 - Reporting vs. Charting Radio - Airplay 101 - BDS / Mediabase / Soundscan Radio - Airplay 101 - Payola Radio - Airplay 101 - Commercial Radio Ratings Radio - Airplay 101 - How Retail and Radio Work Together Radio - Getting Your Music Played On The Radio Sales - Barcodes - Do You Need One? Sales - Bar Codes Explained Sales - The Importance Of Soundscan For An Independent Artist Sales - Distributors: How To Attract Them And How To Work With Them Sales - A Look At Distribution Sales - What Is the Orchard? (Distribution) Sales - The Orchard (OWIE) Sales - Designing a CD Cover That Sells Sales - Music + Visual Design: Strive for a Perfect Union Sales - Thoughts on CD Packaging Sales - Confessions of a Master CD Sales Woman Sales - Selling More CDs at Gigs: The Rogues Sales - ZENcase CD Case
Business + Cover Your Butt Help Basic - 10 Things Done RIGHT NOW to Help Your Music Career Basic - 10 Useful Personality Characteristics for Musicians Basic - 10 Ways to Help Your Music Career Basic - Get Focused! Basic - How To Start A Band Basic - Interview with Dent (General advice for Indies) Basic - Musician's Corner: Momentum Business - Steve Albini and Dealing with Record Labels Business - Record Label Royalty Calculator Business - Putting Together A Sponsorship Proposal Business - Treating Your Band As A Business From The Start Business - Create Your Own Destiny By Being Proactive About Your Career Business - Starting an Indie Record Label - A Guide for Musicians + Producers Business - When Opportunity Knocks (Are You Prepared to Answer ??) Business - Emerging Musicians Market - A Music Industry Opportunity Business - Increase Your Odds Of Getting Signed By Understanding More About A+R Business - It's Not Over Just Because You Sign A Deal! Business - So What are Labels, Producers and Managers Looking for These Days? Business - (Warning) Playing The Fool OR How The Fool Was Made Business - Potential Revenue Streams: Merchandising Theory Legal - Record Label Contract Analysis (Kiss Your Butt Good-bye) Legal - Band Agreements Legal - Copyright and Songwriting Basics Legal - The Digital Dilemna - To Copyright or Not to Copyright Legal - The Do-It-Yourself Trademark Search Legal - Interview with an Entertainment Lawyer Legal - PROs + Cons - Performing Rights Organizations Legal - SR Copyright Form Explained Legal - Writing A Music Business Plan That Works Staff - Musician�s Corner: One Minute Manager Staff - How To Pick The Right Manager Staff - When and Who to Hire as a Manager for Your Band Staff - Who's Who in the Music Industry? (Job Titles)
Gigs + Tours Help Basic - 10 Tips for Better Gigs Basic - The Band in Cold Weather Basic - Why Being Popular At Home Is Important Basic - Is Your Music Still Yours? Booking - How To Get Into The College Market In 4 Steps Booking - Booking Yourself in the Right Venue Booking - Festival Booking Policies Booking - Getting The Gig Booking - How to Be Your Own Booking Agent Booking - Thoughts on Booking Gigs - Showcase DIY Gigs - Sharing The Stage (Etiquette) Gigs - Venue Finances Equipment - Buying a P.A. Equipment - Buying Your First Drum Kit Equipment - Carpal Tunnel + Repetitive Stress Injury in Musicians Equipment - Keep Your Vocals in Shape Equipment - Drum Tuning 101 Equipment - On Soloing (Guitar) Equipment - RX For Stage Fright (Vocals) Equipment - Six Mics Under $200 Internet - Touring Musicians Web Links
Production, Recording + Creative Help Creative - The 3 P�s to Songwriting Success Creative - 10 Ways To Break Through Writer's Block Creative - 19 More Songwriting Tips Creative - 21 Songwriting Tips Creative - Capturing Your Creativity Creative - Songwriting Techniques Creative - What Songwriters Need to Succeed - Excerpt From 'A Meeting of the Minds' Creative Thinking: Dealing With Burnout Creative Thinking: Finding Your Style Creative Thinking: Fresh Inspiration Creative Thinking: Knowing When To Move On Musically Equipment - 8 Cool Headphones Equipment - Piano and Keyboard Software Equipment - Recording Acoustic Drum Kit Equipment - Getting a Good Set of Studio Drums Equipment - Good Studio Drum Sounds Internet - MP3 For Beginners Internet - Website Sounds Tutorial Internet - Producing a Real Video Production + Recording - Recording? Read This First Production + Recording - How To Choose Your Next Producer Production + Recording - First Time Singing in a Studio? Try Karaoke Production + Recording - Better Vocals in the Studio Production + Recording - Changing Your Tune - The Value of Remixes Production + Recording - How to Get 'Live' Sounding Recordings Production + Recording - DAT Basics Q+A Production + Recording - Don't Fix It In The Mix Production + Recording - Mastering for Beginners Production + Recording - Manufacturing Production + Recording - How to Duplicate Your CD
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