"This book is a love letter to North Carolina's popular music in all its many-splendored glory, from bluegrass, folk, and country to R et B, rock, and pop. Though the state's diverse music scenes have often operated in the shadows of better-known hubs for popular genres-New York…
Both practical business manual and prized legal companion, this latest edition of the best-selling guide contains the solid strategies and practical advice songwriters and performers need to survive and thrive in today's competitive music industry. Using dozens of real-life exam…
Discusses legal and business issues faced by novices in the music industry, and provides examples of some form agreements.
An A-Z biographical reference that focuses on individual artists and groups in all popular styles active from 1990 to the present, including those in rock, rhythm and blues, rap, country, electronica, jazz, vocal and classical. Features include select discographies, bibliographi…
Contains articles that provide biographical and career information about musicians who achieved or maintained commercial success in the 1990s, focusing on rock, pop, country, R & B, and hip-hop, with some attention to other genres including classical, world, Latin, Broadway, blu…
Building a career: preparing for gigging and tours - Moving from the garage to the spotlight - Venues - Other musicians - Instruments and equipment - Professionalism - Your office and creative space - Managers and agents - Support personnel - Technical matters - Product sales - …
"Drawing on a series of interviews with musicians aged between fifteen and fifty, Lucy Green explores the nature of pop musicians' informal learning practices, attitudes and values, the extent to which these altered over the last forty years, and the experiences of the musicians…