Music Industry

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Leading Men in Music answers all your musical questions. This book is the only reference you’ll need for facts on the top influential male musicians since the 1970s. You’ll feel invested in each of these musical leaders as you learn more about them as real people, rather than celebrities.

Leading Australian Icons in Music covers several different genres of Australian music that have made the most significant impact on the music scene in the past 50 years. The profiles of these talented individuals are explored in greater detail than other books, focusing not only on their sales but also their upbringing and personal experiences. You’ll find that a lot of these musicians have similar values and morals, and these values are what helped them become the musical influences that they are today.

Step 4 focuses on two aspects of working within the music industry – legality and that all important issue of making money. Should you choose to write all or even part of your own songs, we’ll take you through the principles of song writing, breaking it down into its various components of lyrics, melody, rhythm and harmony. We’ll give you some ideas of what to write about and look at how professional musicians come up with their ideas.

One of the best ways to learn about what makes an artist or band successful is by going direct to the source and working within the music industry itself. This guide will teach you how to get your foot in the door of a record company and from there, make the most of the knowledge you’ll gain, finding out how to secure live gigs, discovering the best ways to promote yourself, or, best of all, learning what a record company looks for in a new act, and what you need to do to get a record deal.

Continuing the ultimate guide to breaking into the music industry, welcome to Step 2 of our 4 step series. There can be no doubt that being signed to a record company can mean the difference between playing to a worldwide audience or only a dozen people in the local pubs and clubs. The competition to get that deal can be fierce, with unsigned bands and artists around the world vying for record company attention – with few actually achieving it.

The Real Music Industry is the audiobook you need. Meaning you, the artist. Think about it, how many audiobooks or workbooks have provided you a blueprint on how to activate your music career? I wrote this book out of experience - good and bad experiences - but I persevered, and you will too. We sometimes fake the funk to skip the line, if that even makes sense. I knew I was talented and wanted to be heard. Frustration caused me to pretend to be something I was not.