Music Business

These books focus primarily on the music business as a whole. These ones are more geard towards major labels and the larger industry. Even if you are pursuing an Indie career, these books will give you a good base of knowledge with regard to the business in a general sense. It’s also always very helpful to know what the corporations are all about so you know how to negotiate with them if you ever decide to go...

Marketing Yourself & Your Music

These books focus on marketing your act, band or music offline. The truth is, if you are indie, you are basically going to have to do this work on your own (at least, at the beginning!). In time, as you get money you can hire people to do some of this work for you. Read through these books to develop strategies for success and learn how to develop a core team of people around you to help ease the workload burden. As...

Online Marketing

These books focus on marketing your music online using your web site, other web sites, blogging and podcasting. [iframe: src="http://www.musicbusiness101.info/books-pages/online-marketing.htm" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="2400"...

Booking & Touring

These books focus on booking your own shows and the touring aspects of a music career. There are many helpful resources for you here whether you want to attract a booking agent, or act as your own booking agent and produce your own concerts. Is there a great book that you’ve read on music publishing and selling songs that’s not listed here? Email us and tell us about it so we can add it to this...

Songwriting

These books focus on the craft of songwriting and its related companion books. This listing does not cover books which deal in the technical aspects of writing (theory, counterpoint etc.). Look for a section of these types of books soon. [iframe: src="http://www.musicbusiness101.info/books-pages/song-writing.htm" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="2800"...

Blogs

Cool music related blogs and sites! I admit to being a blogaholic. These are some of the coolest and most useful blogs I’ve found in the blogosphere. MTT- Music Think Tank Blog Author: Various Blog Focus: This is an open submission blog collective where mostly Indie musicians and Indie music professionals post helpful articles and commentary. Website: http://www.musicthinktank.com/ New Music...

Music Publishing

These books focus on the business of music publishing and selling songs. Is there a great book that you’ve read on music publishing and selling songs that’s not listed here? Email us and tell us about it so we can add it to this listing! [iframe: src="http://www.musicbusiness101.info/books-pages/music-publishing.htm" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="1500"...

Management

If you are in a band and have a manager or you are a self managed artist, there is only one book out there that I HIGHLY recommend you read. In a nutshell, this book is the definitive guide to managing an act/band or self managing your own career. It is packed with tons of advice on how to get your career on track. Read more and check out the table of contents here. Click on the book image to the left or on the...