Intended for the beginning drum student, this book contains many essential reading and playing skills for the snare and drumset. These studies are integrated in a logical, sequential order. For example, a new rhythm is introduced and studied on the snare drum, then later applied as a beat and then a fill. The same rhythm will appear later in the book for review and then in one of the play-along tunes. This way each concept is reinforced and utilized in different ways. Because of the need t...

Secrets of the Greats is aimed at the intermediate to advanced drummer who wishes to incorporate triplet patterns into their repertoire. The triplet is the secret weapon of many of the great players in jazz, rock, Latin and fusion. This book details a systematic approach to learning to use triplets in patterns, fills and solos. The companion audio includes recordings of many of the techniques as well as solos incorporating these skills. A great gift for every drummer! Includes access to on...

This book constitutes a no-nonsense approach to mastery of the modern drumset. It is written in standard drumset notation for the intermediate to advanced player who wants to emulate today's top drummers. Drumset for the 21st Century includes seven sections. The first six sections detail modem rhythms and patterns: rudimental studies and applications, linear and layered patterns, ostinatos, Latin-style patterns, double bass, and odd time signatures. Each is followed by a drum solo incorpor...

A collection of music marketing ideas and anecdotes to help musicians achieve success. My brother and I have achieved many of our musical goals of getting our original music out and selling, using Youtube as a marketing tool, start several music festivals, sell sheet music online, start a successful record label, record with many famous musicians, and more.

For everyone interested in starting a record label–to market new talent or to release and promote their own music–there has never been a better time to do it!Music can be released, distributed, and promoted for a fraction of traditional costs. Veteran author and music-business consultant Daylle Deanna Schwartz (who started and ran her own label) has rewritten and expanded her classic, Start & Run Your Own Record Label, to reflect industry changes and new opportunities for ...

Succinct and to the point, David Rovics demystifies the very different skills necessary to cultivate the arts of songwriting, guitar-playing and tour booking. In an era when the truly independent record label is virtually a thing of the past, Rovics explains how it’s possible to make a living as a recording artist without a label. At a time when the corporate record industry is suing music fans for sharing music, Rovics explains why the internet is good for independent artists, and how to ...

Ian Anderson started recording music when he was thirteen and launched his own successful label, Afternoon Records, in 2003, when he was just eighteen. Now this wunderkind of the indie music scene has written the ultimate guide for all those aspiring to a career in the record industry. Here Come the Regulars covers territory ranging from a label's image to its budget, focusing on the importance of blogging culture and how to use new media like MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, a...

Festival organizers, band managers, musicians, digital devotees and co-authors Matt Voyno and Roshan Hoover bring their award winning e-book The New Rockstar Philosophy to paper book format for distribution across North America. Hailed by indie musician-composer Michael Franti as "an outstanding guide for the Internet-era D.I.Y. musician who wants to thrive in today's post-major label music industry," the updated guide promises to be a "guerrilla blueprint for digitally conscious artists."...

(Berklee Press). Sell more music! Learn the most effective marketing strategies available to musicians, leveraging the important changes and opportunities that the digital age has brought to music marketing. This multifaceted and integrated approach will help you to develop an effective worldwide marketing strategy. Step by step, you will develop an active marketing plan and timeline tailored to your unique strengths and budget. You will learn to time your marketing campaign effectively, p...

Written by Wendy Day, an industry insider who has ACTUALLY shopped, found, and negotiated record deals for artists, this book explains the inner workings of a hard to penetrate industry: the music business. Wendy Day is a well-known and well-respected music industry insider with 20+ years of experience in the urban music marketplace. She is credited for discovering Master P and his No Limit Records label (C-Murder, Fiend, Mia X, etc), Eminem, Cash Money Records (Lil Wayne, BG, Juvenile, Ho...

STOP PRESS: The bestselling audiobook range, finally available as eBooks.Are you finding single life? You'd like to be better at navigating the minefield of modern flirting?Follow the 21st-century rules of ATTRACTION in this FUN, no-nonsense eBook, and who knows, you might even find LOVE.You no longer just buy someone a drink - you poke them on Facebook or send them an IM. But are you savvy enough to play the love game successfully with these modern dating ...

The Grateful Dead-rock legends, marketing pioneersThe Grateful Dead broke almost every rule in the music industry book. They encouraged their fans to record shows and trade tapes; they built a mailing list and sold concert tickets directly to fans; and they built their business model on live concerts, not album sales. By cultivating a dedicated, active community, collaborating with their audience to co-create the Deadhead lifestyle, and giving away "freemium" conte...