The author of Grow Your Band's Audience reveals a strategy that successful working musicians use to play better paying gigs more often. Learn how to schedule shows that grow your audience without forcing you to spend time and money on frustrating tours.

Do you dream of making a six-figure income with your music? Would you like to leave your job and be a full-time, touring musician? This book will show you how. I spent almost three decades making my living as a professional musician - playing over 300 shows a year. I make a very comfortable living - well into the six figures - every year, and have for over a decade now. I do not have a record label, a manager or an agent. I am 100% independent and run my entire business from my laptop, my phone and with my guitar. I am a master at booking great paying gigs - and I will teach you all the tips and tricks you need to know. This book is for any musician in any genre of music. Beyond the money - which is awesome - I am able to live the life of my dreams! I can not guarantee that this book will make you famous. I am definitely not famous. This is not a "get rich quick" scheme. This takes hard work. However, if you follow the steps in this book, I can absolutely guarantee that you will make money. Good money. And if you are really serious about your craft and about your business, I can guarantee without a shadow of a doubt, that you will make GREAT money by following the methods I outline in this book. Here are just a few things you will learn in this book: • How to easily book 300+ great paying shows a year! • How to earn a six-figure income from your music! • How to develop yourself as a marketable artist • How to send emails that will get results...gig bookings! • How to find gigs and contact venues successfully • How to form a "brand bible" around yourself • How to create a fan base and impressive social media stats • How to manipulate reality to be taken more seriously as an artist • How to focus on your true goals, desires and dreams • How to "give birth to a star"...you! • How to build an impressive team - from agent to record label • How to have an awesome website with the essentials to get gigs • How to build a website for almost no money • How to build a database of awesome gigs and leads • How to always get repeat bookings ...and so much more! This book includes multiple email templates which I have used successfully for the past decade to book gigs...you can copy and paste them to start booking your own shows immediately. Oh! Be sure to look for the two companion books - Tour Europe and The Contract - both are a nice addition to The Successful Musician Mindset. Testimony from G.R., a reader of this book: “I purchased your Successful Musician Mindset book and was extremely impressed! Honestly the best book on the practical application of the music business I have ever read! I have read your book twice and, I have to say again, the information you gave was absolutely golden! I have been looking EVERYWHERE for a practical music business book discussing how to book a national tour step by step and you delivered a phenomenal amount of information in the most specific manner.”

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • David Byrne’s incisive and enthusiastic look at the musical art form, from its very inceptions to the influences that shape it, whether acoustical, economic, social, or technological—now updated with a new chapter on digital curation. “How Music Works is a buoyant hybrid of social history, anthropological survey, autobiography, personal philosophy, and business manual”—The Boston Globe Utilizing his incomparable career and inspired collaborations with Talking Heads, Brian Eno, and many others, David Byrne taps deeply into his lifetime of knowledge to explore the panoptic elements of music, how it shapes the human experience, and reveals the impetus behind how we create, consume, distribute, and enjoy the songs, symphonies, and rhythms that provide the backbeat of life. Byrne’s magnum opus uncovers thrilling realizations about the redemptive liberation that music brings us all.

Based on the author's "Road Warrior" column in "Gig" magazine, this book offers practical advice from professional musicians on how to "get, keep, and play the gig". Topics include the creative challenges of successful gigging, controlling stage fright, and managing finances. 25 photos.

New Revised 4th Edition Now How To Be Your Own Booking Agent is available in its completely Revised 4th Edition. It offers current immigration regulations for touring artists, new scripts for contacting potential presenters, strategies for contact relation management, crowdfunding and a completely revised chapter on The New Recording Industry . Since 1998, the award-winning, How To Be Your Own Booking Agent has been among the top selling music and performing arts business books. It is regularly selected each semester by professors teaching music business and the performing arts and continually recommended by musicians and performing artists, worldwide. This unique step-by-step guide and resource book is artfully organized so that it's easy and fun to read with savvy advice, realistic methods and action plans geared for your success. Exciting new insights from experienced professionals in the entertainment business pepper each page. The 24 chapters are enhanced with completely updated resource sections following each chapter packed with recommended books, directories, websites, social media marketing resources and new conferences helping musicians and performing artists achieve their career goals.This Revised 4th Edition remains THE Musician's & Performing Artist's Guide To Successful Touring. How To Be Your Own Booking Agent THE Musician's & Performing Artist's Guide To Successful Touring tackles such topics as: The Art of Negotiating; How to Eliminate Cold Calls-Make Friendly Calls; Setting Long-Term Goals; New, more Effective Telephone Techniques; Creating An Effective Promotional Package; Contracts; The Art of Touring; Managing the Road; Conferences; Trade Shows and Industry Events; Funding Sources; Crossing Borders-U.S./Canada Touring; Marketing Your Act; Accessing the Media: Print, Radio, Television and Internet Marketing; The New Record Industry; Working with Managers and Agents; When to Quit Your Day Job; Hiring Help and Ethics and Attitudes. "As someone who has had the experience of climbing from the bottom to the top of the music industry, I find Goldsteins' book to be THE road map for taking a career from oblivion to stardom, on one's own terms while maintaining artistic integrity! By combining universal business practices with music industry savvy, HOW TO BE YOUR OWN BOOKING AGENT is your guide to success." - RAVI, Singer/Songwriter, Former Guitarist for Triple GRAMMY Nominee, HANSON The information in How To Be Your Own Booking Agent is visually accessible with worksheets and a variety of forms included throughout the book that may be copied for the artist's use and convenience. I've answered most of the burning questions, provided immediately usable methods and tackled many of the foreseeable problems. This is THE step-by-step guide to begin, create and maintain a successful touring career.

WANT TO BUILD AN ONLINE FOLLOWING FOR YOUR BUSINESS, SERVICE OR PRODUCTS BUT NOT SURE WHERE TO BEGIN? In The Rule-Breaker's Guide to Social Media Damian Keyes shows you how to get ahead in the 'creative age' of the internet by ripping up the rule-book and starting all over again. Crammed full of expert anecdotes, tips and advice - plus a highly effective 30 Day Challenge - this book will revolutionise the way you view online marketing. It's time to unplug from the old ways of doing things and embrace your unique strengths, skills and passion. It's time to become a rule-breaker! 'Throw out any other guide, because this is all you need to effectively build your brand and business through social media.' John Michael Morgan, author of Brand Against the Machine At the age of 23 Damian Keyes became one of the founders of The British Institute of Modern Music, which is now the largest full-time independent music education provider in the world. Damian also owns several businesses, including DK Music Management and Warble Entertainment. As a bass player he has performed in over 2000 venues around the world, including Wembley Stadium and Hyde Park. In his role as a keynote speaker Damian travels the globe helping brands and businesses grow using social media marketing. For more information please visit: damiankeyes.com

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