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30 Minute Guide To Getting More Fans: FREE eBook
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HypeBot
While many are of the opinion that it's impossible to develop an appreciable fanbase without significant financial investment, this free ebook provides artists with concise information on how to grow a fanbase without breaking the bank, and is designed to be read and absorbed in under 30 minutes. Guest Post on Noise Creator's Free eBook Lately, there’s been far too many people popping up in my Facebook news feed slinging information on how to get a fanbase for a bunch of money or ...
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Musicpreneur: Making Money in Music - #MusicBizBooks
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HypeBot
To any musician who feels overwhelmed by the craziness of the music industry- you are not alone! Learning how to navigate your career and market your own music is a daunting task. But there are SO MANY resources out there for you, full of useful tips and advice. Of course, sometimes even the advice can seem overwhelming. Who should I listen to? Does anybody really have all the answers? Which of these countless books do I read? That's why I'm starting a new ...
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Sexism In The Music Industry - When Women Lean In, Others Need to Listen Up [Emily White]
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Emily White writes about the troubling reality of sexism in the music industry, and how even companies which purport to promote gender equality in the workplace, are often guilty of indirect sexism. Guest post by Emily White of Whitesmith Entertainment and Dreamfuel via Zieley Magazine. I have had my ass grabbed in the workplace, which most agree is essentially wrong. Most people also agree with equal pay for equal work, no matter a person's gender. A big talking point this election year promotes extended ...
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UC Press Publishes "Better Git It in Your Soul: An Interpretive Biography of Charles Mingus" by Krin Gabbard
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All About Jazz
“Krin Gabbard is one of the finest stylists writing about jazz today, and Better Git It In Your Soul finds him at the top of his game. The writing is crisp, charming, and funny, a pleasure to read. The author’s love of this immensely rich body of music comes through on every page.” —Thomas Brothers, author of Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism “One of the reasons that the great musician Charles Mingus is not better known is that the raw ...
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Mort Weiss' E-book, "Sex And The Jazz Musician - The Hollywood Years And Beyond," Now Available
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GoMedia PR
New E-Book Translates the Octogenarian Clarinetist’s Mort Report Columns from All About Jazz into an Autobiographic Series of Vignettes Complimented with Music and Video Sex and the Jazz Musician—The Hollywood Years and Beyond, an intriguing glimpse into the life and times of “the world's greatest unemployed jazz clarinetist," 80-year old Mort Weiss, is now available as an e-book. It is currently available for pre- sale at all online retailers, as well as at Mort’s Book Baby Bookshop. Inspired by The ...
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Monday Recommendation: Playboy Swings
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
Patty Farmer, Playboy Swings: How Hugh Hefner and Playboy Changed the Face of Music (Beaufort Books) For sixty years, Hugh Hefner and his Playboy magazine have been easy targets for lampoon and parody. With their fixation on the care and feeding of the male libido, they have attracted plenty of both. But there has always been more to Playboy than preoccupation with sex. Ms. Farmer and contributing writer Will Friedwald make the case that the magazine, night clubs, TV shows, ...
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Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques — New Video And V3 E-book Unveiled
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Barry Cleveland
“When I began researching my book I had no idea that Joe Meek’s recording concepts and techniques had basically turned the ’50s and ’60s British studio world upside down,” says Barry Cleveland, author of Joe Meek’s Bold Techniques. “Many of the things Meek did were revolutionary—and often considered wrong—at the time, but have now been so thoroughly integrated into everyday practice that they are taken for granted.” This new video provides an overview: Joe Meek’s best-known recording, “Telstar,” topped the ...
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Playboy Swings: How Hugh Hefner And Playboy Changed The Face Of Music
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Nina Gordon Public Relations
Since the launch of Playboy magazine in 1953, two elements have been remarkably consistent: the first is the celebration of the world’s most beautiful & desirable women and the second is its involvement with music. The Playboy experience was never just about sex—it was about lifestyle. And music—particularly the finest jazz, a personal passion of Hefner’s—has always been an essential component of that lifestyle. While many books have been written about the Playboy organization and the ultimate playboy himself, Hugh ...
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