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Factory Records has become the stuff of legend. The histories of the label have been told from many perspectives, from visual catalogues and memoirs to exhibitions. Yet no in-depth history has ever been told from the perspectives of the women who were integral to Factory's cultural significance. Told entirely in their voices, I Thought I Heard You Speak is an oral history that reveals the true cultural reach of the label and its staying power in the twenty-first century.

But like any art industry, there’s competition, dos and don’ts, and tricks of the trade that no one likes to tell. Achieving that music dream seems out of reach, and the overwhelming reality of building your music career can sap the joy out of your beloved passion.

For 25 years, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has defined Cleveland’s image as the “Rock and Roll Capital of the World.” But while the Rock Hall has become an iconic landmark for the city of Cleveland and for fans of rock and roll around the world, it was just one missed phone call away from never being built in Cleveland. If the prominent singer and actress Lesley Gore hadn’t contacted radio personality Norm N. Nite in August 1983, the Hall of Fame would not be in Cleveland—period.

Benny Pough shares his story in On Impact, which is full of lessons on living a life of impact, rising through the leadership ranks, and having to overcome a near-death car crash that almost took it all.

Studies show that today, the line between being a musician, a businessperson, and a salesperson have become largely blurred. Not only is this a risk for you if you’re trying to succeed in this business, but it also creates an empowering opportunity for you to master the industry. Are you ready to learn how?

Andrew Lauder is one of British record business's most significant and highly influential figures but outside the music industry few people will probably know his name. He's always retained a fan's perspective which, combined with an exceptional knowledge of music, meant he was at ease around musicians and never happier than spending time with them. During the later '60s and throughout the '70s in particular (working at the legendary United Artists), he had a knack of being one step ahead of the next trend.

In addition to founding Twisted Sister, a world-famous heavy metal band that has sold more than 20 million records worldwide, Jay Jay French is one of the top entrepreneurs in entertainment. After taking over as manager in the 70s, French developed Twisted Sister into the most heavily licensed heavy metal band in history.

Here's what this book will help you do: Identify your record label’s uniqueness in a sea of other labels, deliver impressive results to your artists, increase your chances of getting your music on Spotify playlists, and more.

In today's competitive marketplace, a great team is essential for any artist who wants to lead a long-lasting and lucrative career. Not only does such a team help an artist to develop their skills, but they can assist with building their brand and reaching new audiences, too.

What if you could steal the bulletproof formula to grow 1,000 superfans across Instagram or TikTok...while you sleep? It doesn't matter how many followers you have! You can use this exact blueprint that viral musicians apply to gain a huge audience and get your music ahead as soon as tonight...without spending a penny on paid ads. Inside this new book, you’ll find a decade of game-changing strategies that I’ve built for hundreds of independent musicians, record labels, artist managers, and music brands.

Saving Your Soul is a labor of love from coach Rho. It offers sound guidance and practical tools from her years of experience in the entertainment industry and beyond. Every creative person can benefit from these insights, as well as anyone looking for solid support in their life’s journey. This book tackles important subjects that are vital to creatives’ ability to thrive. It covers exploring how to diversify, how to protect your work, overseeing the business of art, learning the key players in the industry, getting to grips with contracts, and more.

With the advent of the internet, releasing music has never been easier. The playing field has been seriously leveled, and musicians no longer have to rely on the power of record labels to get their music to the masses. Unfortunately, while this presents some incredible opportunities, it also comes with one colossal inevitability—getting heard is nigh-on impossible. Unless, of course, you know how to cut through the noise. In this book, you'll find everything you need to know to launch a successful music career, even if you've no experience putting your music out to the masses.

This book teaches you how to become a successful professional musician, a tried-and-true career musician. What exactly does being a career musician mean? You will earn a living from playing your instrument, writing songs, composing, producing, teaching...you name it....You will learn how to capitalize on your creative talents! Through the author's 30 years of experience as a career musician himself, Nomad walks you through Ethos, a system of guiding life principles that every pro musician should adhere to.

During his time as managing director of Fierce Panda (a role he holds to this day), Simon was responsible for discovering bands such as Coldplay, Keane, Placebo and countless other acts of independent hue—some of whom have gone on to achieve earth-shattering musical superstardom, while others have merely packed out the Bull & Gate in north London on a wet Wednesday evening. Now, Simon's fascinating memoir tells the unfiltered story of his time at the indie coalface.

Are you ready to learn what it takes to shred? Do you want to make music more than just a dream or a hobby? If you’ve ever tried to learn an instrument before and it felt was too hard, you aren’t alone. But Rob’s unique method will give you all the mental, emotional, and physical tools you need to make music more than a wish or a hobby: You’ll be able to make music a lifestyle. And the difference is, you need an overall approach that can be customized to you. Learn what shredding takes today and get your copy now.

In his first book Tracks That Sync, award-winning composer Graham Barton shows you how to unlock an unfair advantage in music licensing with 10 simple principles. Combining creativity, advertising, psychology, and business, he gives you the real-world tools you need to level up your tracks and supercharge your income. From creative choices to productivity hacks, Barton shares his lessons learned over the last decade in the business. He collects them into a powerful manifesto that inspires the modern composer on the path to break through their income ceiling.

Before John Lennon retreated peacefully into private life in 1975, he fought a major legal battle that went under the public radar. Just as his rock 'n' roll oldies album hit the market, Morris Levy, the Mob-connected owner of Roulette Records, released Roots, an unauthorized version of the same record. The clash led to a lawsuit and countersuit between Levy and Lennon. Lennon, the Mobster & the Lawyer catches the high drama of the courtroom skirmishes in this previously untold story. It also paints a detailed personal picture of John and his world in 1975-76.

The Biggest Edition – Revised and Expanded with All New Chapters A captivating and inspiring guide to building an untouchable empire from mud to marble, no matter what obstacles stand in the way Rick Ross is a hip-hop icon and a towering figure in the business world, but his path to success...

An easy guide to understanding the basics of Spotify, playlisting, and making money on streaming platforms, covering topics like utilizing Spotify for artists, choosing a digital distributor, Spotify best practices, the different types of playlists, the anatomy of a release, pitching music to playlists, marketing and promoting your new releases, managing royalties from streaming, and more. Also includes frequently asked questions, additional resources, bonus content, a glossary, and bonus tools to help you build an effective Spotify strategy for your record label!

Derek Sivers was a professional musician before he started a music distribution company that helped 150,000 musicians sell their music to over four million people. So after years of living the problems, he was able to learn the solutions.

An engrossing and insightful memoir by Peter Shapiro, the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation Peter Shapiro is perhaps the most notable independent concert promoter since Bill Graham. He owned the legendary Wetlands in Tribeca and has gone onto much bigger things...

Secrets of the Music Business: How Not to Get F--ked as an Entrepreneur with a Dream is an informative how-to book about bringing your dreams to fruition. Tony M. Fountain, a.k.a. TMF Precha, founder and EIC of Now Entertainment, walks you through the entertainment industry's ins-and-outs, what to do and what not to, sharing secrets of success. He reveals where to spend your money in start-up costs and how to avoid being scammed by snakes. This book doesn't waste your time with the basic information you'll find performing a quick web search.

Sync Licensing for Record Labels is a quick and dirty guide to navigating the intricate world of sync and music licensing, covering topics like preparing your audio files, the different types of sync royalties, finding unique licensing opportunities, learning what songs are hard to get licensed, understanding performance rights organizations, and building a music network. It also includes frequently asked questions, additional resources, bonus content, and a glossary!

Streaming music has proven it is here to stay. Artists and their teams now find themselves with many new challenges in the digital landscape. With more options than ever for music distribution, standing out in a crowd, deciding where to focus your energy and finding ways to reach your audience become critical choices you and your team will have to make. Music business executive Mike Warner provides actionable advice, time-tested through more than 20 years in the music industry with proven results.

Before you start reaching out to labels, you have to get clear on what you want from a prospective deal. You also have to understand what partnering with a label can do for you - and what it can’t. That way, when you’re offered an opportunity you’ll be able to advance towards your dream from a truly informed place. If you’re offered a deal and what you want isn’t included - you’ll now know how to ask for it, or you’ll have the confidence to walk away. As the artist Manafest, Chris Greenwood has sold hundreds of thousands of albums and millions of singles worldwide.

Nick Duerden has spent many years interviewing the most famous musicians on the planet. Without exception, they are at their most interesting when they've peaked, and when they are on their way down. In many ways, this is when these former idols are at their most heroic, too, because they reveal themselves not only to be humane and sensitive, but also still driven to create, to fulfil their lingering dreams, to refuse to live quietly. 

Many musical artists fail to utilize social media effectively, finding it confusing or overwhelming. They create a few posts, don’t see results, and immediately give up. But there are strategies to follow that have been tried and tested by musicians like you. These methods will help you get your name out there, monetize music, and find heights of success you never imagined. Music Business & Marketing Accelerator Using Instagram is a resource for any singer, songwriter, rapper, or producer who wants to make a splash on the internet.

This is a technical guide, a "how to" guerrilla manual to help independent artists, bands, and other creatives to maximize their sound, visuals, performance, and online presence, using livestream gigs. It is also a spiritual or metaphysical guide of sorts, since we rely heavily on channeling moods and feelings, using all of our senses, in mind, body and spirit. Such is the medium of music. I detail what it takes to perform with consistency, to show up regularly with amazing new content - all of which can be reposted with outstanding organic engagement.

This book is an honest, easy-to-understand book on royalties. It’s written for musicians and artists to help them better understand the basic mechanisms of the record industry, and how they can better their chances of letting music do what it should.

In his tell-all, legendary Doors guitarist, Robby Krieger, one of Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," opens up about his band's meteoric career, his own darkest moments, and the most famous black eye in rock 'n' roll. ​Few bands are as shrouded in the murky haze of rock...

The Dark Side of Indie Survival is informative, entertaining, and a pleasure to listen to. In this book, I examined indie music's evolution and the differences between a record label artist and an independent artist. This book also examines the sometimes overwhelming challenges of an indie artist. The various emotional, professional, and marketing strategies that an artist may face by himself or herself are extensively discussed and analyzed.

The realities surrounding the music industry can be exciting, glamorous, and desirable, but also dark and destructive. In an environment where narcissistic behaviors thrive, a craving for power challenges personal leadership. Yet, it creates a platform that can change the world like no other. As a woman maneuvering the world of music, you may soon encounter unique needs at many levels.

Chris Greenwood is the man behind Manafest: the globally successful rock and rap musician who’s sold millions of singles and albums world-wide. With over 20 years experience in the industry, both as a signed artist and an independent musician, Chris shares his incredible experience as a song writer and hit-maker in this audiobook.

John Denver said, “I have a producer who looks like an accountant, and an accountant who looks like a producer”. Soberly dressed, unflashy, and a trained classical musician, in the golden age of the music business, Milt Okun stood out by not standing out. His legacy does that for him. He discovered and launched John Denver, and mentored him throughout his career. He created arrangements for Peter, Paul and Mary that the trio performed for half a century. He brought Placido Domingo a crossover career that made him an international star beyond the world of opera.

Would you have the patience and drive to change your mind state, music production techniques, and health habits to sustain this highly demanding way of life? This step-by-step guide to music composer lifestyle design teaches how J.T. went from a six-figure job in a Fortune 500 company to composing music full-time, almost doubling his revenues within the first two years; how to compose, sound, and live like the pros; how to monetize every second spent in front of your equipment, making sounds and songs; and more.

Indie Survival is a new, acclaimed handbook for independent music artists and musicians looking to record, write, and promote without a label. More indie artists are recording, distributing, marketing, and selling their own music now than ever before in history. Indie Survival is the critically acclaimed, do-it-yourself modern classic that has been telling them how for years.

The Pen Game Portfolio is a handbook made specifically for independent musicians ready to learn the business of music and earn more money from your talent. From music publishing, royalty collection, the world of sync licensing in TV and film, to offering valuable services to other artists - you'll be equipped to turn your talent into a full-scale business.

Get ready to build, launch, and grow a successful record label.

For the Record: The Best in the Music Business Tell It like It Is is the ultimate compendium of insights and wisdom covering every aspect of today’s music business - from the fundamentals of songwriting to the cutting-edge of marketing and digital distribution - direct from the mouths of the artists, executives, and entrepreneurs who walk the walk.

This small but powerful book features 15 steps to help you create your independent music teaching business!

Are you an artist or band looking to get featured online and in print? Do you wonder how other artists get reviews and interviews in your favorite magazine, newspaper, blog or websites? Are you in a band? A solo artist? A rapper? A DJ? This book is for you! Public Relations for Musicians will help you understand and run your own PR campaign. Crack the code and earn yourself some well-deserved media coverage!