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Anything for a Hit : An a&R Woman's Story of Surviving the Music
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- EX-LIBRARY
- Publication Name
- Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
- ISBN
- 9780912777917
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0912777915
ISBN-13
9780912777917
eBay Product ID (ePID)
248488554
Product Key Features
Book Title
Anything for a Hit : an A&R Woman's Story of Surviving the Music Industry
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Women, Discography & Buyer's Guides, Business Aspects, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Sexual Abuse & Harassment
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Music, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-014941
Reviews
"It's not news that sex and drugs went hand in hand with rock 'n' roll, but what this book reveals is how damaging the power dynamics of that party atmosphere could be even for a woman who was willing to play along."-- The New York Times Book Review, "This book is hardcore. I wanted to put it down a thousand times but I just had to keep reading it. It is not only timely but necessary. Dorothy is a survivor and a success in spite of all the bullshit she faced as a woman in the music business. A sobering read."-- Snake Sabo, guitarist, Skid Row, "Carvello's memoir is wild, sexy, bold, honest, and brave. If you don't know about the music business it is illuminating; if you do, it is sure to be revelatory. It is an amazing testament to her experience as a woman in the complicated, fast-moving, abusive, and compelling world of business and rock 'n' roll. An important read in today's climate in the workplace." --Maury Sterling, actor, Homeland, "The music industry is long overdue for its #MeToo explosion, and this memoir seems ready to light the fuse... No matter how sleazy you might have heard the music industry is, this memoir suggests that it was worse." -- Kirkus Reviews, "It's not news that sex and drugs went hand in hand with rock 'n' roll, but what this book reveals is how damaging the power dynamics of that party atmosphere could be even for a woman who was willing to play along."--The New York Times Book Review, "Anything flips the excess script, reminding the reader of who has to deal with and clean up the mess that results when people indulge their worst impulses -- and naming the people who got in Carvello's path as she ascended through the biz's ranks--make it a vital, if at times exceedingly uncomfortable read." -- Vanity Fair, Listen to Dorothy Carvello speak on the Anything for a Hit: #MeToo in the Music Industry session at SXSW., "Carvello is piercingly honest in this discouraging look into the music industry." -- Publishers Weekly, "Dorothy leaves out nothing from her past experiences. She was there and has told her story unfiltered." --Diane Warren, songwriter, "Dorothy's book lays out the music industry from a woman's eyes. I applaud her courage and humor. It is a must-read for any woman thinking of entering the business." -- Don Ienner, former chairman, Sony Music
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
338.4778
Synopsis
Dorothy Carvello knows all about the music biz. She was the first female A&R executive at Atlantic Records, and one of the few in the room at RCA and Columbia. But before that, she was secretary to Ahmet Ertegun, Atlantic's infamous president, who signed acts like Aretha Franklin and Led Zeppelin, negotiated distribution deals with Mick Jagger, and added Neil Young to Crosby, Stills & Nash. The stories she tells about the kingmakers of the music industry are outrageous, but it is her sinuous friendship with Ahmet that frames her narrative. He was notoriously abusive, sexually harassing Dorothy on a daily basis. Still, when he neared his end, sad and alone, Dorothy had no hatred toward him--only a strange kind of loyalty. Carvello reveals here how she flipped the script and showed Ertegun and every other man who tried to control her that a woman can be just as willing to do what it takes to get a hit. Featuring never-before-heard stories about artists like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Steven Tyler, Bon Jovi, INXS, Marc Anthony, Phil Collins, and many more, this book is a must-read for anyone who has ever wondered what it's really like to be a woman in a male-dominated industry.
LC Classification Number
ML429.C23A3 2018
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