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Music Pro Guides: New Musician : The Art of Entrepreneurship in Today's Music Business by Menzie Pittman (2024, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherRowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated

ISBN-101538194872

ISBN-139781538194874

eBay Product ID (ePID)3065010827

Product Key Features

Number of Pages360 Pages

Publication NameNew Musician : the Art of Entrepreneurship in Today's Music Business

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2024

SubjectHistory & Criticism, Business Aspects, Reference

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaMusic

AuthorMenzie Pittman

SeriesMusic Pro Guides

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight20.8 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2024-005850

Reviews"This book is chock full of valuable insights and anecdotes from a wide array of legendary and working musicians, as well as music business professionals. It provides a modern blueprint for navigating the business and its many challenges. Menzie Pittman has pulled back the curtain to give new musicians the best possible tools for success. I wish I had this book when I was starting my career as a drummer." --John DeChristopher, drummer, creator & host of Live From My Drum Room Podcast, This book is chock full of valuable insights and anecdotes from a wide array of legendary and working musicians, as well as music business professionals. It provides a modern blueprint for navigating the business and its many challenges. Menzie Pittman has pulled back the curtain to give new musicians the best possible tools for success. I wish I had this book when I was starting my career as a drummer., Musicians are inherently creative individuals, but only in recent years has the necessity of entrepreneurial skills in business and promotion been recognized as crucial to success. Pittman's volume brings together a collection of interviews with people who are directly involved in various aspects of the music industry: performers, producers, and educators. The result is very helpful advice from individuals on what they have learned in their diverse music careers. Some of the interviewees' names will be immediately recognized (like Mike Curb), while others will be known only from their work with particular artists, such as Taylor Swift. Many of the contributors are closely associated with the Nashville music scene. The author also includes very useful but brief motivational chapters on vision, imagination, rejection, procrastination, tenacity, and similar topics. Though much of what is learned in the volume should be familiar to musicians, the range and organization of the 34 chapters provide a convenient way of aiding musicians in developing a creative and entrepreneurial strategy for a successful career. Working musicians today must be business savvy; they will find this book well worth their time. Recommended. Practitioners only. venient way of aiding musicians in developing a creative and entrepreneurial strategy for a successful career. Working musicians today must be business savvy; they will find this book well worth their time. Recommended. Practitioners only.venient way of aiding musicians in developing a creative and entrepreneurial strategy for a successful career. Working musicians today must be business savvy; they will find this book well worth their time. Recommended. Practitioners only.venient way of aiding musicians in developing a creative and entrepreneurial strategy for a successful career. Working musicians today must be business savvy; they will find this book well worth their time. Recommended. Practitioners only., "Musicians are inherently creative individuals, but only in recent years has the necessity of entrepreneurial skills in business and promotion been recognized as crucial to success. Pittman's volume brings together a collection of interviews with people who are directly involved in various aspects of the music industry: performers, producers, and educators. The result is very helpful advice from individuals on what they have learned in their diverse music careers. Some of the interviewees' names will be immediately recognized (like Mike Curb), while others will be known only from their work with particular artists, such as Taylor Swift. Many of the contributors are closely associated with the Nashville music scene. The author also includes very useful but brief motivational chapters on vision, imagination, rejection, procrastination, tenacity, and similar topics. Though much of what is learned in the volume should be familiar to musicians, the range and organization of the 34 chapters provide a convenient way of aiding musicians in developing a creative and entrepreneurial strategy for a successful career. Working musicians today must be business savvy; they will find this book well worth their time. Recommended. Practitioners only." -- Choice Reviews " "This book is chock full of valuable insights and anecdotes from a wide array of legendary and working musicians, as well as music business professionals. It provides a modern blueprint for navigating the business and its many challenges. Menzie Pittman has pulled back the curtain to give new musicians the best possible tools for success. I wish I had this book when I was starting my career as a drummer." " --John DeChristopher, drummer, creator & host of Live From My Drum Room Podcast "Wow, I wish this book was available when I was first starting out in the music business. Menzie Pittman and his guests help the aspiring creative really learn what it takes to survive, and ultimately succeed, in today's rapidly changing music industry." --David Tough, professor, Mike Curb College of Entertainment & Music Business, Belmont University, Wow, I wish this book was available when I was first starting out in the music business. Menzie Pittman and his guests help the aspiring creative really learn what it takes to survive, and ultimately succeed, in today's rapidly changing music industry., Musicians are inherently creative individuals, but only in recent years has the necessity of entrepreneurial skills in business and promotion been recognized as crucial to success. Pittman's volume brings together a collection of interviews with people who are directly involved in various aspects of the music industry: performers, producers, and educators. The result is very helpful advice from individuals on what they have learned in their diverse music careers. Some of the interviewees' names will be immediately recognized (like Mike Curb), while others will be known only from their work with particular artists, such as Taylor Swift. Many of the contributors are closely associated with the Nashville music scene. The author also includes very useful but brief motivational chapters on vision, imagination, rejection, procrastination, tenacity, and similar topics. Though much of what is learned in the volume should be familiar to musicians, the range and organization of the 34 chapters provide a convenient way of aiding musicians in developing a creative and entrepreneurial strategy for a successful career. Working musicians today must be business savvy; they will find this book well worth their time. Recommended. Practitioners only.

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Table Of ContentContents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: How to Read This Book Chapter 2: Sound Check, The Opening Chapter 3: Dave Cobb Chapter 4: The Calling Chapter 5: Scheila Gonzalez Chapter 6: Welcome to the Jungle Chapter 7: Chuck Rainey Chapter 8: Vision Chapter 9: Rick Barker Chapter 10: Study the Greats Chapter11: Bob Fisher Chapter 12: Entrepreneurship Chapter 13: Ash Campbell Chapter 14: Imagination Chapter 15: Craig Alvin Chapter 16: The Power of Influence Chapter 17: Dom Famularo Chapter 18: Distractions Chapter 19: Mike Curb Chapter 20: Down to Business (DIY Plan) Chapter 21: Secretary Riley Chapter 22: Rejection Chapter 23: Tommy Harden Chapter 24: Procrastination Chapter 25: Sierra Hull Chapter 26: Tenacity Chapter 27: Brent Mason Chapter 28: Self-Mastery Chapter 29: Jamie Tate Chapter 30: WILDEYES Chapter 31: Emily Kohavi Chapter 32: The Outro Chapter 33: Bernard Purdie Chapter 34: The Idea About the Author

SynopsisIn today's rapidly changing music landscape, entrepreneurship is a natural interest for people who pursue a creative blend of music and business. My book's subtitle, The Art of Entrepreneurship in Today's Music Business, explains my unique approach: I see entrepreneurship as an art just as vital as musicianship--an art I want to help musicians to master. This is why many chapters in the book are devoted to the personal successes and challenges of musicians and other creatives who are also highly successful entrepreneurs. There are a multitude of books written on musical techniques and many on business matters and the mindset of entrepreneurs, but I found very few written by musicians or music business leaders themselves, world-class artists who could share invaluable insights on their careers. So, I sought out artists and other professionals to provide insight and answers from every career angle and in a variety of voices. I share conversations about leadership and business, always asking the questions I think are uppermost in musicians' minds. I interview legendary working musicians as well as industry leaders such as record executive Mike Curb, former Belmont University President Dr. Bob Fisher, and former Secretary of Education Richard Riley. I think the book's most unique features--setting it apart from all other music business texts--are these extensive interviews, which give readers a chance to consider a range of creative solutions to the problems they encounter and learn from others' experiences., In today's quickly changing music landscape, entrepreneurship is just as vital as creativity. Award-winning industry veteran, Menzie Pittman, provides insights from some of the top minds in the industry--from notable artists to business leaders and educators. Their success stories and cautionary tales will help illuminate a road map to success., In today's rapidly changing music landscape, entrepreneurship is an art that is just as vital as creativity--one that all musicians must master for a successful and sustainable career. In The New Musician: The Art of Entrepreneurship in Today's Music Business, award-winning industry veteran Menzie Pittman provides insights from world-class artists, music business leaders, educators, and professionals who share invaluable reflections on the successes and challenges of their careers, imparting advice to both aspiring and working musicians. Included are vital conversations about topics like leadership and business with an impressive cast of people including record executive Mike Curb, nine-time GRAMMY award-winning record producer Dave Cobb, and singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sierra Hull. By learning from others' experiences in this book, musicians will discover a range of creative solutions to the problems frequently encountered and will enhance their entrepreneurial skills. These success stories and cautionary tales will help illuminate a road map to success.

LC Classification NumberML3795.P57 2024