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Running, Recording, Promoting your Band
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By
Richard Turgeon, As a singer/songwriter, Rich has released 6 records since 1993 and self-managed and promoted his band, Johnstown. He has also produced
(digitally recorded, mixed and mastered) the last 3 Johnstown records.
Description
Indie Rock 101 is a clear, concise, all-in-one primer for beginning to mid-level musicians looking for the essential fundamentals behind
running, recording and promoting their band. It's all the basics that can take years to collate from more specialized or technical books,
magazines and websites?and it's written by a real independent musician.
* Part I, Running Your Band covers the topics most relevant
to forming and running the band: the people, practice and songwriting
* Part II, Recording covers pre-production considerations,
gear and how-to basics, and timeless fundamentals and techniques around recording, mixing and mastering
* Part III, Promoting
covers what you need to know to establish and grow your fan base, including graphic design, your press kit and website, sharing and selling
your music, playing out and making a video
Whether you're just starting out or looking for a 360-degree primer to help take your
music to the next level, Indie Rock 101 is the one book that covers it all.
Featuring photos and Q&As from:
Birdmonster
* CDBaby founder Derek Sivers * Juliana Hatfield * John Vanderslice * Karate * Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon * Spanish for 100 * World
Air Guitar Champion "Hot Lixx" Hulahan and more
Audience
Amateur and aspiring semi-professionals and hobbyists musicians wanting to record, would be recording engineers, students in audio programs
Contents
Introduction
What's an indie rock band?
Who this book is for and what it will give you
1) Part I – Running Your Band
People
Practice
Songwriting
2) Part II – Recording
Pre-production considerations
Gear
Recording
Mixing
Mastering
3) Part III – Promoting Your
Band
Graphic design fundamentals and best practices
Your press kit and website components
Sharing, socializing and selling your music
Playing out
Making a video
Sticking with it
4) Appendix
Audio production magazines
Glossary of audio terminology
III - Recording
process and gear list for Rich's records
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 176 pages, publication date: MAR-2009
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-81196-3
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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GBP 17.99
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