Billboard Books imprint: 13 books
The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition
Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
The Essential Reference Guide to America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists Spanning More than Fifty Years of Music
Beginning with Bill Haley & His Comets’ seminal “Rock Around the Clock” all the way up to Lady Gaga and her glammed-out “Poker face,” this updated and unparalleled resource...
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell
How to Create Hits in Today's Music Industry
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2010
The Billboard Guide to Writing and Producing Songs that Sell unveils the secrets to climbing the charts and reaching success in today’s ultracompetitive music industry. Eric Beall supplies his firsthand knowledge of today’s record business, as well as interviews with successful writers, producers,...
by Robert J. Ray, Bret Norris
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
Who doesn't dream of writing a novel while holding on to a day job? Robert J. Ray and coauthor Bret Norris can help readers do just that, with this proven practical and accessible step-by-step guide to completing a novel in just a year's worth of weekends. The Weekend Novelist shows writers of all...
The New Face of Jazz
An Intimate Look at Today's Living Legends and the Artists of Tomorrow
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
Jazz is thriving in the twenty-first century, and The New Face of Jazz is an intimate, illustrated guide to the artists, venues, and festivals of today's jazz scene. This book celebrates the living legends, current stars, and faces of tomorrow as they continue to innovate and expand the boundaries...
This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring
A Practical Guide to Creating, Selling, Organizing, and Staging Concerts
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2010
The only book that looks at the business of concert promotion. Concerts are part art, part party—and a big part business. This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring is the first to focus on that all-important business aspect, from creating a show, to selling a show, to organizing the show, to...
Start and Run Your Own Record Label, Third Edition
Winning Marketing Strategies for Today's Music Industry
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2010
For everyone interested in starting a record label–to market new talent or to release and promote their own music–there has never been a better time to do it!
Music can be released, distributed, and promoted for a fraction of traditional costs. Veteran author and music-business consultant...
This Business of Urban Music
A Practical Guide to Achieving Success in the Industry, from Gospel to Funk to R &B to Hip-Hop
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
The first reference book all about the business side of gospel and urban music. Hip-hop and R&B hold 25 percent of the consumer music market. Another 20 percent is held by religious (gospel and Christian) music, soul, disco, dance, and jazz. Here’s the first reference book to offer sound business...
Impresario
The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2011
• Sullivan has nearly 100% name recognition among people 40 and older
• In a survey of the fifty most influential programs in the U.S., TV Guide ranked The Ed Sullivan Show #10
• Show still appears on PBS and on cable stations across the country
• Sixty million baby boomers...
by Megan Perry
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 2, 2010
The insider’s guide to becoming an insider. Want to become a record producer? Get this book. It’s the authoritative, up-to-the-minute guide to getting what it takes to become a success in today’s exciting, hyper-competitive music business. For musicians interested in hands-on record production,...
This Business of Artist Management
The Standard Reference to All Phases of Managing a Musician's Career from Both the Artist's and Manager's Point of View
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2011
This authoritative reference on artist management in the music industry is the standard for all phases of managing a musician's career from both the artist's and manager's point of view. This substantially updated edition covers the major changes that have transformed the business world and music...
Six Steps to Songwriting Success, Revised Edition
The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2010
What’s the secret to writing a hit song? It’s as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6! Innovative, practical, and inspiring, Six Steps to Songwriting Success presents a surefire step-by-step approach to mastering the elements consistently found in hit songs. Author Jason Blume, a songwriter with the rare distinction...
This Business of Global Music Marketing
Global Strategies for Maximizing Your Music's Popularity and Profits
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2013
Think BIG—capture the global music market.
Worldwide tours, internet downloads, international album distribution–the global market for music is expanding with lightning speed, and that means big opportunities for everyone in the music business. The main obstacle? Lack of knowledge. The...
The Musician's Guide to the Road
A Survival Handbook & All-Access Backstage Pass to Touring
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
An all-access pass to what goes on backstage, onstage, and on the way to the stage. What's a tour bus like? What are the band members saying to each other on stage? Exactly how much sex, how many drugs, how much rock 'n' roll are we talking here? The Musician's Guide to the Road answers all these...