Working Musician's Handbook for Professional Success (eBook)

How to Establish Your Value in the Real World

Kris Hawkins (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
236 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-6200-2 (ISBN)

Infos

So, you've decided to become a professional musician-to turn your passion into a career. Now what? Unlike many professions, there is no clear-cut path to success in the music industry.Emmy-winning music producer, studio/session guitarist, and award-winning educator, Kris Hawkins explains some of the most basic and highly misunderstood concepts about what it takes to be a professional musician. Questions are answered like: "e;How do I find a gig?"e;; "e;How much do I get paid?"e;; "e;What is a copyright?"e;; "e;What's a PRO?"e;With over two decades of experience in the industry, Hawkins shares some of the insights that he has gained-successes as well as failures-in the hopes that you will learn from his missteps and triumphs. The Working Musician's Handbook for Professional Success focuses on real-life situations, including:Asserting your valueDealing with clientsProtecting your workTreating your music as a businessFinancial managementFinding work and networkingThere are many twists and turns within the music industry, and it can seem like a daunting task to try to understand it all. This handbook is your navigator and will help you develop a workable and effective strategy to start your career off on the right foot.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.5.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Music Pro Guides
• Zusatzinfo: 47 Illustrations including: - 21 Black & White Illustrations; - 14 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 12 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Schlagworte: audio engineer • Careers • Composer • Contracts • Financial Management • gigs • how to • income • music • Music Business • music career • musician • Music Industry • Music jobs • Networking • performing • producer • recording studio • session musician • sideman • Songwriter • Touring
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-6200-8 / 1538162008
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-6200-2 / 9781538162002