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"Behind the Lens: A Professional Photographer's Secrets to 6-Figures" is a comprehensive guide for aspiring and established photographers seeking to transform their passion into a thriving business. Written by seasoned photographer Les Atkins, this book offers invaluable insights and practical advice drawn from his three decades of experience in the industry. Atkins covers every aspect of building a successful photography business, from honing your...
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This book is going to give you the tools you need to start teaching. It is up to you to use this information to your advantage. At first you may be a little nervous or apprehensive, but once you get into a groove you'll be on your way…and hopefully you will find great satisfaction in being a music teacher and passing on your knowledge to the next generation of musicians. Learning to teach music can be a fun and exciting career adventure for musicians...
3) Starmaker: Life As a Hollywood Publicist with Farrah, The Rat Pack and 600 More Stars Who Fired Me
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Jay Bernstein, an entertainment industry fixture who helped launch the careers of celebrities including Farrah Fawcett and Suzanne Somers, was famed for his sense of showmanship, his outrageous style, and the publicity stunts he engineered to get attention for his clients. Starmaker tells his story, from his childhood in Oklahoma City and his first job in a Hollywood mailroom to the ownership of his own public relations firm and his work as a television...
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In 'The End of Music,' author Matti Charlton explores the transformative impact of digital platforms and the democratization of music production, distribution, and the music services sector. With an unflinching examination of the challenges faced by musicians and artists today, this eye-opening book delves into the overwhelming oversupply of music content, the negligible revenue streams from streaming platforms, and the industry's relentless pursuit...
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We are musicians. We love to perform and strive to keep music a part of every day. We also juggle careers, family, and other competing obligations, but at the end of the day, we are guided by an inner compass that rarely strays from true north. When it works well, creating moments on stage with like-minded artists can be a transcendent experience. But as we can probably all attest to, getting to this point takes planning, intent, hard work, and consistent...
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"Industry expert Phil Hardy has outdone himself with the splendid, piecing Download!" – Record Collector
Download! chronicles of the making of the new record industry, from the boom years of the CD revolution of the late 1980s to the crisis of the present day, with particular stress on the last decade.
Following the actions and reactions of the major international record companies as they ploughed their way through the digital revolution,...
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Do you desire to show your art in a gallery, yet do not know where to begin?
Gallery Ready shares best practices for visual artists, from emerging to midcareer, so they can experience optimum results in making, showing and selling their art. As an artist, you will learn what you can do to attract the attention of a gallery director.
Gallery Owner, Franceska Alexander shows artists:
• How to make their art stand out from the crowd
• How to be fully...
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Growth Hacker is a detailed outline for people who want to have a bigger social media following. Anyone who doesn't have many followers, and wants to gain them without having to pay for them. I.E., people who want to grow their social media, and fill it with real, live, followers, who will really interact with them.
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This memoir by David Cassidy tells the real story behind his phenomenal '70s stardom-and the sadness that shadowed it. Includes photos and a new afterword.
Barely out of his teens, David Cassidy landed a role on a new sitcom about a musical family that toured in a psychedelic bus. The critics blasted it-but TV viewers loved it! And the young female audience especially loved Keith Partridge. Not only did they tune in each week, they bought The Partridge...
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A man, a microphone, and a dream
When he opened his tiny recording studio in New York in 1940, Moses Asch had a larger-than-life dream: To document and record all the sounds of his time. He created Folkways Records to achieve his goal, not just a record label but a statement that all sounds are equal and every voice deserves to be heard. The Folkways catalog grew to include a myriad of voices, from world- and roots-music to political speeches; the...
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In "50 Years of Hip-Hop Business: Reclaiming the Beat; The Journey from Exploitation to Empowerment," we embark on a captivating journey through the heart and soul of hip-hop, where rhythm, rhyme, and business acumen have converged to shape a multi-billion-dollar industry.
This book delves into the history of hip-hop business, chronicling both its successes and the pitfalls of deals that have shaped its trajectory. Yet, "50 Years of Hip-Hop Business"...
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Monday, November 27, 1989. After a ten-point loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the New York Giants return home. Thirty-four-year-old quarterback Phil Simms has reinjured his ankle. Linebacker Lawrence Taylor, the guts of the defense, is in great pain, supported by crutches. And while the players, coaches, and trainers are still lost in thoughts of what might have been, the next game looms large in front of them: a now must-win battle against their...
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Interviews with David Sedaris, Dave Barry, Jack Handey, Bob Odenkirk, and other humor-writing pros: "Sure to captivate anyone who loves a good comedy." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)
If you aspire to write sitcoms, standup, screenplays, or satirical essays-or are just a connoisseur of comedy-you should learn from the professionals. With interviews from twenty-one top humor writers whose credits include everything from Marx Brothers movies...
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Discover the people and places that made Atlanta the pop music capital of the United States in the second half of the twentieth century.
Former DJ Bill Lowery attracted a galaxy of talent and created an empire of music publishing, production and promotion. In 1956, the Lowery Music Company had its first million copy-selling hit single with "Be-Bop-a-Lula," by Gene Vincent. Under Lowery's direction, popular artists like Tommy Roe and Billy Joe Royal...
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