Product Description

• A must-have for every songwriter and music student • Best-selling author is the expert in the field • Definitive guide to making money in the music industry

Writing great songs is not enough. To make money, songwriters need a firm, realistic grasp of how songs generate income. This Business of Songwriting is the first book to demystify the process of doing business as a songwriter. Author Jason Blume, an industry veteran with twenty years on both sides of the desk, starts by defining terms; then walks readers step-by-step through the process of starting and operating a publishing company; teaches how to pitch songs to publishers, artists, managers, A&R representatives, and producers; offers a detailed explanation of how the singles and album charts work; and throughout, provides valuable information about how to make money writing songs. This Business of Songwriting is a one-volume resource that teaches the skills and knowledge every songwriter needs to succeed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #398305 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-01
• Released on: 2006-05-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 288 pages

About the Author
Jason Blume, the author of the best-selling 6 Steps to Songwriting Success and Inside Songwriting, is one of the few songwriters ever to have songs on the Country, Pop, and R&B charts at the same time. A highly respected songwriting teacher, Blume presents seminars across the country. He lives in Nashville.

Customer Reviews

excellent service and condition
Thank you to alternate providers of items. Though I have yet to thoroughly read this book, my songwriting instructor highly recommends is as THE book to have in the field. Thank you again. SJ Mackenzie

Songwriting in the Music Industry
This is the litmus test of all other books I own on songwriting. Much more than the creative prose of lyric writing; It is the rubber meets the road text for a career in music. If you're serious about business and songwriting this is an exceptional guiding investment.

If you're serious about songwriting this is for you
Having composed songs for all sorts of pop and country stars and written a number of other songwriting-related books, Jason Blume is already one of better known names in the industry. Personally, I think this is the most useful of his books. It is a very well written, extremely informative book about exactly what it says on the cover. Having read Donald Passman's music industry text, I felt reasonably informed before reading it, but this takes the issue of publishing to another level. Obviously, it's aimed at songwriters (those of us who have a desire to write for others or perform our own songs) rather than bands who want to "get a record deal". So much the better, in my opinion, as the numbers of books that get to the nuts and bolts of this side of the industry are scarce. Totally and utterly essential for any songwriter who wants to make a living from writing songs.