Product Description

If the philosophy 'Who you know, what you know, and who knows you' can ever be considered true, it's in the music business. Every deal that goes down in the music business is almost always a direct result of a personal contact. From the well-known author of the very successful Networking in the Music Business, this book acts as a guide to making your personal strengths and relationships with others work for you in this unique industry. You'll learn the importance of connecting to others who share your aspirations, energies, and enthusiasm. You'll understand how to strategize your way to a successful career through personal relationships. Whether you're a professional or an aspirant in the music business -- a songwriter, recording artist, musician, composer, music editor, music educator, music publisher, DJ, publicist, PR expert, entertainment lawyer -- or if you plan on working with any of the above, this book is your key to developing the people skills necessary to achieve success in this billion dollar global industry.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #650130 in Books
• Published on: 2005-04-20
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 264 pages

About the Author
Acknowledged as one of the media's foremost authorities on pop music and songwriters, Dan Kimpel contributes to a variety of print and electronic mediums. Dan conducts on-camera interviews with songwriters and recording artists for organizations including ASCAP. This year, his interview subjects included Clint Eastwood, Quincy Jones, Queen Latifah, Mary J. Blige, Jackson Browne and Metallica. Dan is the author of the best-selling book, Networking in the Music Business, he writes the bi-weekly column Song Biz for the West Coast based trade publication, Music Connection. His recent cover stories have included features on Brandy and Avril Lavigne. Dan has produced concerts and events with Joni Mitchell, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Randy Newman, Don Henley, Tom Petty, Leiber & Stoller, Burt Bacharach, John Fogerty, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Glen Ballard and Diane Warren. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Customer Reviews

Indispensable
This book gets to the vital core of what it takes to open the doors to success in today's music business. Kimpel keeps it real by drawing from his own extensive experience and that of his many industry friends and contacts. The ideas he presents should be valuable to readers at all levels of accomplishment; it's also an entertaining read, sprinkled thoughout with humor and fascinating anecdotes.