2005 Song Writer's Market

by Bessler, Ian; Schweer, Michael

• ISBN13: 9781582972763
• ISBN10: 1582972761
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-27
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

The key to building a dream career, 2005 Songwriter's Market provides songwriters of every kind of music--from rock and hip-hop to classical and country--with all the essential information they need to build and maintain a successful life in songwriting. Readers will find:*1400 easy-to-reference and updated market listings (including 100 brand new markets)*Key advice on how to market work for future sales, from writing popular single-song hits to creating a publicity campaign*Interviews with insiders who've "made it," and are willing to share their secrets for songwriting successSongwriter's Market is the all-in-one resource aspiring and established songwriters can't and shouldn't live without.

Table of Contents

From the Editor	p. 1
Getting Started
Quick-Start
New to Songwriter's Market?	p. 2
Songwriter's Market
How Is It Put Together?	p. 5
Songwriter's Market
How Do I Use It?	p. 7
Where Should I Send My Songs?	p. 9
Demo Recordings
What Should I Know?	p. 13
How Do I Submit My Demo?	p. 15
How Do I Avoid the Rip-Offs?	p. 19
Submission Strategies	p. 23
Quiz: Are You Professional?	p. 26
Music Biz Basics
Royalties
Where Does the Money Come From?	p. 28
What About Copyright?	p. 32
Career Songwriting
What Should I Know?	p. 34
What About Contracts?	p. 36
Advanced Articles
PRO's
The Way to Go?	p. 40
Use Publicity
To Help Your Songwriting Career	p. 45
Moving to a Music Hub	p. 50
Commercial Songwriting
Creative Secrets for Success	p. 57
Internet Music Resources	p. 64
Building the Business Team
For Today's Market	p. 69
The Mid-Atlantic Song Contest
Editor's Report from the 2003 Awards Show	p. 75
The Markets
Music Publishers	p. 80
Insider Reports
Shannon Lawson, country singer/songwriter, Smokin' (Blue)grass in Music City	p. 96
Lindy Robbins, hit pop songwriter, Pop Perspective	p. 132
Record Companies	p. 141
Insider Reports
Bibi Farber, independent pop singer/songwriter, New Life Through Licensing	p. 160
Rachael Sage, singer/songwriter and song contest winner, Conquers With Song Contests	p. 180
Record Producers	p. 197
Insider Report
HF Productions, cutting-edge producers, Seeking the Human Factor	p. 208
Managers & Booking Agents	p. 225
Music Firms
Advertising, Audiovisual & Commercial	p. 260
Play Producers & Publishers
Play Producers	p. 271
Play Publishers	p. 287
Classical Performing Arts	p. 290
Contests & Awards	p. 312
Resources
Organizations	p. 326
Workshops & Conferences	p. 351
Retreats & Colonies	p. 361
State & Provincial Grants	p. 365
Publications of Interest	p. 369
Websites of Interest	p. 376
Glossary	p. 382
Indexes
Category Indexes
Music Publishers	p. 388
Record Companies	p. 396
Record Producers	p. 403
Managers & Booking Agents	p. 408
Openness to Submissions Index	p. 415
Film & TV Index	p. 423
Geographic Index	p. 425
General Index	p. 446
Songwriter's Market Feedback	p. 461
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