Cash Tracks : Compose, Produce, and Sell Your Original Soundtrack Music and Jingles

by Fisher, Jeffrey P.

• ISBN13: 9781592007417
• ISBN10: 1592007414
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-10
• Publisher: Cengage Learning Ptr

Summary

"The traditional music industry can be a tough business for a composer to break into. Fortunately, the opportunities to write music for other avenues, such as movie soundtracks and commercial jingles, are plentiful. But how do you tap into them? This book can help you build a career selling commercial music for movies, radio, TV, games, multimedia, the Web, and more. With this guide, you'll learn everything from how to build your project studio to how to find potential customers and turn those prospects into paying clients. Promotion is the key to making it in the music business, and Cash Tracks focuses on doing just that. Along the way, you'll also pick up some creative and technical advice about the ins and outs of the music industry. This book is more than a simple "what to do" guide - it's a complete "how to" guide, full of useful information from the author's personal experience and insightful interviews with professionals working in the industry. If you're dedicated to building a career in the commercial music industry, this book will help you reach your goal and maintain a successful business."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Jeffrey P. Fisher teaches audio and video production and post-production at the College of DuPage Motion Picture/Television department in Glen Ellyn, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
What you need to being today	p. 6
How this business works	p. 26
Building your project studio	p. 59
Demo success secrets	p. 85
Finding the people who buy original music	p. 102
Turning prospects into paying music clients	p. 119
Inside secrets to moneymaking promotions	p. 145
Promotional potpourri	p. 167
Taking care of business	p. 190
Money matters	p. 215
Rights right	p. 239
Set and get your fee	p. 253
Diversify and thrive	p. 267
Final words	p. 283
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