All Area Access: Personal Management for Unsigned Musicians

(Book). Success in the music business isn't the result of a whimsical journey fueled by a few good tunes; it's a destination reached after a long and well-planned trip over a road filled with potholes, detours, and speed bumps. This book is your roadmap. It tells you what you need to know and to do, step by step, to market your act and your music. Topics include starting a band, booking gigs, press and the media, recording, copyright laws, merchandising, touring, finances, managers and agents, and record deals. Author Marc Davison draws on his twenty-five years of experience from playing and touring with band to booking and managing them to give you All Area Access to musical success.