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Kick Out the Jams

A Music Industry Guide

Business & Careers

100 Careers in the Music Business
Tanja L. Crouch, 2008
780.23 / CRO

“David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists—and Megastars”
David Byrne, 2007
http://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/magazine/16-01/ff_byrne

Future of the Music Business: How to Succeed with the New Digital Technologies
Steve Gordon, 2008
780.23 / GOR

The Girls’ Guide to Rocking: How to Start a Band, Book Gigs, and Get Rolling to Rock Stardom
Jessica Hopper, 2009
781.66 / HOP

Music Power Network
www.musicpowernetwork.com

Music Smarts: The Inside Truth and Road-Tested Wisdom from the Brightest Minds in the Music Business
Compiled by Mr. Bonzai, 2009
780.23 / MUS

The Musician’s Business & Legal Guide
Compiled and edited by Mark Halloran, 2008
780.23 / MUS

The Musician’s Handbook: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Music Business
Bobby Borg, 2008
780.23 / BOR

National Assoc. of Record Industry Professionals
www.narip.com

“The Problem with Music”
Steve Albini, 1993
www.negativland.com/albini.html

Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls: How to Start a Band, Write Songs, Record an Album, and Rock Out!!
Edited by Marisa Anderson, 2008
781.66 / ROC

Secrets to Success in Country Music: The Insiders Guide to Launching Your Career
Gabriel Farago, 2007
780.2373 / FAR

Songwriter’s Market 2009
Edited by Greg Hatfield, 2008
R 782.4213 / SON / 2009

This Business of Music
M. William Krasilovsky & Sidney Shemel, 2007
780.23 / KRA

This Business of Urban Music: A Practical Guide to Achieving Success in the Industry, from Gospel to Funk to R&B to Hip-hop
James L. Walker, Jr., 2008
780.2373 / WAL

Concerts & Touring

Bandalism: The Rock Group Survival Guide
Julian Ridgway, 2008
780.23 / RID

Basic Live Sound
Paul White, 2003
621.3893 / WHI

Crank It Up: Live Sound Secrets of the Top Tour Engineers
Clive Young, 2004
621.3828 / YOU

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual for the Do-It-Yourself Musician
Randy Chertkow & Jason Feehan, 2008
780.23 / CHE

IndieGuide.com
www.indieguide.com

My First Time: A Collection of First Punk Show Stories
Edited by Chris Duncan, 2007
781.66 / MY

The Show I’ll Never Forget: 50 Writers Relive Their Most Memorable Concertgoing Experience
Edited by Sean Manning, 2007
781.64 / SHO

This Business of Concert Promotion and Touring: A Practical Guide to Creating, Selling, Organizing, and Staging Concerts
Ray D. Waddell, Rich Barnet, Jake Berry, 2007
780.23 / WAD

The Tour Book: How to Get Your Music on the Road
Andy Reynolds, 2008
780.23 / REY

Tour:Smart and Break the Band
Martin Atkins, 2007
781.66 / ATK

DJing

DJ
www.djmag.com

DJ Skills: The Essential Guide to Mixing and Scratching
Stephen Webber, 2007
781.49 / WEB

DJ Times
www.djtimes.com

DJing for Dummies
John Steventon, 2006
781.49 / STE

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey
Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton, 2000
786.49 / BRE

Mobile Beat
www.mobilebeat.com

The Pocket DJ: Ultragrrrl’s Guide to Building the Best Music Library
Sarah Lewitinn, 2005
781.49 / LEW

Scratch (DVD)
Doug Pray, 2002
DVRO / SCR / 6630

Turntable Technique: The Art of the DJ
Stephen Webber, 2003
DVD / 786.7 / TUR / 524

URB Magazine
www.urb.com

Magazines

Billboard
Dirty Linen: Folk & World Music
Downbeat
Mojo
Piano Today
Sing Out!
Rolling Stone
Songlines
Spin
Vibe
The Wire

Marketing

Art of Modern Rock Mini
Dennis King, 2007
781.66 / KIN

Band ID: The Ultimate Book of Band Logos
ZBodhi Oser, 2008
741.66 / OSE

Cult Rock Posters: Ten Years of Classic Posters from the Glam, Punk, and New Wave Era
Roger Crimlis & Alwyn W. Turner, 2006
781.66 / CRI

Facebook Fanatic: Explode Your Popularity, Buzz Your Band and Secure Your Privacy on Facebook
Editors of BottleTree Books, 2007
004.678 / FACEBOOK

The Greatest Album Covers of All Time
Barry Miles, Grant Scott & Johnny Morgan, 2008
741.66 / MIL

Guerrilla Marketing: Easy and Inexpensive Strategies for Making Big Profits from Your Small Business
Jay Conrad Levinson, 2007
658.8 / LEV

Indie Music Tech
http://indiemusictech.com

Marketing to the Social Web: How Digital Customer Communities Build Your Business
Larry Weber, 2007
658.8 / WEB

MySpace for Musicians: The Comprehensive Guide to Marketing Your Music Online
Fran Vincent, 2007
Fran Vincent, 2007

MySpace Music Profit Monster!: Proven Online Music Marketing Strategies!
Peter Spellman, 2008
780.23 / SPE

This Business of Global Music Marketing
Tad Lathrop, 2007
780.23 / LAT

YouTube for Business: Online Video Marketing for Any Business
Michael Miller, 2008
658.8 / MIL

Music Gear & Software

101 Guitar Tips: Stuff All the Pros Know and Use
Adam St. James, 2003
787.87193 / ST

Basic Rhythm Programming
Mark Roberts, 2003
781.62 / ROB

Dance Music Manual: Tools, Toys and Techniques
Rick Snoman, 2009
781.49 / SNO

Electronic Musician
http://emusician.com

GarageBand Tips and Tricks
Keith Gemmell, 2007
781.34536 / GEM

Guitar Effects Pedals: The Practical Handbook
Dave Hunter, 2004
787.8719 / HUN

Guitar World Magazine
www.guitarworld.com

Harmony Central
www.harmony-central.com

Logic Pro 8 and Logic Express 8 (with DVD-ROM)
David Nahmani, 2008
781.34536 / NAH

Microphones & Mixers
Bill Gibson, 2007
621.3893 / GIB

The MIDI Manual: A Practical Guide to MIDI in the Project Studio
David Miles Huber, 2007
781.34535 / HUB

Modern Drummer
www.moderndrummer.com

Music Tech Magazine
www.musictechmag.co.uk

Producing in the Home Studio with Pro Tools (with DVD)
David Franz, 2007
781.34536 / FRA

Pro Tools for Musicians and Songwriters
Gina Fant-Saez, 2006
781.34536 / FAN

Recording Software & Plug-ins
Bill Gibson, 2007
621.3893 / GIB

Vintage Synth Explorer
www.vintagesynth.com

Music Mixing & Production

Audio Made Easy: Or How to Be a Sound Engineer Without Really Trying
Ira White, 2007
621.3893 / WHI

Engineering & Producing
Bill Gibson, 2007
621.3828 / GIB

Mastering Music at Home (with CD-ROM)
Mitch Gallagher, 2007
781.49 / GAL

Mix
http://mixonline.com

Mixing & Mastering
Bill Gibson, 2007
621.3893 / GIB

Mixing Audio: Concepts, Practices and Tools
Roey Izhaki, 2008
781.49 / IZH

The Mixing Engineer’s Handbook
Bobby Owsinski, 2006
621.3893 / OWS

The Remixer’s Bible: Build Better Beats (with CD-ROM)
Francis Preve, 2006
781.49 / PRE

Sequencing Samples & Loops
Bill Gibson, 2007
621.3828 / GIB

Music Recording

Audio Fanzine
http://en.audiofanzine.com

Basic Home Studio Design
Paul White, 2000
621.3893 / WHI

Digital Home Recording: Tips, Techniques, and Tools for Home Studio Production
Edited by Jon Chappell, 2003
621.3893 / DIG

EQ Magazine
www.eqmag.com

Guerrilla Home Recording: How to Get Great Sound from Any Studio (No Matter How Weird or Cheap Your Gear Is)
Karl Coryat, 2005
781.49 / COR

Home Recording for Musicians for Dummies
Jeff Strong, 2005
621.3893 / STR

Home Studio Clinic: A Musician’s Guide to Professional Recording
Emile Menasché, 2007
621.3893 / MEN

How to Make Your Band Sound Great (with DVD)
Bobby Owsinski, 2009
781.49 / OWS

Instrument & Vocal Recording
Bill Gibson, 2007
621.3828 / GIB

ProRec
www.prorec.com

Recording
www.recordingmag.com

Recording Review
www.recordingreview.com

Sound on Sound
www.soundonsound.com

Studio Reviews Magazine
www.studioreviews.com

TapeOp
www.tapeop.com

Record Labels

Def Jam, Inc.: Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, and the Extraordinary Story of the World’s Most Influential Hip-Hop Label
Stacy Gueraseva, 2005
781.649 / GUE

Basic Home Studio DesignHere Come the Regulars: How to Run a Record Label on a Shoestring Budget
Ian Anderson, 2009
780.23 / AND

I Don’t Need a Record Deal: Your Suvival Guide for the Indie Revolution
Daylle Deanna Schwartz, 2005
780.23 / SCH

Little Labels--Big Sound: Small Record Companies and the Rise of American Music
Rick Kennedy and Randy McNutt, 1999
781.63 / KEN

Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big and Stayed Small
John Cook, with Mac McCaughan & Laura Ballance, 2009
781.66 / COO

RecordLabelRecource.com
www.recordlabelresource.com

Start an Independent Record Label
J.S. Rudsenske, 2005
780.23 / RUD

Start & Run Your Own Record Label
Daylle Deanna Schwartz, 2009
780.23 / SCH