The Complete Handbook of Songwriting: An Insider's Guide to Making It in the Music Industry, Second Edition - Softcover

Liggett, Mark; Liggett, Cathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452270111 ISBN 13: 9780452270114

Publisher: Plume, 1993

Synopsis

Shows how to write commercially successful songs, make a demo, obtain a copyright, submit songs, and negoiate a sale, and explains the roles of music publishers, record producers, and arrangers

About this title

About the Author

Cathy Liggett is the author of a non-fiction book on the music industry and has a background in advertising copywriting and social expression writing. She lives outside of Cincinnati with her husband and two teenage children. Cathy hopes you enjoy reading the story as much as she enjoyed writing it.

From Library Journal

This volume contains sound advice from a savvy professional as well as current information of value for the aspiring novice about common procedures and practices, prices, rates and percentages, personal networking, negotiating, and, ultimately, selling in the field. While more detailed coverage of many of these topics is found in Sidney Shemel and M. William Krasilovsky's standard This Business of Music and More About This Business of Music , David Baskerville's Music Business Handbook and Career Guide (Sherwood Co., 1982. 3d ed.), and The Song Writer's Market , the Handbook 's contribution is its glimpse into important interpersonal aspects of commercial music. It is unfortunate that the text is marred by a rambling, jargon-laden, style and dubious organization. For music libraries and large general collections. Ralph Holibaugh, Rice Univ. Lib., Houston
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452270111
• ISBN 13: 9780452270114
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352