The Complete Singer-Songwriter: A Troubadour's Guide to Writing, Performing, Recording & Business - Softcover

Rodgers, Jeffrey Pepper

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0879307692 ISBN 13: 9780879307691

Publisher: Backbeat, 2003

Synopsis

Of all the paths available to today's musicians, the life of the singer-songwriter remains one of the most alluring and popular. This handbook is the ultimate guide for the modern singer-songwriter, full of real-world advice and encouragement for both aspiring and accomplished troubadours. The founding editor of Acoustic Guitar magazine, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers draws on his own experiences as a performing songwriter and interviews with artists such as Joni Mitchell, Ani DiFranco, Arlo Guthrie, Chrissie Hynde and Paul Simon to offer an invaluable companion for the journey from idea to song to stage and studio. Also includes inside info from managers, agents, lawyers and record execs.

“A lucid, well-written, fact-stuffed work.”

– Bruce Cockburn

About this title

About the Author

Rodgers founded "Acoustic Guitar" magazine and has been writing extensively on the acoustic music scene since 1989. A guitarist and singer, he has been putting words and music together since he was a teenager.

Review

If you are a club performer, a newcomer in a troubadour world, then this could be an essential book for you....This book can be a good basic instruction manual for entering the fantastic world of being an active musician, the one that writes songs and performs live. --Soundbytes Magazine

Edition details

• Publisher: Backbeat
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879307692
• ISBN 13: 9780879307691
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202