Copyright Essentials for Today's Music Business-With the free-form exchange of music files and musical ideas online understanding copyright laws has become essential to career success in the new music marketplace. This cutting-edge plain-language guide shows you how copyright law drives the contemporary music industry. By looking at the law and its recent history you will understand the new iss…

Ringo: With A Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. With A Little Help traces the entire arc of Ringo's remarkable life and career from his sickly childhood to his life as The World's Most Famous drummer to his triumphs addiction…

Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato but not as many know about the wonderful Guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the 1940s.Bigsby who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal steel Guitar also built the first modern solid body electic Guitar for Merle Travis in 1948 predating Leo Fender and Gibson's Les Paul by a number of years.The Story of Paul Bigsby tells …

in the Home Studio-Today's smart singer-songwriter needs to be able to produce high-quality demo recordings without breaking the bank. With this informative Berklee Guide you can learn how to acquire and use songwriter-appropriate home studio gear so that you can create your own professional recordings at home whatever your budget living arrangement or technological aptitude. By the end of the …

Electric Guitars and Basses tells the story in full colour of one of the most influential forces on American culture in the 20th century - the Electric Guitar.From the earliest 'lap steels' that reshaped the sound of Hawaiian music the the 'Spanish-neck' models that created a new voice in the Jazz world and powered the early rock and rollers and on to the solid body models that shattered convent…

Audio and Video Access Included-Create effective film scores! This book presents a framework for creative decision-making that will lead to producing the best music for a given scene. It supports artists working in film television video games or other media. The framework encourages clarity of concept and facilitates productive communication between the composer and director music supervisor …

Get the rock-solid fundamentals of pitch rhythm and harmony in this easy-to-use method complete with a supporting CD.Learn the universal language of written music as used by musicians everywhere regardless of the instrument. You'll find concise detailed explanations illustrations and written exercises with a wealth of practice drills to help you memorise and understand the essentials. Learn h…

A comprehensive reference to terms used in the performance creation and study of music today. Covering instrumental and voice performance audio technology production music business and other dimensions of the modern music industry its 3 400 entries include many terms that are common among practicing musicians but are found in no other dictionary.At the same time it incorporates tradition…

Wayne Charvel has been designing and building guitars for 49 years working for B.C. Rich and Gibson and for Fender in the 1970s. Wayne has built guitars for some of the world's most famous guitarists including Eddie Van Halen Billy Gibbons John Kay Paul Gilbert Pete Townsend Warren Haynes Hank Williams Jr. Jim Root Joe Perry and many others. The Charvel name on the headstock of a solid-…

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Mixing and Mastering (2nd Edition)-Making the instrument and vocal tracks sound their best and then making them all work together is an extremely important stage in the recording process. This important second edition of the Hal Leonard Recording Method: Book 6 demonstrates techniques and procedures that result in a polished mix and powerful master recording using current plug-ins software and …

Strategies for Independent Music Success 3rd Edition-Take charge of your music career with crucial do-it-yourself strategies. If you are an independent musician producer studio owner or label you should own The Self-Promoting Musician: Strategies For Independent Music Success.Written by Peter Spellman Director of the Career Development Center at Berklee College of Music this guide will teach…

Whose singing voice was substituted for Marjorie Reynolds in Holiday Inn? What movie was the first to combine live action with animated cartoon characters? What movie did Marlon Brando first sing in? These and thousands ofother interesting facts about Hollywood's favorite musicals are answered in Hollywood Musicals Year by Year. This book provides a world of information facts and trivia about ci…

Prince has cut a singular path through the heart of popular music for more than 30 years. After making some of the most inventive albums of the '80s – including 1999 Purple Rain and Sign of the Times– he turned his attention to redefining his role in the music industry changing his name to an unpronounceable symbol declaring war on his record label Warner Bros. and leading the int…

Michael Ross: All About Effects is a fun and easy way to learn the ins and outs of Effects including compression delay distortion filters reverb looping vocoder and many more.You'll learn when how and why to use them; and how to create the sound you desire. Covers equipment pedal tips power recommendations and more.The CD demos 72 effects and includes full tracks of popular songs demonst…