Start and Run Your Own Record Label, Revised and Expanded Edition

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"Daylle Deanna Schwartz has conveniently packaged all you need to know to start your own record label in a very reader-friendly new edition. What took me over ten years to learn the hard way has been easily explained in Start & Run Your Own Record Label. If you’re thinking about competing in the often-treacherous world of independent record labels, arm yourself with this book." – RYAN KUPER, Redemption Records In its first edition, Start and Run Your Own Record Label was an authoritative resource for anyone who ever dreamt of building their own record business from the ground up. Comprehensive, informative, practical, and accessible, the book covered every aspect of setting up, owning, and operating a record label. Since the publication of that edition, the music industry has witnessed a new era for independent record labels. While not profoundly different, new technology has made it easier and more affordable for practically anyone to record their own music at home and to sell it online and at performances. As a result, increasingly more musicians are finding it easier to achieve their musical goals. In the Updated and Expanded edition, new chapters are included to address such issues as resources for the business end of running a record label, getting exposure, exploring alternative markets for all genres of music, and maximizing the use of the Internet. In addition, all chapters are rewritten and more interviews with cutting edge experts on today's music market have been added.


About the Author
Daylle Deanna Schwartz the author of four books, including The Real Deal: How to Get Signed to a Record Label, has lectured throughout the country on the music industry and is a consultant to musicians looking to advance their careers and start record labels. She has appeared on Oprah, Donahue, and CNN, and lives in New York City.


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Start & Run Your Own Record Label is the perfect guidebook to building your own record business from the ground up. Written from the perspective of an industry insider who started and ran her own record label, and packed full of A-Z advice, tips, and solid how-to information from industry pros, this indispensable reference offers useful strategies for novices and professionals alike. Now, the successful first edition of this book has been rewritten to reflect recent changes in the music industry, and it's even more comprehensive, authoritative, and practical. Start & Run Your Own Record Label reflects interviews with over 100 industry pros. including Danny Goldberg (chairman and CEO of Artemis Records), recording artist EL-P (Definitive Jux Records). Dave Roberge (president of Everfine Records), recording artist Jonatha Brooke (Bad Dog Records), Damon Dash (founder of Roc-a-Fella records); the five top indie distributors (ADA, Navarre, Caroline, Red, Koch); as well as the editors of top music magazines, radio MDs, and industry publicists.


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