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TROUBLEDCLEF.COM RECOMMENDS 2002 Songwriter's Market Critical resource! The guide to marketing your songs, and finding contacts in today's music industry. Great value! Buy at Amazon.com This business of music The ultimate guide! One book, one source. Don't leave home without it! Buy at Amazon.com OUR MOST POPULAR MUSICIAN TITLES 1. Financial management for musicians 2. Booking, promoting and marketing your music 3. Recording in the digital world 4. This business of music 5. Start and run your own record label Check out our other recommended reading list Podcast Hosting   TAXI: the leading independent A&R company helping unsigned bands, artists and songwriters get record deals, publishing deals and placement in films and TV shows. Want to contribute? We need more articles from those in the music industry. Click here to find out how to contribute your articles to troubledclef.com Is your mouse sticking? Try one of these cool optical mice and avoid the pain! Looking for a business management system for your recording studio? Try out Eclipse Service Management Software. Free 30 Day Demo available. Check it out at: www.eclipseservice.com

Shouldn't you be playing? What the hell do you want to read books for, anyway? Well probably because you are sick and tired of being ripped off, and want to be informed about what you got yourself into, right? Some food for thought... You gotta be smart as well as talented. OK, granted if you really have the talent, you can hire all those smart people, right? Wrong. Don't be a victim. Know the business of the music business and be prepared for the opportunities it brings. I hear way too many horror stories of people being ripped off in this industry, so here's a few book titles that you might want to throw a couple of bucks at... It'll save you much more when you need the info! This Business of Music - this book has been around for ages. Yes, it reads like a lawyer's textbook, but the reality is that lawyers are the people you are going to be dealing with. Be nice to have some of this reading under your belt before you step into an attorney's office, right? The Songwriter's Market - the bible if you are writing songs, looking for producers, publishers, labels, artists, etc. This is the musicians' Yellow Pages when it comes to contacts. Great for your marketing! Recording Industry Sourcebook - a wonderful reference to who's who in music. The perfect desktop companion!     A word from our sponsors... To help keep this site alive and filled with new information, please support the various sponsors who contribute to troubledclef.com, including... Our web site is hosted by Tech Solutions Inc., Arizona based web hosting company Check out Eclipse Service Management Software Looking for Rental Apartments in Phoenix, Ariziona? www.redefinerealestate.com         We are looking for sponsors to help us out! If you would like to place an ad on our site, and get all that wonderful traffic as a result, CLICK HERE to contact us for rates, etc.