EASY TO READ GUIDEBOOK HELPS INDIE MUSICIANS REACH NUMBER
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Low-Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking,
Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour
By Scott Ibex, J.D.
Over the course of the last decade, the music industry has
changed dramatically. International record sales are down fifty percent, labels
do not have the budgets they once did, and many deserving groups have been
forced to fend for themselves. In this age of YouTube and digital music stores,
how does an Indie band sustain a career?
Professional touring artist Scott Ibex, who also holds a law
degree, provides that solution with his practical, organized guide for
musicians, Low Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to
Booking, Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour(Orange
Moon Press). This book enables musicians to control their own destiny, preserve
ownership of their work, and complete profitable national tours.
“The internet gives bands the opportunity to maintain
creative control of their music, publishing, royalties, and merchandise,” says
Ibex. “My guidebook teaches artists how to build a full-time career by
utilizing practical knowledge and valuable legal resources, something similar
books do not share.”
Low Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete
Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own
Indie Tour , provides step-by-step instructions on
everything from setting up a “road-ready” digital office to planning a tour
schedule, budgeting, drafting electronic press kits, merchandising,
self-promotion, and much more.
Speaking to entrepreneur’s as well as business principals, Low
Budget Rockstar: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving, and
Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour , also
explores:
- What
it takes to be a true, professional musician
- How to
land more gigs with insider booking secrets
- How to
$ave big on tour lodging, meals, and transportation
- Failsafe
methods to get price breaks on all essential touring supplies
- What
gets bands noticed on the web by the industry’s best venues
- The
quintessential advertising, marketing, and promotional campaign
- How to
draft, negotiate, and execute performance contracts
- Creative
ways to generate additional revenues
- How to
survive a tour on a DIY budget
“As I was beginning my professional music career, I read
many DIY books,” adds Ibex. “Those guides were helpful from a grass-roots
perspective, but they have become significantly dated. Since technology has
become a driving force in the music industry, there hasn’t been a comprehensive
DIY book written for the 21st century band. I felt compelled to
change that with Low-Budget ROCKSTAR.”
Scott Ibex is an author and national touring artist. He
has played with members of Chicago, The Rastafarians, Pato Banton and other
famous artists, and has licensed original music to MTV. In addition to
completing multiple national U.S. tours, he has personally drafted, reviewed,
and executed complex performance contracts, liability disclaimers,
work-for-hire agreements, technical riders, and other essential music business
legal documentation. He also provides consulting services to independent record
labels, artists, and has presented music business seminars at universities and
public libraries throughout the country. He is a graduate of Earlham College,
Whittier Law School, and, when not on tour, resides in Costa Mesa, CA.
Low Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide
to Booking, Surviving and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour is
available for purchase at...
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