Book and CD - The Nashville Musicians Survival Guide and Skinny Buddha

This book is a career guide, resource hub, and a music industry portal for both beginners and professionals who desire careers in the Nashville music industry and beyond. This fly on the wall perspective is geared towards helping musicians, singers, songwriters, engineers, and others find their way in the world's second largest music production city. The music biz of Nashville is like a jigsaw puzzle, and this book will show you how the puzzle pieces fit together and where you might fit in.

Among the topics covered:

The structure of the Nashville music industry
Recording, touring & nightclub musicians
Basic job descriptions, requirements and pay scales
The networking required to land those job
Gigging in Nashville
‘The Nashville 100’ - song list
What it's like to live and work on a tour
What kind of gear Nashville pros use
Tour managing
Institutions; the Opry, the A-team, good ol’ boy network
Other music related support industries
Relocating to and getting around in middle Tennessee
Building the relationships needed to succeed

Also includes several extensive interviews with industry veterans:

EJ Bernas – UMG Sr. Director Southwest Region
Colt Ford - self-made indie artist
Rhett Akins - Country music artist and hit songwriter
Bob Bullock - Grammy-winning recording engineer
Mike Chapman - A list session bassist
As well as interviews with touring musicians, bus drivers, and more!

Skinny Buddha ©2013 Eric Normand

Tracks:

Livewire
Poor Boy
Long Slow Train
The Long Walk
Your Brother's House

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Price: $22.50

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