| Description |
448 pages, 18 pages of numbered plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
PART ONE: Success and the power of performance. 1. Your foundation for success -- 2. Accepting the challenge -- 3. The power of performance -- 4. Ten keys to the power of performance -- 5. Twenty helpful suggestions -- 6. Early ethics lessions -- PART TWO: Finding your place on the team. 7. The power of teams -- 8. The talent -- 9. The mighty oaks -- 10. The ranch party -- 11. More magic: New York City -- 12. A dent in the iron curtain -- 13. The artist manager -- 14. The record company -- 15. The record producer -- 16. The music video -- 17. The booking agent. Images. 18. Press and public relations -- 19. The music publisher -- 20. The music and entertainment attorney -- 21. The promoter -- 22. Creating events -- 23. Vision to reality: Radio City Music Hall -- 24. The Las Vegas event -- 25. Nice is nice -- 26. Orbison magic in Bulgaria -- 27. The second Soviet tour -- 28. Corporate sponsorship -- PART THREE: Secrets of the Jim Halsey Company. 29. The Halsey method --30. Building identity -- 31. Logo and trademark: our spiritual shield -- 32. The art of negotiation -- PART FOUR: Now it's your turn -- 33. Wrapping up -- 34. The first job: your power of performance -- APPENDICES: Glossary of music-business terms/jargon. |
| Summary |
"Jim Halsey, veteran music manager who built the number one country-music agency in the world, shares the secrets he learned while shepherding the careers of The Oak Ridge Boys, Roy Clark and many other entertainment giants. Halsey digs deep into the fundamentals: how to develop an act, how to get an agent, how to use the press to build your audience, how to play the biggest and best forums. His incisive advice will help you find your place on the team--the position that will give you the most successful and most fulfilling career. Whether you dream of seeing your name in lights or prefer a powerful position behind the scenes, Jim Halsey can tell you how to achieve your dream."--Publisher's description. |
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Music trade.
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Music trade -- Vocational guidance.
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Popular music -- Vocational guidance.
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Music trade. (OCoLC)fst01030641
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Music trade -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01030653
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Popular music -- Vocational guidance. (OCoLC)fst01071467
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| Added Author |
Wooley, John, author.
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Bonsall, Joseph S., writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781607995418 |
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1607995417 |
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