Business and Career Guides

We’ve all been there: that make-it-or-break-it moment of our careers—on the brink of a deal, poised at the starting gate, under the spotlight. At t...

In this iconic bestseller, popular business blogger and bestselling author Seth Godin proves that winners are really just the best quitters. Godin ...

“[Chertkow and Feehan] are the ideal mentors for aspiring indie musicians who want to navigate an ever-changing music industry.” —Billboard Magazin...

Life in an orchestra is all about geography. Like many jobs, your enjoyment and satisfaction in this job is directly proportional to where you sit ...

by Elaine Grogan Luttrull The creative class—artists, actors, writers, musicians, freelancers, dancers, performers, and the like—are known for appl...

A Self-Help Guide–with Jazz Hands! Life is Like a Musical features 50 wry, witty tips on getting ahead in life and love–all learned in the showbiz ...

A Friendly Guide to Launching and Maintaining Your Musical CareerIt’s tough to make a living from one’s love of music, but Sheila E. Anderson shows...

by Mark Sherman Jazz is a musical language whose mastery is a life-long pursuit of both the truth of the music and the career that enables that jou...

An indispensable and inspiring guide to creativity in the workplace and beyond, drawing on art, psychology, science, sports, law, business, and tec...

For more than twenty years, All You Need to Know About the Music Business has been universally regarded as the definitive guide to the music...

Whether you're a new graduate, considering a job change, or a creative type who isn't finding time to pursue your passions, don't fall for this lin...

Widely considered a classic, Beyond Talent is the "go to" guide for musicians. This newly revised and updated third edition cracks the code of how ...

"Bored and Brilliant shows the fascinating side of boredom. Manoush Zomorodi investigates cutting-edge research as well as compelling (and often fu...

Personal and Business strategies for making the transition from Aspiring Artist to Prepared Professional. You are the product, the company, and the...

The “indispensable” guide (Forbes) returns in this extensively revised and expanded edition. How to Make It in the New Music Business has become t...

by Richard Florida World-renowned urbanist Richard Florida’s bestselling classic on the transformation of our cities in the twenty-first cen...

The essential handbook for actors—a modern classic—in a newly updated edition. Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a re...

Learn to collaborate with others, think on your feet, and celebrate mistakes using the skills of improv theaterSo many of us go through life follow...