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 ...

Tough Lessons You Need to Know to Take Your Script from Premise to Premiere A humorous and pithy guide to the craft of writing a screenplay and the...

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 ...

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 ...

Turning Your Talent into Sustained Success By Ulysses Owens Jr and Arlen Gargagliano Afterword by Alexander Smalls An Engaging and Accessible Gu...

What happens when an entire generation commits the same crime?How Music Got Free is a riveting story of obsession, music, crime, and money, feat...

An inspiring, real world guide for artists, in the classic bestselling tradition of What Color Is Your Parachute?, that shows how to build a succes...

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...

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

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...

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 ...

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...

by Eric Booth When the artist moves into the classroom or community to educate and inspire students and audience members, this is Teaching Artistry...

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

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

From an icon of popular culture, here is inspiring advice for artists, graduates, and all who seek happiness and success on their own terms.So what...

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