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so I was lookin around and found the indie bible.....anyone out there got it?
Is it worth the 40$?

is it more like an address book or a how to guide?

just curious and i dont want ot spend 40$ to quell my curiosities

Sorry man, never heard of it.

It's worth it.

I'll be buying one soon. I used to have a similar resource years ago called "Songwriter's Market" or something like that, and it was a very good resource.

You "could" find much of the information contained within that book these days on the internet, but it would be a HUGELY time consuming process, especially getting the emails, phone numbers and addresses of literally thousands of places.

This puts it all in front of you in a logical fashion.

It also contains articles and how-to's on the music industry.

They have partnered with MANY respectable industry businesses, so it is not a scam. However, you should realize that MANY places DO NOT allow unsolicited material to be sent to them though, and I suspect that this book will tell you which ones do and which ones do not.

You can learn a little more here:

http://www.wikimusicguide.com/Indie_Bible


Good luck.

Is it worth the read>?

I mean, do you need a blanket and a pillow or is it actually a good read?

yeah i got a copy....its just an address book...most of wich i already had compiled for a project i am consulting on....bummer actually....i was hoping it was a bit more informative on the how to....oh well.

Yeah I hear you loud and clear, Dez. You wanted content.

Dez757 wrote:yeah i got a copy....its just an address book...most of wich i already had compiled for a project i am consulting on....bummer actually....i was hoping it was a bit more informative on the how to....oh well.

Wow. You compiled THOUSANDS of email, phone and addresses and who to contact at those businesses?

Gee, now you are an authority on what people want in a book>?

Craig, did it ever occur to you that someone else might want something more than addresses or are you just always right NO MATTER WHAT?

How about telling us what's good in the art world now? Picasso or Matisse?

Monet? Georgia O'keefe? What should we all be learning from you tO-day?

Captain Scott wrote:
What should we all be learning from you tO-day?

Hmmm...

Maybe, that you don't read for comprehension?

Try reading the posts again and see if you can tell me what I am referring to?

Pass, a southern man don't need choo anyways.. lol

in respose...yes to be exact i have 3,000 listings of places to play and people to contact.....this does not include the personal email adress of A&R or ceo or other label rep friend I have....when you have spent some time around the industry you grow a big contact list....ontop of that if you read it ...I said I was working on a project.....dont you think anyone who was going to put out a tell all end all book about music on the web would have most if not all of that info? come on......a lot of people were paid really well to get the list I currently have access to.......hope that didnt sound like bragging my point is ...I was looking for a book that offers competition to the upcomming product.....sadly I couldnt find it....and eeryone was telling me the indie bible was the best thing out.....i saw it as an addy book no more.....

Alright Dez..

We need you to help get Neanderpaul a t.v. commercial for his song.

You can find the link to the song in the op of this thread..

http://forum.bandmix.com/viewtopic.php?t=5020

Ok, Neanderpaul.. Superbowl commercial coming up. I'll expect to hear it.

SWEEET! Hook me up!!

Dez757 wrote:

my point is ...I was looking for a book that offers competition to the upcomming product.....sadly I couldnt find it.....

Isn't that a good thing?

Sounds like you'll have the best product out there. I hope it's yours, and you're not just being paid to research it. If so, make a mint on it. Good luck bro!

its a good thing and a bad thing...good in that its unique...bad in that since nothing like this has been done there are no parameters for it....soo much info to put into it...what gets left out....whats a fair price....what things are more imortant to what artists.....should it be geared towarf indie...main stream....hop hop ....rock....lots of things to considder when you are inventing the wheel. ....a commercial spot huh.....i could actually do that .....whats my cut?