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Cash Tracks: Compose, Produce, and Sell Your Original Soundtrack Music and Jingles » (REV)

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Authors: Jeffrey P. Fisher
ISBN-13: 9781592007417, ISBN-10: 1592007414
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Date Published: October 2005
Edition: REV

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Author Biography: Jeffrey P. Fisher

Jeffery P. Fisher provides audio, video, music, writing, training, and media production services. He also teaches audio and video production at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, and writes extensively about music, sound, and video for print and the Web. He is the author of eight books, including Instant Sound Forge, Moneymaking Music, Ruthless Self-Promotion in the Music Industry, and Profiting from Your Music and Sound Project Studio.

Book Synopsis

Learn everything you need to know to make jingles and score video productions with this new, updated second edition of this popular book. With so many changes in the industry, this is a much-needed revision to this popular guide. With major emphasis on promotion, this book covers some new technological information based on today's soundtrack composition techniques. With a huge demand for professional compositions for movies, TV, video, radio, and other multimedia formats, this book delves into how to take advantage of this demand and make a successful career. Once you've finished this thorough guide, you'll know how to organize production resources, prepare and present your demo recordings, work with clients, craft profit-producing copy, promote your work, protect yourself legally, get the money you deserve and more.

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Introduction1
Ch. 2What you need to being today6
Ch. 3How this business works26
Ch. 4Building your project studio59
Ch. 5Demo success secrets85
Ch. 6Finding the people who buy original music102
Ch. 7Turning prospects into paying music clients119
Ch. 8Inside secrets to moneymaking promotions145
Ch. 9Promotional potpourri167
Ch. 10Taking care of business190
Ch. 11Money matters215
Ch. 12Rights right239
Ch. 13Set and get your fee253
Ch. 14Diversify and thrive267
Ch. 15Final words283

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