Berklee Press, the only publisher of music instruction books and videos based on the esteemed Berklee College of Music’s renowned teaching methods and curriculum, announced today the release of Getting Signed! An Insider’s Guide to the Recording Industry by George Howard, former Rykodisc president. Getting Signed! will be available in stores nationwide this coming Friday, October 31.
With today’s music and computer technology, almost anybody can record, produce, and press a CD—or even distribute their music online—so why would any band or musician still do everything they can to get signed to an “old style” record label? According to Howard, there will always be a need for a connected and well-funded machine to help get music distributed and played on radio and sold to the right outlets, which will in turn sell records (or CDs, or downloads) to the public. [more @ www.biz.yahoo.com]