Maybe you've decided, well, I want to sing, play, write...now what?

 Where do I start? 

Or, maybe you'd like to get your music played on radio, but don't want to spend a lot of money sending out hundreds of CDs...you'd like to know that someone will be actually listening to your work when it arrives at the radio station.

Content:

1. What's "There" and How Do I Get There?
Giving some thought to how music really fits into the scheme of the rest of your life. Defining what "there" is when "getting there." How does your music affect family, friends, day job, etc.? How all of this determines your promotion track.

2. Tools of the Trade: The Bio 
Practice on putting together your bio--finding and communicating your uniqueness, responding to questions to help make up bio content.

3. Other Tools: Your Photo, Your Music, A Website 
Creating your photo image, preparing it for a press kit, putting a demo tape together, the components of a good artist web site.

4. Audience Building and Creating Support 
Compiling contacts, staying in touch via websites, e-mail, postcards, blogs; Importance of fans and building loyal fan support.

5. Doing Your Homework: Getting Down to Research 
Use of the Internet, library, publications to track down organizations, broadcast and print media, etc.

6. Making Your Contacts: Real People 
Phone, letter, e mail etiquette, practice script on phone messages and calls, cover letters.

7. Marketing your CD to Radio 
Compiling contacts, researching the radio market, tracking, follow up possibilities, putting together the package.

8. Other Handy Dandy Miscellaneous Ways to Promote Yourself 
Brainstorming ways to promote yourself locally, nationally, promoting effectively at gigs.

9.  Drowning the Doubts 
Ways to cope with fears and objections holding you back

This e-book will have you ready to start playing your first open mikes, coffeehouses, parties...and more! You'll be building a loyal fan base, eager to come hear your music live and buy your CDs!