Five Star Music Makeover

Five Star Music Makeover: The Independent Artist's Guide for Singers, Songwriters, Bands, Producers and Self-Publishers (Music Pro Guides)

In order to achieve success in today's music industry, artists must first do a great deal of work on their own. Learning the required skills can take years of real-life experience, and hiring personal coaches, studio professionals, and consultants can be costly. But now, for the first time, there's an invaluable resource to help you meet these challenges.

Five Star Music Makeover is an engaging all-in-one guide designed specifically for aspiring artists. Written by five experts with over 100 years of collective experience, both on and off the stage, this unique book covers five key skills every musician needs to succeed: (1) improving vocal production/technique; (2) writing memorable and marketable songs; (3) recording your ultimate EP; (4) navigating the publishing world; and (5) promoting music effectively.

Also included are insiders' stories and anecdotes, helpful tips, creative exercises, celebrity interviews, and all the practical expertise necessary to develop a successful music career. Five Star Music Makeover is a complete and practical career guide – a resource that transforms artists from good to great.

Review

''Pooling over 100 years of experience, this team of authors - including frequent MC contributor Bobby Borg - comes to the aid of indie artist by delivering cost-saving alternatives to hiring lawyers, consultants or personal coaches. The book focuses on five skills every artist needs: (1) improving vocal production and technique; (2) writing catchy and marketable songs; (3) recording your own EP; (4) maneuvering the publishing world; and (5) promoting your own music effectively.'' --Music Connection

"Another in the Music Pro Guides series of books this one attempts to be all things to all people and damn near pulls it off. Written by five experts with over 100 years of collective experience Five Star Music Makeover distils everything down to five key skills every musician needs to succeed from improving vocal production/technique and writing memorable and marketable songs to recording, navigating the publishing world and promoting music effectively this is probably one for complete beginners, but contains a wealth of useful information." --Total Music Magazine