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Made Luck: The Modern Musicians Field Manual
Made Luck breaks down the modern business of music for artists that are (should be) too focused on making great music to read books. It’s just the critical stuff. A deep dive into new realities of the music ecosystem, partners, deals, touring – a shallow wade into studios, merch, brands – a skim of things an artist is told they need to know when in fact what they need to know is hire someone who knows, legal, accounting. No money? Lots of anxiety? We get into that too.
No old lawyers putting you to sleep with royalty talk, no old execs pining for the old days, no old musicians telling you how great their generation was, no name-dropping gossip, because you don’t learn the business through second hand lectures and idol worship. You learn it by pouring your soul on records and hopefully pairing those masterful sonic emissions with some best in class business knowledge. And that’s where this book comes in.
Be advised this book is written for artists in the artist vernacular, which means there are a few curse words and at least one reference to dropping out of school, sorry moms!
No old lawyers putting you to sleep with royalty talk, no old execs pining for the old days, no old musicians telling you how great their generation was, no name-dropping gossip, because you don’t learn the business through second hand lectures and idol worship. You learn it by pouring your soul on records and hopefully pairing those masterful sonic emissions with some best in class business knowledge. And that’s where this book comes in.
Be advised this book is written for artists in the artist vernacular, which means there are a few curse words and at least one reference to dropping out of school, sorry moms!
151 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 1, 2019
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January 3, 2025
Very insightful. I started this book back in 2019 and got only a quarter of the way thru during my Anthropology class and then next thing I know it’s gone and I’ve lost it forever (truly idk what happened I just lost it and never saw it again). Recently bought it again cause I recall never finishing it and wow this book was way ahead of its time. Great read for any artist seeking a push towards their creative endeavors.
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