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11 CONTRACTS THAT EVERY ARTIST SONGWRITER AND PRODUCER MUST KNOW

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ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC GROOVES: HOUSE TECHNO HIP-HOP DUBSTEP AND MORE!

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THE STUDIO MUSICIANS HANDBOOKSOFTCVR W/DVD

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Kinky Friedman has always maintained his Kinkster persona and hidden Richard Friedman from the public eye. Using one-liners, humor, and occasional rudeness, he follows the advice of his friend Bob Dylan to keep an aura of mystery. Author Mary Lou Sullivan spent many contentious days and nights at Kinky's Texas Hill Country ranch before he trusted her enough to open up and speak candidly.Best known as an irreverent cigar-chomping Jewish country-and-western singer, turned author, turned politician, Kinky has dined on monkey brains in the jungles of Borneo, supped with presidents, and vacationed with Bob Dylan in the tiny fishing village of Yelapa, Mexico.A satirist who loves pushing the envelope, he's been attacked onstage, received bomb threats, and put on the only show in Austin City Limits' history deemed too offensive to air.From the 1970s music scene in L.A. with Tom Waits and the Band, to political platforms advocating legalized marijuana, to friendships with John Belushi, Joseph Heller, Don Imus, Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, and Billy Bob Thornton, this is the candid account – based on dozens and years of interviews – of the larger-than-life Texan who is still writing books and songs, recording albums, and performing for enthusiastic audiences throughout the world.

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This book looks inside the artists and music that transformed the American and British soundscape of the 1980s and '90s. Scene-setting essays ä some with interviews of key figures ä explore alternative rock's primary influences from Captain Beefheart to Brian Eno and its many subgenres from punk to grunge and Brit pop to trip hop. Reviews and profiles cover over 2 000 recordings and more than 500 musicians such as The Beastie Boys The Cure R.E.M. Marilyn Manson XTC and hundreds more. This comprehensive guide also examines the cultural scenes technologies and people behind the alternative sound. From the author of ÊDepeche ModeÊ and ÊNever Fade Away: The Kurt Cobain StoryÊ.

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ÊBruce Springsteen ä Like a Killer in the SunÊ originally published in Italian is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate critical examination of his poetics. It presents 117 among his best lyrics expounded and annotated with the philological care used for the classics of literature. In his introduction Leonardo Colombati draws the attention to the fact that Springsteen is an author grafted on the line that goes from Whitman to Steinbeck from Flannery O'Connor to Raymond Carver. The book also contains Springsteen's biography and discography plus an exclusive interview with Bruce Springsteen. With forewords by Academy Award-winner Ennio Morricone and music critic Dave Marsh a committee member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Springsteen's biographer. ÊLike a Killer in the SunÊ is a book for anyone who wants to listen to a powerful and inspired voice coming from the heart of America.

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Bruce Springsteen – Like a Killer in the Sun, originally published in Italian, is the definitive book on the work of Bruce Springsteen, showing his unique narrative talent and offering an accurate critical examination of his poetics. It presents 117 among his best lyrics, expounded and annotated with the philological care used for the classics of literature. In his introduction, Leonardo Colombati draws the attention to the fact that Springsteen is an author grafted on the line that goes from Whitman to Steinbeck, from Flannery O'Connor to Raymond Carver. The book also contains Springsteen's biography and discography, plus an exclusive interview with Bruce Springsteen. With forewords by Academy Award-winner Ennio Morricone and music critic Dave Marsh, a committee member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Springsteen's biographer. Like a Killer in the Sun is a book for anyone who wants to listen to a powerful and inspired voice coming from the heart of America.

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Leonardo da Vinci was a revolutionary thinker, artist and inventor who has been written about and celebrated for centuries. Lesser known, however, is his revolutionary and empowering portrayal of the modern female, centuries before the first women's liberation movements.Before da Vinci, portraits of women in Italy were still, impersonal and mostly shown in profile. Leonardo pushed the boundaries of female depiction having several of his female subjects, including his Mona Lisa, gaze at the viewer, giving them an authority which was withheld from women at the time.Art historian and journalist Kia Vahland recounts Leonardo's entire life from April 15, 1452, as a child born out of wedlock in Vinci up through his death on May 2, 1519, in the French castle of von Cloux. Included throughout are 80 sketches and paintings showcasing Leonardo's approach to the female form (including anatomical sketches of birth) and other artwork as well as examples from other artists from the 15th and 16th centuries. Vahland explains how artists like Raphael, Giorgione, Giovanni Bellini and the young Titian were influenced by da Vinci's women while Michelangelo, da Vinci's main rival, created masculine images of woman that counters Leonardo's depictions.

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Available for the First Time in Paperback!ÞFrom Aristotle's ÊPoeticsÊ to Vaclav Havel the debate about the nature and function of theatre has been marked by controversy. Daniel Gerould's landmark work ÊTheatre/Theory/TheatreÊ collects history's most influential Eastern and Western dramatic theorists ä poets playwrights directors and philosophers ä whose ideas about theatre continue to shape its future. In complete texts and choice excerpts spanning centuries we see an ongoing dialogue and exchange of ideas between actors and directors like Craig and Meyerhold and writers such as Nietzsche and Yeats. Each of Gerould's introductory essays shows fascinating insight into both the life and the theory of the author. From Horace to Soyinka Corneille to Brecht this is an indispensable compendium of the greatest dramatic theory ever written.

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ÊFunny: The BookÊ is an entertaining look at the art of comedy from its historical roots to the latest scientific findings with diversions into the worlds of movies (Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers) television (ÊThe OfficeÊ) prose (Woody Allen Robert Benchley) theater (ÊThe Front PageÊ) jokes and stand-up comedy (Richard Pryor Steve Martin) as well as personal reminiscences from the author's experiences on such TV programs as ÊMork and MindyÊ.ÞWith allusions to the not-always-funny Carl Jung George Orwell and Arthur Koestler ÊFunny: The BookÊ explores the evolution theories principles and practice of comedy as well as the psychological philosophical and even theological underpinnings of humor coming to the conclusion that (Spoiler Alert!) Comedy is God.

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Instrumental Solos for Christmas.

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Preludes Offertories Postludes.

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12 EasytoPlay Classical Pieces Piano Accompaniment included.

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ÊThe Complete Singer-SongwriterÊ is the ultimate guide for the modern performer chock-full of tips tools and inspiration for both aspiring troubadours and those looking to take their craft and career to the next level. Author Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers draws on firsthand interviews with songwriting legends and rising stars; expert advice from managers agents lawyers and publishers; and his own experiences as a performing songwriter. He offers this invaluable companion for singer-songwriters on their journey from idea to song to the stage studio and beyond.ÞNew in the second edition:ÞÛ A songwriter's guide to chord progressionsÞÛ Understanding song form and rhymeÞÛ Dozens of songwriting games and exercisesÞÛ Essential info on copyrighting your songs music publishing and digital royaltiesÞÛ Online companion at completesingersongwriter.com with playlists and additional resourcesÞSongwriting tips and techniques from more than 100 artists including Joni Mitchell John Mayer Paul Simon Rosanne Cash Jewel Jeff Tweedy Ani DiFranco James Taylor John Fogerty Brandi Carlile Richard Thompson Jason Mraz Rodney Crowell Jerry Garcia Dar Williams and more.

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In this volume author John Corcelli reveals Zappa's roots as a musician from his diverse influences to his personal life. We also learn more about his former band members and the enormous musical legacy inherited by his son Dweezil. The book features a juried examination of Zappa's recordings and his videos. It also features a complete discography and a recommended reading list. Each chapter has a special focus on Zappa's life with sections covering his family his home studio ä known as the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen ä his keen interest in the Synclavier (a device he first used in 1980) his guitars and more. Special attention is paid to the Mothers of Invention.ÞÊFrank Zappa FAQÊ is a must-have for fans new and old looking to delve into some of the best music ever made by one of the most innovative artists the world has known.

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Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616) is Spain's most famous author primarily because of his celebrated novel ÊDon QuixoteÊ. His first love however was the theater for which he wrote extensively. His ÊInterludesÊ published 400 years ago in 1615 are short comic plays that explore the underbelly of Renaissance Spanish society. Their characters include hillbillies and con artists pimps and prostitutes adulterous wives and jealous husbands and an array of other comical figures. Cervantes's treatment of them is simultaneously critical and sympathetic. Although interludes tend to be works of light comedy Cervantes often imbues his with deeper themes.ÞCharles Patterson a scholar of Hispanic theater has created translations of the ÊInterludesÊ that are true to the earthiness of the originals but designed to be readily playable for today's actors and accessible to modern audiences. This book includes an introduction that places the plays in context briefly describing the life of Cervantes theater in early modern Spain Cervantes's interludes and Patterson's approach to translating them. Casual readers theater and literature students and professional actors alike will delight in these comedic gems that reveal a less familiar side of one of history's greatest writers.

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ÊKickstart My Heart: A Mêtley Crðe Day-by-DayÊ is an exciting chronology that celebrates in innovative form ä through the use of day-by-day entries and supporting band quotes mostly collected firsthand by the author as well as memorabilia shots and photography ä the crazy lives lived by Vince Mick Nikki and Tommy at the booze-drenched apex of the rock-'n'-roll food chain. Augmented with entries that help place the band in a wider rock context Popoff presents a swift-moving action-packed symphony of text and visuals that reprises his collaboration with Backbeat on similarly structured titles about Iron Maiden and Ozzy Osbourne. With very few Mêtley Crðe-related books on the market ÊKickstart My HeartÊ will likely serve for years to come as the most complete ä and completely party-hardy ä celebration of this band now 35 years on and in the midst of completing its final tour ever.

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ÊDecember 8 1980: The Day John Lennon DiedÊ follows the events leading to the horrible moment when Mark David Chapman ä the paunchy mentally ill Beatles fan ä calmly fired his Charter Arms .38 Special into the rock icon realizing his perverse fantasy of attaining perennial notoriety.ÞÊNew York TimesÊ-best-selling author Keith Elliot Greenberg takes us back to New York City and the world John Lennon woke up to and we follow the other Beatles Lennon's family the shooter fans and New York City officials through the day. Once the fatal shots are fired the pace only becomes more breathless.ÞThe epilogue examines the aftermath of the killing ä the moment when 100 000 New Yorkers stood in silence in Central Park; the posthumous reunion of the Beatles in the studio with George Paul and Ringo accompanying recordings of their old friend ä and the undying legacy that persists to this day.

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40 years after the release of the iconic ÊSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandÊ the Beatles continue to captivate music fans of all ages. There's something always more to discuss about the Fab Four. What were their greatest live performances? Their worst moments? Stories still unknown by most music fans trends still unseen history still uninterpreted are all revealed in ÊFab Four FAQÊ. Pop culture authors Stuart Shea and Rob Rodriguez provide must-know fan trivia and offer obscure Beatles facts and stories in an easy-to-read provocative format that will start as many arguments as will end them. With more than sixty chapters of stories history observation and opinion ÊFab Four FAQÊ lays bare the whys and wherefores that made the Beatles so great giving credit where credit is due and maybe bursting some bubbles along the way.

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This book tells the story of a life spent on the road recording the rich diversity of music in America when it was a major part of our lives, not just digital background noise. For music fans, there was a golden era of live music stretching from the 1960s through the 1980s, and even evolving into the 1990s, if you want to be generous. In the pre digital era, music fans spent a large part of their free time (and money) listening to their favorite artist’s recordings. It was an analog world so if they wanted to hear the music, they actually had to listen to the radio, buy the records, and go to the concerts. Popular artists had long performed live concerts in the major markets, but it took rock ‘n' roll to make national touring a viable business. Touring sound systems grew from scratch to keep up with larger and larger venues. Likewise, the ability to record those shows had to grow as well. The rudimentary collection of semi-professional gear grew into full-blown remote recording studios to keep up with the demand for live records, films and broadcasts. The truly wonderful thing about the remote recording business was the author experienced so many different musical cultures. Where else could you go from recording a tour with The Rolling Stones to a TV special with Mohamed Ali at the Apollo Theater? How about the Season Opening of Carnegie Hall on PBS TV (with a different major orchestra every year) to Frank Zappa’s annual Halloween Show? Or maybe a Yoko Ono tour behind the 1980s Iron Curtain to The Eagles in modern Australia? Then there are worldwide live broadcasts like the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards to intimate jazz settings with Miles Davis or Wynton Marsalis. Compare the grandeur of the Metropolitan Opera to the irreverent comedy of Saturday Night Live. On The Road contains the stories of recording all that music live in its natural habitat, the clubs, theaters, concert halls and arenas. There were only a few companies that succeeded in the rough and tumble business of live recording. The author was one of the most successful live recording engineers and the constructor of remote recording studios during that era, with thousands of live shows to his credit.

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Truly great compositions spring like Athena from Zeus' skull at the juncture of genius and passion. In ÊMathilde Wesendonck: Isolde's DreamÊ author Judith Cabaud calls on a host of heretofore undiscovered resources to tell the story of Mathilde Wesendonck muse and paramour to Richard Wagner and later Johannes Brahms. Alma Mahler eat your heart out.ÞIn or about August 1857 Richard Wagner's character changed. He abandoned ÊDer Ring des NibelungenÊ the Gesamtkunstwerk he'd begun work on nearly a decade earlier tore through a short set of songs now known as the ÊWesendonck LiederÊ and dove headlong into ÊTristan und IsoldeÊ eine Handlung whose seminal influence would ricochet down the ensuing century of Western romantic music. Why the dramatic shift?ÞWagner had been struck by lightning ä twice. The first bolt was sighted across Europe; his name was Arthur Schopenhauer. The second was restricted to a insular social world centered at the estate of Otto Wesendonck one of Wagner's patrons. Her name was Mathilde Wesendonck and this is her story.

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His exceptional good looks made him a matinee idol and Franco Corelli ä the Prince of Tenors ä was dubbed Mr. Soldout for 20 consecutive years. In 1958 just seven years after beginning his career he was already the highest-paid tenor in Italy. Following his Met debut in 1961 he was celebrated as the greatest tenor in the world a position that he retained until his departure from the Met in 1975.ÞHis charismatic performances in such operas as ÊLa VestaleÊ and ÊFedoraÊ (both in collaboration with Maria Callas) coupled with a formidable mystique as well as a number of notorious and colorful incidents including his real-life sword fight with Boris Christoff in Rome the Callas walkout there the beating up of a spectator in Naples and the alleged biting of Birgit Nilsson on a Boston tour of ÊTurandotÊ created a mania for Corelli.ÞNearly a decade in the making this definitive biography is based on the author's extensive research of theater archives and interviews with the opera star's numerous friends family members colleagues (Nilsson Pavarotti and many others) as well as the management of some of the world's leading opera houses.

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U2 planted the seeds for The Joshua Tree during an existential journey through America. As Irishmen in the 1970s, the band grew up with the belief that America was a place of freedom and prosperity, a symbol of hope and a refuge for all people. However, global politics of the 1980s undermined that impression and fostered hypocritical policies that manipulated Americans and devastated people around the world. Originally conceived as "The Two Americas," The Joshua Tree was U2's critique of America. Rather than living up to the ideal that the country was "an idea that belongs to people who need it most," the band found that America sacrificed equality and justice for populism and fascism. This book explores the political, social, and cultural themes rooted in The Joshua Tree when it was originally released in 1987 and how those themes resonated as a response to the election of Donald Trump when U2 toured for the album's 30th anniversary. The author juxtaposes the band's existential journey through America with his own journey connecting with his Irish roots by becoming a citizen in the age of Trump and places U2's and The Joshua Tree's relevance in context with the current political climate.

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This ultimate guide to all the gear used by the Beatles details exactly which guitars drums amplifiers and keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career from their earliest days as the Quarry Men to the dissolution of the Beatles in 1970. It provides fascinatingly fresh insights into Beatle history exploding myths and uncovering dozens of new stories along the way. John Paul George and Ringo's moves from cheap early instruments to the pick of 1960s technology are carefully and entertainingly documented in an easy-to-read narrative fully illustrated with many previously unseen photographs a cache of rare memorabilia and a unique collection of specially photographed instruments used by the Beatles.ÞAs we continue to find new ways to explore their sound from vivid remasters of their original recordings to cutting-edge video games the Beatles remain at the forefront of popular music. This landmark book is perfect for the fan absorbed by music rather than hairstyles for the tribute-band member with an eye for detail and for any reader with an abiding interest in the 1960s. With a foreword by acclaimed Beatle author Mark Lewisohn ÊBeatles GearÊ tells it like it was.

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More than four decades since their first album and 35 years after the release of the iconic ÊDark Side of the MoonÊ Pink Floyd continue to inspire and mystify rock fans around the world. ÊPink Floyd FAQÊ by pop culture author Stuart Shea lays out the band's strange winding history through a new series of prisms. What were the band's most memorable gigs? What are their greatest moments on record as a group and individually? What contemporary records influenced them and which performers follow in their wake? What was it like to be at a Pink Floyd show in 1967 in 1973 in 1980?ÞÊPink Floyd FAQÊ tells the band's story dissects their most popular work and provides little-known facts all adding up to a provocative must-read for fans. With 400 pages of stories history observation opinion photos and reminiscences from those who were there ÊPink Floyd FAQÊ will discuss frankly what made the band great ä as well as note their not-so-great moments ä and their place in modern pop culture giving credit where credit is due ä and maybe puncturing some inflatable pigs along the way.

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The book features chapters on Jean Ross and Christopher Isherwood ä the real people behind the singular characters of Sally Bowles and Clifford Bradshaw/Brian Roberts ä and includes background information on the original source material Isherwood's ÊGoodbye to BerlinÊ stories and the first time Sally Bowles as portrayed by Julie Harris appeared onstage and on the big screen in John Van Druten's ÊI Am a CameraÊ. It also explores the stories behind the figure of the outlandish Emcee as well as the actors who played him from Joel Grey to Alan Cumming. And it studies the famous musical score by John Kander and Fred Ebb and looks into the burlesque roots of director Bob Fosse in his native Chicago. Throughout the book the author makes connections and associations to ÊCabaretÊ by looking at such diverse topics as the first cabarets in Paris Cabaret Voltaire and Dada early Berlin cabarets during the Weimar Republic German expressionism the Bauhaus Marlene Dietrich and ÊThe Blue AngelÊ David Bowie's many German influences and the present and future of modern cabaret. ÊCabaret FAQÊ is the definitive guide for all fans of the Broadway musical and movie as well as for fans of the art form known as cabaret.

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Ed Critica A Borin Riduzione Per Canto E Pianoforte A Cura Di A Frige.

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AUDIO MADE EASY: OR HOW TO BE A SOUND ENGINEER WITHOUT REALLY TRYING 5TH EDITION

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THE WORSHIP BASS BOOK: BASS ESPRESSO AND THE ART OF THE GROOVE

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TIPBOOK: CLARINET

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TIPBOOK: PIANO

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HOW NASHVILLE BECAME MUSIC CITY U.S.A.: 50 YEARS OF MUSIC ROW

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