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Just a quick note to make you aware the 2004 Songwriter's Market is now available: 2004 Songwriter's Market 
by Ian Bessler

One Guide for One Goal: SONGWRITING SUCCESS. Here's the one guide you need to contact the music industry insiders who want your work -- the key to building a dream career! "2004 Songwriter's Market" provides more than 1,700 updated market lisitings (including 500 brand new listings), from record companies and music publishers to record producers and booking agents. Each listing tells you who to contact, how to get in touch, what they're looking for and what they pay. "This book is one of the most comprehensive listings of publishers and publishers' information in existence." - American Songwriter Magazine. From rock and hip-hop to classical and country, every kind of music is represented -- so no matter what you write, you'll find someone looking to buy. Easy-to-reference symbols and icons help you get to those entries FAST. You'll also find detailed information on contests, workshops, conferences, organizations and resources, plus invaluable guidelines for avoiding "son!
g sharks." 
And there's much more, including articles, interviews and Insider Reports: 2003 Grammy ward-winner John Mayer discusses the "rules" of songwriting and when to break them; Ian Anderson of Juthro Tull describes how his music career propered once he took control of his own management and other business dealings; Jim Melko, Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) songwriting workshop coordinator, tells how to manage collaboration and criticism Producer Scott Mathews details how to prepare a song and set the stage for a compelling performance in the recording studio. "2004 Songwriter's Market" provides all the information you need to succeed in the music industry. If you're serious about marketing your songs, it's the one book your library can't do without! ©2003, 520 pages. 
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