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Making Money Making Music: the Musician's Guide to Cover Gigs.(Book Review)(Brief Article)
by Quint Randle and Bill Evans. Backbeat Books (600 Harrison St., San Francisco, CA 94107), 2002. 180pp., $14.95.
Quint Randle and Bill Evans's book, Making Money Making Music: The Musician's Guide to Cover Gigs, is intended to educate musicians on the many aspects involved in starting or joining a "cover band"--that is, a band that "concentrates on interpreting and performing songs written and recorded by others." Basically, they are referring to the groups one might hear playing at everything from wedding receptions, social engagements, high school proms, hotel circuits and so forth. This book also would be very useful for all private studio teachers to have on the shelf for loan to any student who might utter, "I am going to be in a rock band."
The book is divided into three primary sections: Sweat, Biz and Tech. "Sweat" covers many of the issues involved in getting started, preparing for the first gigs and so on. The "Biz" section relates to issues such as marketing, bookings and "intra-band issues," for example personnel problems and how the band/leader might handle them. "Tech" addresses the "gear," things like PAs, sound checking, recording and ...
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