Entertainment Business

Here Comes the Night: Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues is both a definitive account of the New York rhythm and blues world of the early '60s, and the harrowing, ultimately tragic story of songwriter and record producer Bert Berns, whose meteoric career was fueled by his pending doom. His heart damaged by rheumatic fever as a youth, doctors told Berns he would not live to see 21. Although his name is little remembered today, Berns worked alongside all the greats of the era.

In 1968 Mick Jagger couldn't understand why the Rolling Stones were broke. The man he asked for help was a German prince, a merchant banker. They forged an unlikely alliance which re-invented the business of rock 'n' roll. As a youthquake shook the Establishment, Prince Rupert Loewenstein thrived in both worlds, never relinquishing his elegance or decorum. Coolly impartial and dryly humorous, this is a refreshingly different take on the rock 'n' roll world from within its inner sanctum.

Do you have a talented child that everyone says is made for television but you’ve hit a brick wall in helping them break into show business? Well this audiobook will outline everything you need to know and do to successfully navigate the entertainment industry. No matter where you live, there are steps you can take to get your child’s professional acting career started today! There are many people out there who claim they can help guide you through this journey but the reality of it is that no one can understand what it means to be the SPCA (Supportive Parent of A Child Actor).

What’s your story? It’s a question human beings have been asking each other since we first gathered around a campfire. Millennia later, this human need for storytelling hasn’t changed. We communicate most effectively through our personal stories - and our professional success depends on it. This groundbreaking guide shows you how to tap into the timeless power of storytelling to transform your business.

With the boom of the esports industry, everyone wants to know how they can be part of it. In this book, I have answered those questions, and dozens more, based on my years of experience working in the professional esports scene as a team manager. In this book, you will find no topic was off limits. I talk about the past, present, and future of esports and different aspects of the professional gaming industry at large.

Marlene Wagman-Geller, author of Once Again to Zelda and Behind Every Great Man, presents a fascinating collection of biographical vignettes of dozens of women of a certain age who have excelled, inspired, and achieved. Learn how these women changed their respective fields of art, politics, science, mathematics, media, literature, activism, education, and more. From actresses, yoga teachers, folk artists to business women, prime ministers, monarchs, and authors, this group of exceptional women will illustrate that women can achieve anything, no matter their age.

Photography is one of the few hobbies that is relatively easy to pick up. Some may believe there is a secret to taking beautiful photographs. However, there are certain factors to consider if you want to enjoy the hobby of photographing stunning images.

Hay magos independientes hoy en día que están haciendo más de $20.000 por presentación, mientras que aquellos en las grandes ligas ingresan más de $20 millones al año. ¿Cómo llegaron hasta allí y cuáles son las claves para su éxito? ¿Qué habilidades y técnicas tienen y utilizan que puedan ser fácilmente adaptables para tu uso personal? En este libro, aprenderás de las actitudes y prácticas claves que impulsan su éxito, así como el camino que han pavimentado para otros magos y artistas, esperando lograr ingresar a esta industria competitiva y lucrativa.

Harry Abrams (Founder and Former Chairman/CEO, Abrams Artists Agency) delivers a detail-oriented blueprint of how to succeed in the talent agency business whether you are just getting started or a seasoned professional. Citing specific examples of how he came to work with greats just as Eddie Albert presenting a commercial spot for The Lipton Tea Company when Harry was just out of the MCA mailroom to household names including Jennifer Lopez and Liam Neeson, Harry presents a step-by-step outline of his experience helping his clients achieve their best.

Forget everything you think you know about the acting industry. No matter what "they" say, a successful career in the acting profession is actually possible for anyone. Life's too short not to follow your dreams. Acting Is My Day Job: Seven Strategies to Market and Make Money as an Actor provides actionable strategies to build momentum, capitalize on early success, and build the habits required to establish a lasting acting career. Matthew Dearing delivers the truth about what it takes to be a working actor, leaving no more room for regret and excuses.

This books talks about my journey as an artist and how you can re-create what I've done in the past to have a successful career like I did. I give many tips and tricks on how to find success as an Indie artist. If you follow this book, you will most definitely achieve success as an artist. This book is not only for aspiring music artists but for any type of creator.

This book teaches you how to become a successful professional musician, a tried-and-true career musician. What exactly does being a career musician mean? You will earn a living from playing your instrument, writing songs, composing, producing, teaching...you name it....You will learn how to capitalize on your creative talents! Through the author's 30 years of experience as a career musician himself, Nomad walks you through Ethos, a system of guiding life principles that every pro musician should adhere to.

A gifted young man endured a tormented childhood at the hands of his mentally troubled adoptive mother. Told that his birthmother had died to give him life, he shouldered the blame yet still found the strength to attempt the impossible. With a week’s worth of clothes and a guitar, he left his small town for New York City to make his mark as a singer/songwriter.

In this audiobook Newman and Hotchner recount the picaresque saga of their own nonmanagement adventure. In alternating voices, playing off one another in classic “Odd Couple” style, they describe how they systematically disregarded the advice of experts and relied instead on instinct, imagination, and mostly luck. They write about how they hurdled obstacle after obstacle, share their hilarious misadventures, and reveal their offbeat solutions to conventional problems.

The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments contains a practical, no-nonsense methodology for negotiating deals, managing your time, and handling crisis all at the highest level. Peppered with entertainment industry war stories, The Dealmaker's Ten Commandments has been forged in the white-hot crucible of brutal transactional combat.

"Hired Musician" is a co-authored work about how to make a living as a musician. Mat Maxwell and Seth Costner have distilled their years of experience into a comprehensive guide that's as informative as it is engaging. Raw, real, and written for aspiring and established musicians alike, "Hired Musician" is your roadmap to getting and keeping gigs.

Neville Drew Shende, Star bus driver for Prince on the Musicology 2004ever tour, Ronnie James Dio, Alicia Keys, Disturbed, Papa Roach, lead bus driver on the Madonna Sticky and Sweet tour, and many other high-level artists over the years. With over 35+ years of entertainment and music industry experience.

Hoy, más que nunca, es difícil para los cineastas independientes ganar dinero con sus películas. Desde los distribuidores depredadores que los estafan hasta los agregadores de películas que se aprovechan de ellos, las probabilidades están en contra de los cineastas independientes. El antiguo modelo de distribución para ganar dinero no funciona y tiene que haber un cambio. El futuro del cine independiente es el cineasta empresarial o Filmtrepreneur.

In the 1970s, Mark Johnson was a gangly North Carolina farm boy with a big imagination. An avid reader of Doc Savage pulp novels and Hardy Boys mysteries, Johnson knew he wanted adventure in his life. He just had no idea where to get it or how to escape the Christmas tree fields of the Appalachians. As a teenager, Johnson discovered music. Then, girls. These epiphanies would lead to an adventure even Johnson’s wild imagination couldn’t have predicted.

This book is about my personal life and trying to help my fellow friends who have the same sickness, as I do. I hope and pray you all will get well, and I'm doing the same thing as well. I know its tough dealing with your illness, and I understand more so than most people. But, keep your head high up in the air, and don't give up no matter what. Always believe in yourself, and say "Yes I Can Beat this Sickness". Because you are a warrior inside.