Welcome to the new Musician's Handbook blog. What you will find here is a source of information on Bobby Borg's best-selling "The Musician's Handbook: A Practical Guide to Understanding the Music Business". Along with the information here, you'll get to read commentaries from some of Bobby's former and current students, as well as those who have used Bobby's book to help advance their careers. But we're not leaving it at that, we'd like to here from you. Have you experienced some of the topics discussed in the book? Are you taking any of the advice given? Do you agree? Do you disagree? Bottom-line...WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY!
Now for a quick news item:
We're happy to announce that the Revised Edition of "The Musician's Handbook" was released last week! In this new edition you'll find all sorts of information that covers the ever-changing, and at times unruly, business of music. Even if you own the first edition, I highly recommend getting this new book. You'll get something out of it. You can find it at major retail outlets (Borders, Barnes & Noble) and online (amazon.com).
Thanks for visiting and keep checking back here for more updates!
3 comments:
This is so true, it's all about DIY for me... But think about all the money you can make on your own without having to give the record labels a huge cut!
Hunter and Sean, I'm glad that you guys get the true essence of how powerful the DIY movement can be. Man, it is really about just getting out there and try to make things work instead of sitting around and waiting for a miracle.
Good comments.
BB
NEVER SAY, “I COULD HAVE,” BUT RATHER, “I DID”
Have you ever looked forward two years from a point in your teen or adult life and felt that it was a long time away? We sometimes do this as an excuse to procrastinate from doing challenging, unpleasant, or painful things. We say, “Oh, I have plenty of time to get around to doing it. “
Conversely, have you ever looked back two years from a point in your teen or adult life and felt that time had passed you by incredibly fast? We usually do this at a low moment in our lives in regret for all we didn’t accomplish. We say, “God, I can’t believe how fast time has flown by—I could be half way through that college degree I wanted by now. Or, I could be two-thirds the way through grad school. I could have X dollars in the bank if I started saving just X dollars out of each paycheck. I could be two years into running my own business rather than still working at this crappy job. I could be much healthier and in better shape if I only started when I said I would. I could be two years into a new relationship with someone that appreciates me rather than being in a toxic relationship like the one I’m still in.” Get the point.
Don’t be that tragic person who looks back on his/her life and says, “I could have.” Instead, take a look right now at the incredible opportunity that we all have been given; the opportunity of life itself—one of the greatest miracles ever. Every single day you don’t do “something” becomes yet another “something” you could have gotten done.
I did start working toward my college degree. I did enroll for grad school. I did save X dollars in the bank out of each paycheck and am not looking toward buying that house. Ahhhhhhh, the sweet ring of this all.
Never say, “I could have,” but rather, “I did.”
This is kind of what the whole DIY thing is about.
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