88 Keys to Music Business Success - by Mark Cabaniss (Paperback)

About the Book

Mark Cabaniss provides cut-to-the-chase essentials for building a career in the music business. These "keys" cover many different facets of the industry-offering a good introduction to aspiring professionals and students-and provide a mix of inspiring stories from the trenches, personal motivation, goal setting, action plans, and exercises.

Book Synopsis

"Your bible for learning the business in the music business from A to Z."-Dolly Parton
Making a living with music isn't the easiest pursuit in life, but it can be one of the most rewarding. 88 Keys to Music Business Success provides cut-to-the-chase essentials and tips for building a career in the music business.
Whether your desire is performing, songwriting, publishing, or another area in the music industry, Mark Cabaniss gives the street-smart facts, advice, action plans, and inspiration needed for a career. From talent to tax tips and everything in between, the book covers the highs, lows, and gamut of complexities of the music business in a readable, friendly, and conversational tone.
The 88 keys cover facts about the business of music as well as inspiring stories from the trenches, along with encouraging and informative pithy quotes from well-known creatives and executives in the industry. This is a must-have book that will not only educate but motivate beginners to chart their course in music while established professionals will be affirmed and refreshed to reach new heights in an existing career.

Review Quotes

In a profession where you need every edge you can get, 88 Keys to Music Business Success will help songwriters and others navigate the ever-changing and difficult path to success in the music business.

--Barry DeVorzon, Grammy and Emmy Award winning singer, songwriter, producer, film/TV composer

It's good to have talent and dreams but it's the business in the music business that's going to get you the farthest and keep you there the longest. I'm old enough and have been in this business long enough to know what I'm talking about. This book will be your bible for learning the business in the music business from A to Z.

--Dolly Parton

Mark gives a concise, yet powerful understanding of the overall music industry and the individual opportunities that are unique to all of us.

--Mike Curb, Legendary Music Business Executive

Mark has created the definitive guide to today's complex and challenging music business, written with all of Mark's renowned expertise, warmth, and wit. An entertaining, patient, and thorough roadmap through the bewildering landscape of today's music scene, it's the one book I would recommend if you want to understand and navigate any aspect of the music industry. Here's the go-to guidebook for any aspiring vocalist, musician, songwriter, publisher, or record producer (or any of the above who would love a refresher course!)

--Rupert Holmes, Tony-award winning composer and lyricist, RIAA-certified gold and platinum singer-songwriter-producer

There aren't many ways to stay in the music business without learning it. This book is one of the best I know.

--Bob Gaudio, music producer and songwriter, Original member of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

Though this book is impressively comprehensive, beautifully organized and filled with vital, true data, the author has a purpose to inspire and genuinely wants his reader to succeed. This is no coincidence since aside from his being a great communicator and teacher, Mark is also a noted songwriter, publisher, playwright, and producer in his own right. This work is more definitive than most because its author is smart, literate and has "walked the walk." Thank you, Mark, for this extraordinary gift to all of your fellow artists.

--David Pomeranz, Multi Platinum Award-Winning Recording Artist and Songwriter

About the Author

Mark Cabaniss is a music publisher, writer, broadcaster, multiple recipient of ASCAP's Popular Music Award, and an award-winning producer. Cabaniss is a correspondent for the nationally syndicated radio show Hollywood 360 and frequent speaker at colleges and universities. He is the author of Miracle of The Music Man: The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson. He resides in Nashville. markcabaniss.com