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How Tos

• How To Run A PR Campaign
• How To Run A College Radio Campaign
• How To Tag MP3s So Your Fans Will Always Find You
• How To Create And Manage A Street Team
• How To Book A Live Show
• How To Get Automatic Alerts When Your Band Is Mentioned Online
• How To Make A Press Kit For Your Band
• How To Make A Booking Kit For Your Band
• How To Write A Press Release
• How To Join A PRO And Get Double The Income
• How To Register Music With The US Copyright Office
• How To Encode MP3s
• How To Get Played On Podcasts
• How To Track PR Campaigns With A Spreadsheet

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

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Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Original Indie Band Survival Guide Ebook

• Read the Original Indie Band Survival Guide Online
• Login and Download the Original Indie Band Survival Guide

How Tos

• How To Run A PR Campaign
• How To Run A College Radio Campaign
• How To Tag MP3s So Your Fans Will Always Find You
• How To Create And Manage A Street Team
• How To Book A Live Show
• How To Get Automatic Alerts When Your Band Is Mentioned Online
• How To Make A Press Kit For Your Band
• How To Make A Booking Kit For Your Band
• How To Write A Press Release
• How To Join A PRO And Get Double The Income
• How To Register Music With The US Copyright Office
• How To Encode MP3s
• How To Get Played On Podcasts
• How To Track PR Campaigns With A Spreadsheet

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Original Indie Band Survival Guide Ebook

• Read the Original Indie Band Survival Guide Online
• Login and Download the Original Indie Band Survival Guide

How Tos

• How To Run A PR Campaign
• How To Run A College Radio Campaign
• How To Tag MP3s So Your Fans Will Always Find You
• How To Create And Manage A Street Team
• How To Book A Live Show
• How To Get Automatic Alerts When Your Band Is Mentioned Online
• How To Make A Press Kit For Your Band
• How To Make A Booking Kit For Your Band
• How To Write A Press Release
• How To Join A PRO And Get Double The Income
• How To Register Music With The US Copyright Office
• How To Encode MP3s
• How To Get Played On Podcasts
• How To Track PR Campaigns With A Spreadsheet

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Original Indie Band Survival Guide Ebook

• Read the Original Indie Band Survival Guide Online
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Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Original Indie Band Survival Guide Ebook

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Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Original Indie Band Survival Guide Ebook

The Realities for Independent Bands: Busting Myths and Traditions

• Major Labels: Major Ripoff
• Commercial Radio in Three Words: Pay for Play
• Ticketmaster: In for Their Cut of Everything

Do It Yourself

The Business of the Band

Your Website: Your Band's 24/7 Ambassador

• Starting a New Website
• Making a Great Band Website
• Website Laundry List
• Web Marketing Techniques
• Delivering Music from Your Website

Promoting Your Music

• Networking
• Standing Out
• Piggybacking

1. Idea #1: Team Up With a Theater or Comedy Group
2. Idea #2: Write Music for a Business & Have Them Promote Your Music
3. Idea #3: Make a Holiday Album
4. Idea #4: Play a Charity Show
5. Idea #5: Play an Art Opening
6. Idea #6: Music for Podcasts and Websites

• Promotional Tricks
• Distributing Your Music
• Selling Your Music
• Selling at Shows
• Consignment
• Online CD Stores
• Using Online Stores Effectively
• Digital Music Stores
• Getting Your Music Played
• Playing Music from Your Website
• College Radio
• Indie Music Shows on Commercial Radio
• Music Websites
• Popular Non-Music Websites
• Internet Radio
• Podcasts
• DIY Podcasts
• Theater and Performance Venues
• Jukeboxes
• File Sharing
• Satellite Radio
• DJs

File Sharing: An Independent Band's Perspective

• Reframing the Debate
• File Sharing for Smarties: Why File Sharing Works
• File Sharing Cannot Be Stopped
• Digital Rights Management (DRM)
• Why File Sharing is Good for Indie Bands: 6 Degrees of Distribution
• Why Indies Should File Share Their Own Music
• “Pirating” Yourself: A Short Guide to Sharing Your Own Music
• The CD is Dead

Putting on Great Shows

• Booking
• Showmanship
• Start Big and End Big
• Covers vs. Originals
• Gametapes
• Practicalities

Recording an Album

• How Multitrack Recording Works
• Multitrack Recording Techniques
• Recording Plan Example
• Saving Studio Time
• Mixdown
• Mastering
• Recording Mistakes to Avoid
• Album Planning

Copyright for Independent Bands

• Copyright 101 – US Copyright Law in a Nutshell
• Myths About Copyright
• How to Register Your Songs with the US Copyright Office
• The Different Types of Copyrights
• Some Rights Reserved vs. "All Rights Reserved" - The Creative Commons License Alternative
• Performance Rights Societies
• Copyright, Cover Songs, and Loops
• Copyright and Copyleft

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Book Extras

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Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

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Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

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Book Extras

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Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

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Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

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Book Extras

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Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

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Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

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Indie Band Survival Guide EBook Wiki Pages

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Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

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Book Extras

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Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

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Indie Band Survival Guide EBook Wiki Pages

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Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Articles

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Book Extras

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Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)
• Song & Sound-Recording Split Agreement Form

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

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Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Articles

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling Songs with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• Labeling MP3s with ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the FREE PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Making and Planning Your Album - Checklist

Book Extras

Below are articles and links specific to supporting the book.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.

Chapter 4: Your Website

• MP3 Encoding
• ID3 Tags
• M3U Playlists

Chapter 5: Your Web Presence

• Getting the Best Quality on YouTube

Chapter 7: Your Rights

• How To Register with the U.S. Copyright Office (Non-Electronically)
• Forming Your Own Publishing Company (In the U.S.)

Chapter 9: Get Booked & Play Live

• Sample Stage Plot

Download the PDF

Download the original Indie Band Survival Guide (2006 Edition). Now contains a new forward as of August 2008.