IBSG Wiki - Revision History - Press Room en-us /wiki/page/Press_Room randy@indiebandsurvivalguide.com Press Room - Revision:409419 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

 

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

 

 

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

 

 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

 

 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

 

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/409419 2009-12-01 21:53:09 Scholtka Press Room - Revision:409418 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

 

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

 

 

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

 

 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

 

 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

 

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/409418 2009-12-01 21:51:58 Scholtka Press Room - Revision:409417 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

 

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

 

 

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

 

 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

 

 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

 

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/409417 2009-12-01 21:50:45 Scholtka Press Room - Revision:389003 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

 

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

 

 

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

 

 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

 

 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

 

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/389003 2009-07-04 12:21:09 Admin Press Room - Revision:389002 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

 

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

 

 

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

 

 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

 

 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

 

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/389002 2009-07-04 12:20:35 Admin Press Room - Revision:389001 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

 

 

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

 

 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

 

 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/389001 2009-07-04 12:19:13 Admin Press Room - Revision:389000 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/389000 2009-07-04 12:17:27 Admin Press Room - Revision:388999 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

Beatnik Turtle mascot and logo

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388999 2009-07-04 12:11:38 Admin Press Room - Revision:388998 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388998 2009-07-04 12:00:18 Admin Press Room - Revision:388997 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background 
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders 
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials 
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:

  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388997 2009-07-04 11:51:25 Admin Press Room - Revision:388996 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background 
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders 
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials 
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388996 2009-07-04 11:45:19 Admin Press Room - Revision:388995 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background 
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders 
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials 
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388995 2009-07-04 11:40:16 Admin Press Room - Revision:388979 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background 
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders 
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials 
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

AboutThe Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music ManualBooks

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388979 2009-07-03 13:10:06 Jason Press Room - Revision:388978 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

  • IndieGuide.com Overview and Background 
  • About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books
  • About the Authors/Founders 
  • Past Press Coverage
  • Quotes and Testimonials 
  • Downloadable Images to Use
  • Contact Indie Band Survival Guide, LLC 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388978 2009-07-03 13:07:40 Jason Press Room - Revision:388977 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - BookThe Indie Band Survival Guide
 
The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 
 
 
 
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

 
 
 
Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388977 2009-07-03 13:05:44 Jason Press Room - Revision:388976 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388976 2009-07-03 13:02:51 Jason Press Room - Revision:388975 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388975 2009-07-03 13:02:13 Jason Press Room - Revision:388974 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388974 2009-07-03 13:01:04 Jason Press Room - Revision:388973 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388973 2009-07-03 12:56:08 Jason Press Room - Revision:388972 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388972 2009-07-03 12:56:07 Jason Press Room - Revision:388971 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

 

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad. 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388971 2009-07-03 12:52:32 Jason Press Room - Revision:388970 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad.

 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

 

Past Press Coverage

 

 

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

 

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388970 2009-07-03 12:50:47 Jason Press Room - Revision:388969 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     

The Indie Band Survival Guide

The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

The DIY Music Manual

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

 

Jason Feehan

 

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad.

 

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

 

Past Press Coverage

Quotes and Testimonials

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

 

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

 

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

 

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

 

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 

"Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 

"Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 

"Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 

"If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 

”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 

"This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

 

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

 

"A great resource for those who are in an independent band, and are looking for ways to get yourself into the ears of listeners who want to hear your music."

      - Coverville

 

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Sample Press Coverage

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 "Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 "Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 "Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 "If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 ”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 "This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388969 2009-07-03 12:25:25 Jason Press Room - Revision:388968 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us. 

 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

IndieGuide.com Facts 

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     
The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.
 

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

About The Authors/Founders

Randy Chertkow

Professionally, Randy Chertkow is an Information Technology specialist with over fourteen years of experience in enterprise-class Fortune 100 companies. He has a Bachelor's in Business Administration in Information Systems from University of Iowa and a Master’s of Science in Computer Science: Data Communications, with a secondary concentration in Artificial Intelligence from DePaul University, where he graduated with distinction. Randy has played music all his life, including jazz, rock, and classical music. His instruments include baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, Bb and bass clarinet, guitar, bass, and anything else he can get his hands on. He started at the challenging New Trier High School Jazz program and went on to study jazz at Berklee College of music and then completed a Perfect Set course at the Bloom School of Jazz. He writes, records, and performs with Beatnik Turtle as well as performing with theater companies around Chicago. Randy also writes Sci-Fi and fantasy (dreamofanotherworld.com), and about computer topics (effectivemonitoring.com). 

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Jason Feehan

Professionally, Jason Feehan is a practicing corporate attorney that works for a multinational executive search firm. He plays guitar, keyboards, sings, records, engineers, and produces. He founded Beatnik Turtle in 1997, growing it from a four-piece band into an eight-piece rock machine with a full horn section and a recording studio all its own. Unfettered by a formal music education, he often learned to play instruments as he wrote the music, and used nearly anyone in arms-length who could play or said they could play a musical instrument. He is a very prolific songwriter and has written close to a thousand songs, three of which are actually not too bad.

Beatnik Turtle

The authors' band, Beatnik Turtle, has released over 400 songs within 18 albums. In 2007, they succeeded at the self-imposed challenge of releasing a song for every single day for a year, throughout 2007, at TheSongOfTheDay.com. They have written music for TV shows, commercials, films, podcasts, theater (including Chicago's Second City), and have licensed music to Disney/ABC Family. If you are curious what they sound like, click here.

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Sample Press Coverage

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 "Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 "Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 "Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 "If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 ”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 "This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

Contact Information for Media

Please use the contact us form located on this site, and we'll get back to you!

 

]]> /wiki/page/Press_Room/388968 2009-07-03 12:07:44 Jason Press Room - Revision:388967 If you are a member of the media or press, this is the page where you can download images and information regarding IndieGuide.com, our books The IndieBand Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual, and authors Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan for use in your reports.

For more information, or to schedule an interview with the authors, please contact us.

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background  IndieGuide.com Facts About the Authors  Sample Press Coverage Quotes and Testimonials  Contact IndieGuide.com 

 

IndieGuide.com Overview and Background

The Goal: A Home For Everything Related to Music Creation and Promotion

With the advent of the web, worldwide distribution, and digital recording, there's never been a better time to be a musician. The problem is there's no home on the web to collect all the useful resources, tools, services, information, and websites that can help musicians. What we need is scattered across the multiple sites, books, catalogs, forums, or stuck in musician's heads. It's disorganized, not easily accessible, and often goes lost.

 

The site is constantly evolving and in development. What if there was a place on the web where all this knowledge could be stored? What if any information surrounding the act of making music were located all in one place? Open? Searchable? Commentable? Editable? Now there is. And together, we're building it.

About IndieGuide.com

IndieGuide.com is a free and open resource based on the book that shares all the practical information, gear, sites, and resources that are available to musicians, growing and changing as much as the new indie music environment does. Think Wikipedia edited by musicians, with ratings and comments just like Amazon. Add to that an automated link checker to make sure you don’t waste time on resources and information that has disappeared. And since it’s open, it grows and adapts as often as the new indie environment does. Join up, keep track of and share your gear collections, and help your fellow indie musicians all at one site.

 

 

About The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual Books

The Indie Band Survival Guide - Book     
The Indie Band Survival Guide: The Complete Manual For The Do-It-Yourself Musician (St. Martin's Press/Macmillan; 336 pages) is the ultimate reference for US and Canadian musicians looking to record, distribute, market, and sell their music. Musicians, Randy Chertkow (by day, a tech expert) and Jason Feehan (by day, a lawyer) cover every step of the process and lay out practical steps to get your music heard, noticed, and sold so you can win fans worldwide.

The DIY Music Manual: How To Record, Promote, And Distribute Your Music Without A Record Deal(Ebury/Random House; 320 pages) is The Indie Band Survival Guide tailored to the UK, European, Australian, and New Zealand markets. For instance, the law affecting musicians and the ways in which to get played on the radio are different than in the US and Canada.

Chapters to both books:
  • There's Never Been a Better Time to be a Musician
  • Part I: Get Prepared
    • Your Network
    • Your Brand
    • Your Website
    • Your Web Presence
    •  Your Albums and Merchandise
    • Your Rights
  • Part II: Get Fans
    • Get Noticed
    • Get Booked and Play Live
    • Get Distributed and Sold
    • Get Played and Heard
    • Get Publicized

IndieGuide.com Facts

  • IndieGuide.com tracks over 200,000 music resources worldwide and continues to grow.
  • IndieGuide.com is an open and free resource created for and by indie musicians to help musicians get their music created, distributed, noticed, heard, and sold.
  • IndieGuide.com has thousands of registered members. 
  • IndieGuide.com was conceived while writing The Indie Band Survival Guide and The DIY Music Manual.
  • IndieGuide.com was founded March of 2008, before the two books were published. 

Author/Founder Biographies

Author biographies are outlined on our About the Authors page.

Jason Feehan, author and founder

Downloadable Images for Use

IndieGuide.com Logo

The Indie Band Survival Guide Book Cover

The DIY Music Manual Book Cover

Picture of Author, Randy Chertkow

Picture of Author, Jason Feehan

Advetisement Pieces

Sample Press Coverage

“Finally! A comprehensive and practical guide for musicians that explains how to navigate today’s music world without a label. A must-read!”

      - Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby and HostBaby

"I’ve seen a lot of books over the years; I’ve worked on every side of it….You have the most up to date reference book for young musicians.”

      - Matt Pinfield, radio and MTV/VH1 television personality

"Their wonderful handbook for indie musicians quickly drew attention from the likes of Billboard magazine, the Associated Press and even Professor Lawrence Lessig…They've effectively produced a take-along, dog-earable handbook so anyone can follow in these well tread footsteps. "

      - Boing Boing -  Read the complete article

“Weighing in at 329 pages, it is jam-packed full of incredible information. The Indie Band Survival Guide is a book that all artists, independent or not, need to own.”

      - Ariel Hyatt, author, publicist, and founder of CyberPR - Read the complete article

"The reason the guide is so good is simple...It’s written by a pair of musicians, Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan...I’ll be recommending for years to come."

      - Journal Star - Read the complete article

 "Because this lively book offers such essential guidance in these changing times, no band should be without a copy."

      - Publishers Weekly - Read the complete article

 "Full of practical advice, it would be very popular in any public or academic library."

      - Library Journal - Read the complete article

 "Chertkow and Feehan’s detailed and well organized book is essential reading for both veteran and budding independent musicians.The two authors certainly have the experience and background to craft such a book."

      - Blog Critics - Read the complete article

 "If you are a DIY musician, seriously consider picking up the print version - beyond its endorsement of CC it is full of useful knowledge on the intricacies of the music industry."

      - Creative Commons - Read the complete article

 ”They have collected a wealth of information and tools to help the indie band in getting recognized and their music distributed to their fans and, more importantly, the rest of the market."

      -Cybergrass - Read the complete article

 "This is a practical approach to an impractical career…The steps you need to take are all here."

      - Curled Up With a Good Book - Read the complete article

The Wire Interviews Co-Author Randy Chertkow - Read the complete article

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