Overview

Full Product Details

9781975626433

Table of Contents

Reviews

Praise for Hacking Music Do you want to be the first in your own line of originals, or last in a long line of imitators? If Harvard had a course on the new music industry, this would be the textbook. - Steve Thompson, producer/engineer for Guns N' Roses (Appetite for Destruction), John Lennon, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Korn, Wu-Tang Clan, Metallica An operating system for the way the music marketplace world actually works. - Ted Goldthorpe, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Supervisor North American Publishing The music business is a series of winding roads, confusing intersections, and dead ends. This book provides a great roadmap. - Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics, Pandora A roadmap that artists will use every day. - Lee Parsons, CEO of Ditto Music I have known John for many years, and his experience and insights are extremely valuable to anyone wanting a career in this ever-evolving industry. I would add this to my must read list for sure! - Adam Anders, executive music producer for Glee; sold more than 100 million albums Hacking Music is a collection of signals in a world full of noise. For musicians, it is equal parts Art of War and Rules for Radicals. - Scott Welch, manager for Alanis Morissette, LeAnn Rimes, Steve Perry, Collective Soul. (Under Mr. Welch's direction, Alanis Morissette's debut album Jagged Little Pill was the largest-selling debut album in history, with worldwide sales in excess of 34 million.)

Author Information

John Pisciotta born in Austin TX, but he planted his roots in Nashville, Tennessee. A graduate of Belmont University with a focus in Entertainment and Music Business, John Pisciotta is Founder and Managing Partner at Jetpack Artist Ventures, LLC. Jetpack is a diversified media company with roots in talent and technology. A music and media firm that accelerates high-performing artists and assets. We partner with artists, managers, and investors by structuring strategic partnerships that align with the artist's career growth and asset maximization in mind. Across four business units, Management, Synchronization, Services and Capital Partners, Jetpack is focused on helping our portfolio partners win. Jetpack Team Highlights Include: American Music Award, Multiple Grammy nominations, Song of the Year nominations, Video of the Year nominations, 4 albums debuting at #1 upon release, 21 singles, 6 #1 singles, 15 top 10 singles, second biggest selling album by a female artist with more than 33 million units globally. With clients in major cities like Nashville, New York, London, Sydney, and Toronto, Rocket to the Stars' Wade Sutton has dedicated his life to helping music artists in all aspects of their careers. Armed with nearly twenty years of professional radio and journalism experience, Wade provides an array of services to artists, including the writing of biographies and press releases, the creation of press kits, websites, and sponsorship decks, media interview preparation and more. Wade's strategies have been featured on websites such as CD Baby and Discmakers. He is the host of The Six Minute Music Business Podcast. In 2014, Wade teamed up with former Taylor Swift manager and Big Machine consultant Rick Barker to co-author The $150,000 Music Degree. In addition to being an advocate for music artists, Wade is also an active speaker. He has appeared at several workshops in Nashville and was a featured speaker during the 2018 Music Entrepreneur Conference at Harvard University. With clients in major cities like Nashville, New York, London, Sydney, and Toronto, Rocket to the Stars' Wade Sutton has dedicated his life to helping music artists in all aspects of their careers. Armed with nearly twenty years of professional radio journalism experience, Wade now provides an array of services to artists, including the writing of biographies and press releases, the creation of press kits, websites, and sponsorship proposals, media interview preparation, and more. Not only have his strategies been featured on top websites for independent musicians such as CD Baby and Disc Makers, Wade has also spoken at music workshops in Nashville and made numerous webinar appearances, including some in which he was a guest of Berklee Online founder Dave Kusek. In 2014, Wade teamed up with former Taylor Swift manager and Big Machine consultant, Rick Barker, to co-author The $150,000 Music Degree, a music business e-book read by many, including country music superstar Dierks Bentley and multi-hit songwriter Brent Baxter.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available