Review By Shawn Bradshaw (CyberfretBass.com)
"The Little Black Book of Band Profit Secrets"
written by Sean Farrington

The Little Black Book of Band Profit Secrets Use it to Get Signed or Profit more as an Independent

A big part of what I do as a private guitar and bass teacher, and author on CyberfretBass.com is to teach the fundamentals about music. Topics like technique, improvisation, songwriting etc. are all important for aspiring musicians to learn. Once you decide take your music to the next level and start to perform live, or record your own music, you need whole new set of skills; business skills. Many great and talented artists never have success with their music because they lack the tools necessary to market themselves. Now the good news, you don’t have to be one of those artists.

“The Little Black Book of Band Profit Secrets” written by Sean Farrington was specifically written to give you the artist the skills necessary to make money from your music. Sean has been a professional in the music industry since 1993 and has held positions from venue and event manager, to label exec. and producer. He takes this real world experience and puts it into a well-organized roadmap to help lead you to a successful music career.

“Band Profit” is in e-book format and contains a huge amount of proven techniques to help you make money from your music. A large point that Sean makes in the book is that it is important to have “Evidence of Success” before trying to attract the attention of record labels. “Evidence of Success” is where you have built up a career that has specific hot points that cause labels to sit up and take notice. It is a little like having a resume that has everything your employer is looking for, which in this case is profitability and popularity.

But this book is not just for musicians looking to get signed to a record label. These techniques help teach you how to make money even as an independent musician. You will learn topics from booking to promotion to marketing; Sean does an excellent job of covering all of the topics that you need to be successful.

Often when people think of business they think of dull dry number crunching, and people stuffed in business suits with no personality. Sean is not one of these people. This book is fun to read, and teaches you the important business skills without putting you to sleep. Prepare to learn and laugh with this book.

In addition to the hundreds of tools and illustrations in the book itself, Sean also includes, 3 bonus audio lessons in MP3 format, plus an additional e-book called “Your Down And Dirty Promotions Guide”. Whether you want be and independent musician, or have dreams of signing with a major label, “The Little Black Book of Band Profit Secrets” is a must read.

***** 5 out of 5 stars

Right now Sean is offering a free e-book on his site called “Co-Op Synergy Power” as well as a ton of other free info in his newsletter. So be sure and check out his website.

Click here to visit the Band Profit website

Also be sure to check out these articles written by Sean Farrington here on Cyberfret.com. You can see first hand Sean’s writing style, and learn some important music business lessons as well.