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How to Write One Song

Loving the Things We Create and How They Love Us Back

by Jeff Tweedy ...

Narrated by Jeff Tweedy ...

Unabridged

3 hours 8 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An accessible and inspirational guide to bringing the art and creativity of songwriting into your life, from the Grammy-winning cofounder of Wilco and Uncle TupeloThere are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity ... Read more

$20.99 CAD

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An accessible and inspirational guide to bringing the art and creativity of songwriting into your life, from the Grammy-winning cofounder of Wilco and Uncle TupeloThere are few creative acts more mysterious and magical than writing a song. But what if the goal wasn't so mysterious and was actually achievable for anyone who wants to experience more magic and creativity
... Read more
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The Birth of Loud

Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll

by Ian S. Port ...

Narrated by Pete Simonelli ...

Unabridged

9 hours 49 min

“A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history” (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar’s amplified sound—Leo Fender and Les Paul—and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.In the ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

“A hot-rod joy ride through mid-20th-century American history” (The New York Times Book Review), this one-of-a-kind narrative masterfully recreates the rivalry between the two men who innovated the electric guitar’s amplified sound—Leo Fender and Les Paul—and their intense competition to convince rock stars like the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Eric Clapton to play the instruments they built.In the
... Read more
Audiobook

One Direction: Who We Are

Our Official Autobiography

by One Direction ...

Narrated by One Direction ...

Abridged

1 hour 45 min

For the first time EVER, global superstars One Direction are releasing their 100% official autobiography, offering a new, intimate insight into their lives as never before seen or heard!In their first in-depth autobiography, pop sensations Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis tell the story of their lives. From nervously auditioning for the X Factor and meeting each other for the first time, to ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

For the first time EVER, global superstars One Direction are releasing their 100% official autobiography, offering a new, intimate insight into their lives as never before seen or heard!In their first in-depth autobiography, pop sensations Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis tell the story of their lives. From nervously auditioning for the X Factor and meeting each other for the first time, to
... Read more
Audiobook

Saved by a Song

The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting

by Mary Gauthier ...

Narrated by Mary Gauthier ...

Unabridged

7 hours 22 min

This program is read by the author and includes original music and a bonus conversation with Amy Ray of Indigo Girls.From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of songMary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny’s old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music ... Read more

$30.99 CAD

This program is read by the author and includes original music and a bonus conversation with Amy Ray of Indigo Girls.From the Grammy nominated folk singer and songwriter, an inspiring exploration of creativity and the redemptive power of songMary Gauthier was twelve years old when she was given her Aunt Jenny’s old guitar and taught herself to play with a Mel Bay basic guitar workbook. Music
... Read more
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All You Need to Know About the Music Business

11th Edition

by Donald S. Passman ...

Narrated by Gibson Frazier ...

Unabridged

22 hours 27 min

Dubbed “the industry bible” by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates explaining why musicians have more power today than ever in history; discussion of the mega-million-dollar ... Read more

$46.99 CAD

Dubbed “the industry bible” by the Los Angeles Times, All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Donald Passman is the go-to guide for everyone in the music business through ten editions, over thirty years, and over a half a million copies sold. Now with updates explaining why musicians have more power today than ever in history; discussion of the mega-million-dollar
... Read more
Audiobook

The Addiction Formula | A holistic approach to writing captivating, memorable hit songs (2nd edition)

by Friedemann Findeisen ...

Narrated by Friedemann Findeisen ...

Unabridged

3 hours 45 min

Discover The Songwriting Technique Used In 97% Of All Hit SongsHow To Use Subtle Psychological Triggers To Captivate ANY Audience.Writing Pop, Rock, RnB or Hip Hop has never been easier or more fun.Master The Art Of Writing Addicting SongsMusic is a tough industry to break into. With production gear being affordable for the first time in history, it seems like EVERYONE is making music these days. ... Read more

$29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Discover The Songwriting Technique Used In 97% Of All Hit SongsHow To Use Subtle Psychological Triggers To Captivate ANY Audience.Writing Pop, Rock, RnB or Hip Hop has never been easier or more fun.Master The Art Of Writing Addicting SongsMusic is a tough industry to break into. With production gear being affordable for the first time in history, it seems like EVERYONE is making music these days.
... Read more
Audiobook

Einstein, Michael Jackson & Me

A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll

by Howard Bloom ...

Narrated by Jim Meskimen ...

Unabridged

17 hours 3 min

Howard Bloom—called “the greatest press agent that rock and roll has ever known” by Derek Sutton, the former manager of Styx, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull—is a science nerd who knew nothing about popular music. But he founded the biggest PR firm in the music industry and helped build or sustain the careers of our biggest rock legends, including Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Marley, Bette Midler ... Read more

$34.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Howard Bloom—called “the greatest press agent that rock and roll has ever known” by Derek Sutton, the former manager of Styx, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull—is a science nerd who knew nothing about popular music. But he founded the biggest PR firm in the music industry and helped build or sustain the careers of our biggest rock legends, including Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Marley, Bette Midler
... Read more
Audiobook

There's Nothing Like This

The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift

by Kevin Evers ...

Narrated by Candace Joice ...

Unabridged

8 hours 34 min

Singer-songwriter. Trailblazer. Mastermind. The Beatles of her generation. From her genre-busting rise in country music as a teenager to the economic juggernaut that is the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has blazed a path that is uniquely hers. But how exactly has she managed to scale her success—multiple times—while dominating an industry that cycles through artists and stars like fashion trends? How ... Read more

$28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Singer-songwriter. Trailblazer. Mastermind. The Beatles of her generation. From her genre-busting rise in country music as a teenager to the economic juggernaut that is the Eras Tour, Taylor Swift has blazed a path that is uniquely hers. But how exactly has she managed to scale her success—multiple times—while dominating an industry that cycles through artists and stars like fashion trends? How
... Read more
Audiobook

Tales from the Dancefloor

Manchester / The Warehouse Project / Parklife / Sankeys / The Haçienda

by Sacha Lord ...

Narrated by Sacha Lord ...

Unabridged

7 hours 10 min

The must-read memoir from the visionary figure behind Manchester's legendary music scene, from The Haçienda to The Warehouse Project.Tales From the Dance Floor is an electrifying journey into the heart of Manchester’s music culture with its most influential promoter.Over the past three decades, Sacha Lord has hosted countless iconic parties, booked legendary DJs, and shaped an underground scene ... Read more

$28.99 CAD

The must-read memoir from the visionary figure behind Manchester's legendary music scene, from The Haçienda to The Warehouse Project.Tales From the Dance Floor is an electrifying journey into the heart of Manchester’s music culture with its most influential promoter.Over the past three decades, Sacha Lord has hosted countless iconic parties, booked legendary DJs, and shaped an underground scene
... Read more
Audiobook

The Big Payback

The History of the Business of Hip-Hop

by Dan Charnas ...

Narrated by Kevin R. Free ...

Unabridged

26 hours 43 min

An original journalist for The Source, Dan Charnas built a celebrated career in the rap industry. In The Big Payback, he chronicles the rise of the hip-hop culture and shows how it became so powerful in a matter of decades. Charnas also profiles many of the movers and shakers in this burgeoning cultural movement, offering unprecedented access to an industry that continues to shake the globe. ... Read more

$49.46 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

An original journalist for The Source, Dan Charnas built a celebrated career in the rap industry. In The Big Payback, he chronicles the rise of the hip-hop culture and shows how it became so powerful in a matter of decades. Charnas also profiles many of the movers and shakers in this burgeoning cultural movement, offering unprecedented access to an industry that continues to shake the globe.
... Read more
Audiobook

Key Changes

The Ten Times Technology Transformed the Music Industry

by Howie Singer, Bill Rosenblatt ...

Narrated by Asa Siegel ...

Unabridged

19 hours 32 min

In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades until the Internet and Napster came along and disrupted it. Key Changes shows that this view is incorrect: the industry was actually shaken up not once in the 1990s, but ten times over more than 100 years. These ten disruptions came with the introduction of new formats for enjoying ... Read more

$42.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

In recent years, narratives about the music industry tend to hew to a common theme: it was humming along for decades until the Internet and Napster came along and disrupted it. Key Changes shows that this view is incorrect: the industry was actually shaken up not once in the 1990s, but ten times over more than 100 years. These ten disruptions came with the introduction of new formats for enjoying
... Read more
Audiobook

Rolling Fields

by David Trueba ...

Narrated by Nicholas Gauci ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

WINNER OF AN ENGLISH PEN AWARD**'Effortlessly readable and fizzing with energy, this novel is by turns quirky, funny and thoughtful' Mail on SundayDani Mosca is 40 and his father has just died.Fulfilling his father's last wishes, Dani embarks on a road trip back to his childhood village, a three-hour hearse journey from Madrid. Leaving behind the busy streets of the city for the deserted, archaic ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

WINNER OF AN ENGLISH PEN AWARD**'Effortlessly readable and fizzing with energy, this novel is by turns quirky, funny and thoughtful' Mail on SundayDani Mosca is 40 and his father has just died.Fulfilling his father's last wishes, Dani embarks on a road trip back to his childhood village, a three-hour hearse journey from Madrid. Leaving behind the busy streets of the city for the deserted, archaic
... Read more
Audiobook

Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business, Chapter 2, The: Your Band, The: Working with Other Musicians

Chapter 2: Your Band: Working with Other Musicians

by Loren Weisman ...

Narrated by Loren Weisman ...

Unabridged

2 hours 27 min

Chapter 2 of The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business. This chapter is regarding Your Band: Working with Other Musicians ... Read more

$4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Chapter 2 of The Artist's Guide to Success in the Music Business. This chapter is regarding Your Band: Working with Other Musicians
... Read more
Audiobook

Microphones By Donald reed

production

by Donald Reed ...

Narrated by Donald Reed ...

Unabridged

14 min

It's a audio book on microphones and the different uses for different mic's and how they work ... Read more

$13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

It's a audio book on microphones and the different uses for different mic's and how they work
... Read more
Audiobook

DJ Digital Marketing Success Unlocked

The Ultimate Guide to Skyrocket Your DJ Career, Amplify Your Brand, and Grow Your Global Fanbase with Proven Digital Marketing Strategies in the new age AI world

by Deepak, Deepak ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Mason G ...

Unabridged

1 hour 58 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the ultimate path to DJ career success with DJ Digital Marketing Success Unlocked: The Ultimate Guide to Skyrocket Your DJ Career, Amplify Your Brand, and Grow Your Global Fanbase with Proven Digital Marketing Strategies in the new age AI world. In today's highly competitive music industry, traditional methods of DJ promotion and branding no ... Read more

$34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Discover the ultimate path to DJ career success with DJ Digital Marketing Success Unlocked: The Ultimate Guide to Skyrocket Your DJ Career, Amplify Your Brand, and Grow Your Global Fanbase with Proven Digital Marketing Strategies in the new age AI world. In today's highly competitive music industry, traditional methods of DJ promotion and branding no
... Read more
Audiobook

How to record an audiobook.

A step-by-step guide to bringing your audiobook to life

by Elisabeth Valentine Kristiansen ...

Narrated by Elisabeth Valentine Kristiansen ...

Unabridged

2 hours 17 min

Do you want to learn how to record an audiobook people will actually buy, listen to and enjoy?How to record an audiobook. A step-by-step guide to bringing your audio book to life is a comprehensive guide that takes authors though the process of creating an audiobook from start to finish. It will help you prepare, practise, record, edit and publish your audiobook.This book gives you the knowledge ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you want to learn how to record an audiobook people will actually buy, listen to and enjoy?How to record an audiobook. A step-by-step guide to bringing your audio book to life is a comprehensive guide that takes authors though the process of creating an audiobook from start to finish. It will help you prepare, practise, record, edit and publish your audiobook.This book gives you the knowledge
... Read more
Audiobook

Rock Stars Stole my Life!

A Big Bad Love Affair with Music

by Mark Ellen ...

Narrated by Mark Ellen ...

Unabridged

9 hours 25 min

In a sodden tent at a '70s festival, the teenage Mark Ellen had a dream. He dreamt that music was a rich meadow of possibility, a liberating leap to a sparkling future, an industry of human happiness - and he wanted to be part of it. Thus began his 50-year love affair with rock and roll. From his time at the NME and Smash Hits to Radio One, Old Grey Whistle Test, Live Aid, Q, Select, Mojo and The ... Read more

$34.99 CAD

In a sodden tent at a '70s festival, the teenage Mark Ellen had a dream. He dreamt that music was a rich meadow of possibility, a liberating leap to a sparkling future, an industry of human happiness - and he wanted to be part of it. Thus began his 50-year love affair with rock and roll. From his time at the NME and Smash Hits to Radio One, Old Grey Whistle Test, Live Aid, Q, Select, Mojo and The
... Read more
Audiobook

Bandologie – wie man als Musiker seine Band zum Erfolg führt

by Nils Kolonko ...

Narrated by Nils Kolonko ...

Series Audiobook 1 - Bandologie
Unabridged

8 hours 41 min

Bandologie vermittelt gesammeltes Wissen für den Erfolg als Musiker im Musikbusiness. Das Buch gibt spezielle und umsetzbare Tipps zum Thema Selbstvermarktung für Musiker. Geschrieben von Nils Kolonko, Ex-Produktmanager einer Plattenfirma, Musiker, Bandcoach und Musikbusiness-Workshopleiter. Das Buch enthält:Über 50 Beispiele aus der Praxis des MusikgeschäftsEine detaillierte Anleitung zum ... Read more

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Bandologie vermittelt gesammeltes Wissen für den Erfolg als Musiker im Musikbusiness. Das Buch gibt spezielle und umsetzbare Tipps zum Thema Selbstvermarktung für Musiker. Geschrieben von Nils Kolonko, Ex-Produktmanager einer Plattenfirma, Musiker, Bandcoach und Musikbusiness-Workshopleiter. Das Buch enthält:Über 50 Beispiele aus der Praxis des MusikgeschäftsEine detaillierte Anleitung zum
... Read more
Audiobook

We Don't Need No Education

The Story of BIMM & DIME

by Kev Nixon ...

Narrated by Kev Nixon ...

Unabridged

8 hours 8 min

We Don’t Need No Education is Kev Nixon’s uncompromising account of how modern music education lost its way - and how it could still be saved.Told in two parts, it charts a transatlantic rethink of what learning music should look like. Part One begins in the UK, with Nixon’s experiences at the top of the British music industry, and his co-founding of BIMM - the Brighton Institute of Modern Music ... Read more

$15.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

We Don’t Need No Education is Kev Nixon’s uncompromising account of how modern music education lost its way - and how it could still be saved.Told in two parts, it charts a transatlantic rethink of what learning music should look like. Part One begins in the UK, with Nixon’s experiences at the top of the British music industry, and his co-founding of BIMM - the Brighton Institute of Modern Music
... Read more
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Write Songs Right Now

by Alex Forbes ...

Narrated by Alex Forbes ...

Unabridged

4 hours 17 min

Write Songs Right Now is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to creating original pop songs—an approach that has been road-tested by thousands of Alex's students and coaching clients in New York City, some of whom have gone on to achieve great success. With insight, enthusiasm, and humor, Alex guides listeners through the process of brainstorming for ideas, crafting effective lyrics, and putting those ... Read more

$27.42 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Write Songs Right Now is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to creating original pop songs—an approach that has been road-tested by thousands of Alex's students and coaching clients in New York City, some of whom have gone on to achieve great success. With insight, enthusiasm, and humor, Alex guides listeners through the process of brainstorming for ideas, crafting effective lyrics, and putting those
... Read more
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As One

Remaking Suede

by Rodge Glass ...

Narrated by Rodge Glass ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

'As One is brilliant. Truly, a great examination of a very rare musical event that makes me cherish what Suede have managed to do all the more' Shaun Keaveny'As One documents with great care and exacting detail how Suede restored themselves from the margins' i Paper'An intimate and obsessive book, but one not only for the fans: this is a story about fresh starts and second chances and how to ... Read more

$40.99 CAD

'As One is brilliant. Truly, a great examination of a very rare musical event that makes me cherish what Suede have managed to do all the more' Shaun Keaveny'As One documents with great care and exacting detail how Suede restored themselves from the margins' i Paper'An intimate and obsessive book, but one not only for the fans: this is a story about fresh starts and second chances and how to
... Read more
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Songwriting Magic Formula, The

The shortcut to melody creation - Learn how to create HIT vocal melodies with the backing chords at the same time. Instantly on command

by Paul Wright ...

Narrated by Gary Middleton ...

Unabridged

1 hour 29 min

The Songwriting Magic FormulaThe shortcut to melody creationThe songwriting tips and tricks no one ever told you about.Instantly compose HIT vocal melodies with the backing chords at the same time.This audio book dispels the myths of songwriting and destroys the negatives that hold songwriters backand ends songwriters block in melody.Short extract from bookLet’s get rid of a few ... ... Read more

$5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

The Songwriting Magic FormulaThe shortcut to melody creationThe songwriting tips and tricks no one ever told you about.Instantly compose HIT vocal melodies with the backing chords at the same time.This audio book dispels the myths of songwriting and destroys the negatives that hold songwriters backand ends songwriters block in melody.Short extract from bookLet’s get rid of a few ...
... Read more
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Beyonce's Heart: Songs Inspired By Beyonce Contribution to Music and Society

by D.E.S.T.I.N.Y ...

Narrated by LD Taylor ...

Unabridged

26 min

Beyonce is an inspiration to millions of people around the world, and this book was written as a dedication to her work and charity. Love has always been Beyonce force behind her music, and her service to human rights and social issues made her stance uplifting to heights that reach heaven and souls to all she touches. ... Read more

$7.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Beyonce is an inspiration to millions of people around the world, and this book was written as a dedication to her work and charity. Love has always been Beyonce force behind her music, and her service to human rights and social issues made her stance uplifting to heights that reach heaven and souls to all she touches.
... Read more
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Empire State of Mind

How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner to Corner Office

by Zack O'Malley Greenburg ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

Unabridged

6 hours 57 min

Now updated and revised—from a Forbes senior editor, a compelling portrait of American rapper Jay Z and his rise from the Brooklyn projects to the top of the business world.Only a handful of people embody the legacy of hip-hop and entrepreneurship like Jay Z. A modern-day King Midas, everything he touches—sports bars, streaming services, record labels, and cognac—turns to gold. How exactly did he ... Read more

$21.99 CAD

Now updated and revised—from a Forbes senior editor, a compelling portrait of American rapper Jay Z and his rise from the Brooklyn projects to the top of the business world.Only a handful of people embody the legacy of hip-hop and entrepreneurship like Jay Z. A modern-day King Midas, everything he touches—sports bars, streaming services, record labels, and cognac—turns to gold. How exactly did he
... Read more

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