Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The music industry, like every other business, is based on personal relationships: who you know, what you know and who knows you. "Networking in the Music Business" is the blueprint for developing the people skills necessary to achieve success in the global music industry. With this detailed guide to creating a career game plan and by learning from artists, writers and executives who have already established themselves as major players, both the professional and aspiring musician will have a substantial edge. Author Dan Kimpel, a 20-year veteran of the music industry whose recent credits include working with Quincy Jones, Babyface, Diane Warren, Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman, has been in a key position to observe how personal skills positively impact professional achievements. These invaluable insights are vividly documented in a high-energy, highly readable fashion. This is a book bursting with vital information from an industry insider!

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. x)
• Chapter 1 What is Networking? (p. 1)
• Chapter 2 The Modern Music Industry (p. 7)
• Chapter 3 Meeting the Movers and Shakers (p. 21)
• Chapter 4 What Have You Got? (p. 43)
• Chapter 5 Selling Your Stuff (p. 68)
• Chapter 6 Putting it All Together (p. 112)
• Networking Resources (p. 121)