Good habits are found in every part of the design process, from promoting yourself well in order to land the client, to working with that client, to achieving the desired results on press. "100 Habits of Successful Freelance Designers" reveals solutions from a wide range of freelance designers whose years of experience have helped them find not only the most creative solutions for their clients' design needs, but also the most successful solutions. This book also focuses on the daily habits that inspire these designers to stay creative and business strategies to be successful when working on your own.

Most people regard legal contracts with an inherent suspicion. Having heard scores of horror stories we in the music business whether artists songwriters producers or management are especially cautious a perhaps even paranoid a of any binding agreement and with good reason. If you could better understand the most common a and important a documents in the game wouldn't you? Steve Gordon an entertainment attorney with over twenty years of experience in the industry is making just such an offer with his latest book EThe 11 Contracts That Every Artist Songwriter and Producer Should Know.ETHEThe 11 ContractsE is an in-depth guide intended to assist any aspirant wary of navigating the music biz or struggling to interpret its insular jargon. This no-nonsense book follows a refreshingly simple format: Gordon presents a sample agreement then breaks down the nuances of both the legal and business sides of the arrangement. Subjects covered include:THU Management AgreementsTHU Production Company and New ArtistTHU Indie Label DealsTHU Sync LicensesTHU Producer AgreementsTHU Music Publishing DealsTHU Composer AgreementsTHU Live Performance ContractsTHU Music Video Production ContractsTHU Band Agreements TH Business Actions Artists Can Take Without an AttorneyTHU Investment AgreementsTHEvery purchase also includes access to a library of streaming and downloadable video content touching on music clearances and licensing management artist publishing and producer agreements the art of hiring a music attorney the role of artist management and record companies in the music business today and more. Ensure that you will never find yourself stuck on the wrong side of a bad deal a pick up your copy of EThe 11 ContractsE today!

(Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs). New technologies are revolutionizing the music business. While these changes may be smashing traditional business models and creating havoc among the major record companies, they are also providing new opportunities for unsigned artists, independent labels, and music business entrepreneurs. The Future of the Music Business provides a legal and business road map for success in today's music business by setting forth a comprehensive summary of the rules pertaining to the traditional music business, including licensing and laws governing the online distribution of music and video. The book also provides practical tips for: * Selling music online * Using blogs and social networks * Developing an online record company * Creating an internet radio station * Opening an online music store * Raising money for recording projects online * Creating a hit song in the digital age * Taking advantage of wireless technologies * And much more This revised fourth edition is the most up-to-date and thorough examination of current trends and offers special sections on: * What to do if someone steals your song * Protecting the name of your band or label * How to find a music lawyer to shop your music * How to land a deal with an indie or a major label The accompanying DVD-ROM includes interviews with some of today's most informed professionals working in the music business.

A fun and entertaining way to have powerful conversations with children aboutmoney, investing, and personal responsibility, this coloring book contains 27important financial principles used by wealthy people everywhere.

Arthur Bach (Dudley Moore) is a millionaire playboy who spends most of his life drunk, mollycoddled by cynical manservant Hobson (John Gielgud). Threatened with poverty by his grandmother unless he finally marries his socialite fiancée Susan (Jill Eikenberry), Arthur's response is to embark on an affair with penniless, working class waitress Linda (Liza Minnelli). John Gielgud won an Oscar for Best Supporting Oscar, and a sequel, 'Arthur 2', followed in 1988.