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South Valleys Library - Adult Nonfiction
306.4842 CHARNA 2011
1 available

Description

"The perfect read for music lovers and business aficionados alike, The Big Payback reveals the secret histories of the early long-shot successes of Sugar Hill Records and Grandmaster Flash, Run DMC’s crossover breakthrough on MTV, the marketing of gangsta rap, and the rise of artist/entrepreneurs like Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs. THE INSPIRATION FOR THE VH1 SERIES THE BREAKS The Big Payback takes readers from the first $15 made by a “rapping...

2) The wicked + the divine: Vol. 3,Commercial suicide

Author

Gillen, Kieron

Series

Wicked + the divine volume 3

Publisher

Image Comics, Incorporated

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction
741.5 GILLEN 2016 v.3
1 available

Description

"After the detonation of FANDEMONIUM the gods-as-pop-stars of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE try living in the long dark shadow. Team WicDiv are joined by a stellar cast of guest artists to put the spotlight on each of the gods. The multiple Eisner Award nominated series continues in the only way it knows how: darker, weirder, faster. Don't worry. It's going to be okay"--Publisher's website.

3) All you need to know about the music business

Author

Passman, Donald S

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - New Arrivals Shelf
780.2373 PASSMA 2023
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Description

"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 sales of artists' songs and record catalogs; how artist...

4) The music never stops: what putting on 10,000 shows has taught me about life, liberty, and the pursuit of magic

Author

Shapiro, Peter

Publisher

Hachette Books

Pub. Date

2022.

Language

English

On Shelf

Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction
BIO SHAPIRO 2022
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Description

"Peter Shapiro is the best known and most influential concert promoter of his generation. In The music never stops, Shapiro shares the inside story of how he became a power-house in the music industry through the lens of fifty iconic concerts. Along the way, readers gain insight into what it was like to work with some of the most celebrated bands in modern music"-- "The engrossing, insightful, and personal musical odyssey of Peter Shapiro, perhaps...