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Top Books Every Musician Should Read
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items These books will help you write good songs, make the recordings sound good, and then turn them into money makers. Plus there is some life advice thrown in for good measure. There are very few books that I consider "Must Read" and these are them.
Sections
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Personal Development
Songwriting
Music Business
Mixing + Mastering
Personal Development
These books are for everyone, not just musicians.
This book changed my life. I try to reread it every year.
The Compound Effect - Hardy, Darren: Books
While I haven't quite got my things down to the low amount that I want to, I've read this book several times. Every time I finish it, I get a little bit closer to where I want to be with the amount of things I own.
Goodbye, Things: The New Japanese Minimalism
Songwriting
Essential books for anyone who wants to write songs that people love.
Jeff Tweedy is best known as the primary singer and songwriter for the band Wilco.
How to Write One Song: Loving the Things We Create
Another book that should be required reading for anyone who wants to write songs. I actually keep this one on my desk. It's a short book but packed with useful information. I reference it often.
Songwriting: Essential Guide to Lyric Form & Structure
Music Business
The business side of music. If you want to make it in the industry, you have to know business.
This book will teach you how to be a thriving artist instead of a starving artist.
Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New ...
While this book isn't specific to music business, it is one of the best business books I've ever read. And the second Darren Hardy book to make this list.
The Entrepreneur Roller Coaster: Why Now
This is another business book that isn't specific to the music industry, but it changed the way I thought about business and improved my record label quite a bit.
The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work
Mixing + Mastering
Once you've written and recorded your song, you have to make it sound good. These books will help you get there.
This book has absolutely everything you need to know about mixing in any size studio (but especially if you have a small studio like me).
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio