Description: Kathryn Lineberger, founder of the New York band Fluffer, has learned a lot about the music industry, and she shares her hard-won wisdom in this frank, funny step-by-step guidebook that covers everything you need to know about forming your band - and dealing with the inevitable personnel changes; getting the instruments and equipment you need; (i.e., shopping, scrounging, borrowing, and begging); writing songs...and how to deal with those pesky "creative differences"; dealing with managers, lawyers, producers, engineers, and mixers; avoiding mistakes, rip-offs, and traumas of all kinds; recording your music - from the rehearsal tape to the demo to the real thing, and putting together a package for club bookers - and promoting your shows.

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