The full second edition of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business, free, in four formats, PDF, EPUB, MOBI and the full audiobook, from the person who wrote it.
For you if you would like a copy, or if you have a friend or a family member who might enjoy it.
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The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
456 pages · 5.4 MB · The book laid out as it is in print, with the page numbers and the artwork.
The Artist’s Guide, EPUB edition (zip) (opens in a new tab)
1.6 MB · The reflowing ebook format, where the text resizes to the screen. Unzip it, then open the .epub file in a reader, or send it to a Kindle with Amazon’s Send to Kindle.
The Artist’s Guide, MOBI edition (zip) (opens in a new tab)
4.1 MB · The legacy Kindle format, for an older Kindle that a file is copied to over USB, or for a library app such as Calibre. Send to Kindle takes the EPUB, not this one.
No email address, no form and no sign up. The EPUB and the MOBI sit inside a zip because this site does not accept those two file types as uploads.
DOWNLOAD THE AUDIOBOOK
The whole audiobook I recorded, 264 tracks, 18 hours 28 minutes, 1.47 GB. It sits in twelve zip files, one for the front matter and one for each of the eleven chapters, so a chapter at a time is easier than the lot in one go. Unzip a chapter and the mp3s play in any music or podcast app.
- Foreword, Author’s Note, Introduction, Conclusion and a blooper reel (opens in a new tab)
5 tracks · 18 min · 20.8 MB - Chapter 1. The Music Industry and You (opens in a new tab)
21 tracks · 1 hr 14 min · 89.6 MB - Chapter 2. Your Band: Working with Other Musicians (opens in a new tab)
30 tracks · 2 hr 28 min · 209.5 MB - Chapter 3. Defining and Refining Your Sound (opens in a new tab)
14 tracks · 53 min · 61.0 MB - Chapter 4. Managing, Performing, and Booking Gigs (opens in a new tab)
28 tracks · 2 hr 2 min · 115.4 MB - Chapter 5. Solo or Band Touring (opens in a new tab)
21 tracks · 51 min · 94.7 MB - Chapter 6. The Music Business Plan (opens in a new tab)
9 tracks · 44 min · 60.8 MB - Chapter 7. In the Recording Studio (opens in a new tab)
30 tracks · 3 hr 5 min · 231.7 MB - Chapter 8. Fundraising and Investors (opens in a new tab)
22 tracks · 1 hr 20 min · 120.9 MB - Chapter 9. Your Band Is the Brand (opens in a new tab)
22 tracks · 1 hr 7 min · 105.8 MB - Chapter 10. Music Marketing and Promotions (opens in a new tab)
38 tracks · 3 hr 5 min · 259.6 MB - Chapter 11. Your Career in the Music Business of Today (opens in a new tab)
24 tracks · 1 hr 22 min · 136.3 MB
Sorry, no paperbacks or hardbacks. I do not own the rights to them.
Table of Contents
What I ask
If I have sent you this page, please feel free to download a copy for yourself, and to share the link directly with a close friend or friends.
Please do not post it in a public place online or on any social media site. The paperback, the ebook and the audio are still for sale online, and the quarterly royalties are still nice. I am happy for you to take advantage of the book gifting here. Please share sparingly.
What is in the book
Eleven chapters, with a foreword by Elliott Randall, the acknowledgments, an author’s note and an introduction in front of them.
- The Music Industry and You
- Your Band: Working with Other Musicians
- Defining and Refining Your Sound
- Managing, Performing, and Booking Gigs
- Solo or Band Touring
- The Music Business Plan
- In the Recording Studio
- Fundraising and Investors
- Your Band Is the Brand
- Music Marketing and Promotions
- Your Career in the Music Business of Today
The conclusion, the about the author page and the index close it out.
About this edition
The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business, second edition, published by Greenleaf Book Group Press of Austin, Texas, and released on 13 November 2013. 456 pages. ISBN 978-1-60832-578-8. The subtitle on the cover reads the “who, what, when, where, why and how” of the steps that musicians and bands have to take to succeed in music.
The full page for the book on this site is Artists Guide to Success in the Music Business, with the reviews, the references and the places it is sold.
Loren Weisman is a brand communications and optics strategist working from Orlando, Florida. He works with authoritative businesses and individuals to build brand and communication foundations that hold up under scrutiny, highlighting real experience rather than manufactured hype. His background includes participation on 700+ albums as a drummer and producer, TV production credits with ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS and TLC, and five books: the first and second editions of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business, Music Business For Dummies, Alphabet Animal Adventures Across America, written with his daughter, and a 2026 book released under a pen name.
A little more on the ghost drumming in this blog and in this podcast episode. More on me is on the about page.
If you would rather buy it
- Audible, the audiobook
- Barnes & Noble
- AbeBooks
- ThriftBooks
- Google Books
- Apple Books author page
- Audible author page
I also wrote Music Business For Dummies for John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 9781119049654.
Questions about the free copies
What is on the Book Gifting page for The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business?
The Book Gifting page has the second edition of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business, free, in PDF, EPUB and MOBI, and the full audiobook in twelve chapter zips. I ask that if I have sent you the page, you feel free to download a copy for yourself and share the link directly with a close friend or friends. I am happy for you to take advantage of the book gifting here, and I ask you to share sparingly.
What does it cost to get the free copies of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business?
The copies of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business on the Book Gifting page cost nothing. There is no email address to hand over, no form and no sign up. I offer the full second edition from the person who wrote it, for anyone who would like a copy or has a friend or a family member who might enjoy it.
Can I share the free copy of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business?
Yes, I am happy for you to share the free copy of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business directly with a friend. I ask that you do not post it in a public place online or on any social media site. The ebook and the audio are still for sale.
Is the paperback of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business free too?
No, the paperback is not free. I do not own the rights to the paperback or the hardback, so what is here is the PDF, the EPUB and the MOBI. If you would rather buy the book, I list Audible for the audiobook, AbeBooks, ThriftBooks, Google Books and my Apple Books author page.
Which file of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business should I take?
Take the PDF for a computer, a phone or a tablet, the EPUB for an e-reader, or the MOBI for an older Kindle. The EPUB is the one Amazon’s Send to Kindle takes, the MOBI is for an older Kindle that a file is copied to over USB, and the audiobook zips are to listen to rather than read. I describe the PDF as the book laid out as it is in print, with the page numbers and the artwork, and the EPUB as the reflowing ebook format, where the text resizes to the screen.
Why are the EPUB and the MOBI inside a zip?
The EPUB and the MOBI of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business sit inside zips because my site does not accept those two file types as uploads. Unzip it and the file is there. The audiobook I recorded also sits in twelve zip files, one for the front matter and one for each of the eleven chapters, so a chapter at a time is easier than the lot in one go.
Who wrote the foreword of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business?
In the second edition of my book The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business, Elliott Randall wrote the foreword. In that edition, the foreword, the acknowledgments, an author’s note and an introduction come in front of the eleven chapters. The conclusion, the about the author page and the index close it out.
How long is the second edition of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business?
The second edition of my book The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business is 456 pages, in eleven chapters. Greenleaf Book Group Press of Austin, Texas published it, and it was released on 13 November 2013. Its ISBN is 978-1-60832-578-8.
Is there a free audiobook of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business?
Yes, I recorded the audiobook of The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business, and it is on the Book Gifting page, free. It is 264 tracks, 18 hours 28 minutes, in twelve zip files, one for the front matter and one for each chapter. It is also for sale on Audible.
What other books has Loren Weisman written?
I have put out five books. The Artist’s Guide to Success in the Music Business came out first in 2010 through Book Publishers Network, an independent publisher, ISBN 9781935359333. I rewrote the majority of it for the second edition, published in 2013 through Greenleaf Book Group, ISBN 9781608325788, and I kept the title because it had traction. That second edition is the one on this page. Music Business For Dummies was published by John Wiley and Sons in 2015, ISBN 9781119049654. A 2026 book was released under a pen name. Alphabet Animal Adventures Across America, a children’s book I wrote with my daughter, also came out in 2026, through Dadau Publishing. All five are described on the author strategy page.
Loren Weisman is a Brand Communications and Optics Strategist who specializes in illuminating authoritative intelligence and amplifying authentic experts.
Weisman is the host of the brand communications and optics podcast Wait What Really OK.
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