All Area Access: Personal Management for Unsigned Musicians

by Marc Davison

(Book). Take charge of your musical destiny! All Area Access is your map for the road to musical success. Author Marc Davison puts his many years of experience as a musician and artist manager into this book. Topics include: starting a band, booking gigs, press and the media, recording, copyrights, merchandising, touring, finances, managers, agents, record deals, and much more everything you need to know and do to market your act and your music.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793581346
• ISBN13: 9780793581344
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

My Testimonial on All Area Access

An unbelievable wealth of information!! After reading thisbook non-stop, cover to cover, I set out immediately applying themethods, using the forms, and walking the talk. Guess what? In less than a month, I have label interest in one of my songs, and I co-host the hottest writers Showcase in Houston. This book made it possible for me to overcome the gnawing fear I used to have about looking like a rank amateur and in front of booking agents, and club owners. It has always been my dream to see Houston area writers and performers get the same attention and pay as the NashVegas crowd, and now it's really beginning to happen!! Thank you Mr. Davison - If you are ever in Houston, please allow me to comp your drinks and thank you in person for writing this book - oops, gotta go - my cell phone is ringing AGAIN!!

Great book! A must read for all unsigned musicians!

It is about time someone wrote a book explaining the nuts and bolts of running a band! If you are trying to put a band together or you already have one formed...BUY THIS BOOK! Why waste your time making stupid mistakes when you can get this book that is full of first rate advice? I am on my second read as we speak! Great job Marc!

Bought this book and hit a home run!!!!!

Best book on the music business that I've ever read. Pure and simple, deals with just about every element that pertains to being an unsigned band. Read so many titles that dealt with topics that don't apply it was refreshing to turn these pages and find practical and sensible advice - the kind of advice a band would get from a manager if they could find one.Hive five Mr. D.

Damn - this book was great!!!!!!!!

Bought this book after reading some of the reviews on this site. Man am I happy I did. Read the whole thing in three nights! 350 pages. This is the very best book I have ever read or found for my purposes which is - trying to make the most our of my music career. The best part about the book is the way Marc explains everything. No matter what questions popped into my head, I continue reading, and there was the answer. That's it!

ALL AREA ACCESS Where would I be without it.

ALL AREA ACCESS Who ever you are Mr. Davison, thank you for writing this book. I have purchased several books on the music business and much to my dismay I have found them to not only to be incomplete but they deal with subjects that do not apply to the daily experiences of struggling unsigned bands. ALL AREA ACCESS is the only book I have ever come across that is hands on and completely applicable to the day in and day out needs of a musician. It has opened me up to so many new avenues for my band including the college curcuit where I have just successfully booked a $1,000 event that never would have happened if it weren't for the book. I am forever grateful.