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What's Up Dawg?: How to Become a Superstar in the Music Business
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What's Up Dawg?: How to Become a Superstar in the Music Business Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition

by K. C. Baker; Randy Jackson

Everything one needs to know about becoming a recording star is related by the "American Idol" judge and recording executive.


Summary

So you wanna be a superstar? You want the fans? The glitz? The glamour? The bling? American Idol judge Randy Jackson has been the man behind the star-making machine for the past 25 years, producing, recording, managing and performing with the biggest names in the music industry, including *NSYNC, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Destiny’s Child, Bon Jovi and Journey, among many others. If anybody knows the music biz, it’s Randy.Now for the first time, Randy reveals his secrets—and those of the industry’s top experts—to making it big in the music industry. With his cool, hip, straightforward style, he’s going to break it all down for you in layman’s terms. He’ll help you find your musical style and how it can mean the difference between scoring a record deal—or going nowhere. He’ll give you the 411 on how to land gigs, network with the industry’s power players, make a blazing hot demo and snag the all-important record deal—all while staying true to yourself.

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SO YOU, YOU WANNA BE A STAR, RIGHT?

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  • Title What's Up Dawg?: How to Become a Superstar in the Music Business
  • Author K. C. Baker; Randy Jackson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 273
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Hachette Books, NY
  • Date 2004-01-12
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781401307745 / 1401307744
  • Weight 0.74 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.58 x 5.55 x 0.63 in (21.79 x 14.10 x 1.60 cm)
  • Ages 17 to 18 years
  • Grade levels 12 - 13
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004300455
  • Dewey Decimal Code 780.237

About the author

In addition to being a judge on American Idol, Randy Jackson is an award-winning producer, songwriter, and musician who has worked on more than 1,000 gold and multi-platinum albums with some of the biggest superstars in the music business.

K. C. Baker is an entertainment correspondent for People magazine. She has worked as a staff writer for the New York Daily News and has written for publications including Cosmopolitan and Seventeen.
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