How to Pitch and Promote Your Songs

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Summary: Fred Koller offers his insider's know-how
Review: A very useful guide...especially if your ambitions are Nashville-centric. Helpful insights into the inner workings of the music business are rare and appreciated. This one is not academic....it is practical.

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Summary: NASHVILLE SONG SYSTEM DESCRIBED IN HELPFUL GUIDEBOOK
Review: Koller is a working Nashville songwriter who also sits on the board of the Nashville Songwriter's Association International (NSAI), which does a terrific job of mentoring capable young songwriters and giving them an entry point into the Nashville writers' community. The title pretty well describes the book, and Koller is an author equal to his task. On another point, as Writer's Digest pulls back from its ten years of leadership in the field of music business books (mid-80's to mid- 90's), I'm glad to see former Writer's Digest authors such as Koller and Paul Zollo finding good second homes. In the case of Fred Koller, our thanks go to Allworth Press in New York, a division of Billboard Books. Ron Simpson, School of Music, Brigham Young University. Author of MASTERING THE MUSIC BUSINESS.

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Summary: An invaluable guide and tutorial for song promoters.
Review: Songwriters have benefitted from the prior editions of this classic: this third edition updates information, expanding and revising chapters and revealing today's new tools needed to get songs recorded. From understanding the business needs of agents and producers to targeting producers with special styles, How To Pitch And Promote Your Songs is an invaluable guide to the basics.

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Summary: Helpful tips for hopefull songwriters
Review: When I came to Nashville 25 years ago I couldn't find any information about how one went about getting their songs heard by artists and publishers. There are now shelves full of books about how to write better songs but I still believe that my book is one of the few that talk about how songwriters can succeed at getting their songs recorded. I'm glad to have written and published 3 number one songs for Kathy Mattea and Jeff Healy's beautiful version of Angel Eyes which I wrote with John Hiatt proved to me that one should always expect the unexpected.It gets harder every year but I still meet many writers who tell me that this book helped them become successful at something they never dreamed they could do for a living. I hope my book inspires you to get your songs to the audience they deserve.

Thanks,

Fred Koller