Dave Black: a Publisher's Perspective by Rick Mattingly
Dave Black: a Publisher’s Perspective By Rick Mattingly ave Black serves as Vice President and Another mistake I often see are people RM: I often saw books that came from teachers Editor-in-Chief, School & Church who try to write the bible of whatever sub- who said, “Instead of students having to buy Publications, for Alfred Music Pub- ject they’re teaching, and they send in a 200- several different drum books, this one book has Dlishing Company. A prolific composer page manuscript. No one is going to publish everything they need!” It would have a little bit and arranger, more than 60 of his composi- a book that size. Had they talked to the about reading, a little bit about rudiments, a tions and arrangements have been published publisher in advance and asked for a recom- couple of pages of Stick Control-type exercises, by Alfred, Barnhouse, CPP/Belwin, TRN, mended page count, they could have saved a little bit of rock drumset, a little bit of jazz Highland/Etling, and Warner Bros. Black themselves a lot of time. drumset, a little bit about fills, a little double has written for the bands of Louie Bellson, bass, a little odd-time stuff—a little bit of a lot RM: Sammy Nestico, Bill Watrous, Bobby Shew, Ed Based on what I saw when I used to review of things, but not enough of anything. Shaughnessy, Gordon Brisker, and the C.S.U., manuscripts for Hal Leonard, how many times DB: Right. The typical cover letter I often Northridge Jazz Ensemble.
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