FRONTLIST Practice routines Survival tips present yoga from from the pros. H a musician’s perspective. PRESS EE KL BER Musician’s Yoga Music Smarts A Guide to Practice, Performance, The Inside Truth and Road-Tested and Inspiration Wisdom from the Brightest Minds by Mia Olson in the Music Business In this groundbreaking guide, Professor Mia Olson of the Berklee by Mr. Bonzai College of Music shares the method behind her popular Yoga for edited by David Schwartz Musicians courses. A certified yoga instructor, Professor Olson This amazing compilation features 600 quotations from esteemed shows how musicians can develop a more focused and concentrated musicians and artists who have taken a moment to refect on their mind for performance and increased body awareness by integrating influences, heroes, integrity, performances, and so much more. yoga into practice routines. The meditation approaches, breathing These gems of hard-won wisdom cover not only the highs of suc- techniques, and yoga postures in this book will help you: cess, money, and fame, but also frankly reveal the lows of missteps • Cultivate proper posture and ease of movement and rejection. The shared experiences of heavy-hitters such as George Martin, Tom Petty, Phil Ramone, Brian Wilson, Jack Johnson, • Get more out of practice through improved focus k.d. lang, David Foster, and Carlos Santana, to name just a few, can • Use breath to improve phrasing and ease performance anxiety function as both advice for those starting out in the industry and a behind-the-scenes peek for any music fan. This handbook also • Avoid overuse injuries includes a visual “who’s who” of the music biz with the inclusion of • Play with deeper expression through inspiration headshots of the artists featured. A celebration of what it means to make music, this collection is a must-have for anyone who has ever Mia Olson (Boston, MA) is a professor in the woodwind department at Berklee College of Music, where she teaches flute, piano, and Yoga for Musicians. A hummed a tune or been inspired by an insightful lyric. certified Kripalu Yoga teacher as well as a versatile performing and recording PREVIOUS BOOK BY AUTHOR: FACES of MUSIC: 25 Years of Lunching artist, she has presented Yoga for Musicians seminars for music organizations with Legends ($24.99, cloth, 2006, Cengage, 978-1-59863-024-4). and music festivals around the world. Author Mr. Bonzai (Los Angeles) is an award-winning photographer, journalist, and author of over 1,000 articles and several books about music and other arts. Editor David Schwartz (Los Angeles) is co-founder and former editor-in-chief of Mix magazine. APRIL MARCH Music / Exercises • 978-0-87639-095-5 • 128 pages • 6” x 9” • Music Business/Recording • 978-0-87639-0979 • 192 pages • 6” x 9” Paperback Original • BISAC: MUS016000 • HL50449587 • US $14.95 • • Paperback Original • BISAC: MUS033000, MUS004000 • HL50449591 World Rights • US $14.95 • World Rights 40 HAL LEONARD PERFORMING ARTS PUBLISHING GROUP FRONTLIST The Ultimate Combines Chart and Sixties artist’s H book for rock activity over RE music fans. five charts. CO RD RESEAR C H Joel Whitburn Presents Rock Joel Whitburn Presents Across Tracks 1981-2008 the Charts: The 1960s edited by Joel Whitburn edited by Joel Whitburn For the first time ever, Rock Tracks lists every artist and song Across the Charts: The 1960s is the complete story of a full ten years to appear on Billboard’s “Modern Rock Tracks” (also known as of music on five Billboard charts. One comprehensive, combined A-Z “Alternative”) and “Mainstream Rock Tracks” charts – all in one Artist Section lists, in chronological order for each artist, all of the combined, comprehensive A-to-Z artist listing! This all-inclusive artist’s charted hits that appeared on any of the five singles charts. format gathers all chart data from both charts in one master list- Shows complete chart data – including data from multiple charts for ing – so it’s easy for you to instantly compare your favorite artist’s crossover songs – plus picture sleeve photos for certain artists, spe- achievements on either or both of the Billboard’s two premier Rock cial bonus sections and more! Throughout the 1960s, music evolved charts. and crossed over genre lines like never before – and it’s all captured right here in a single, mammoth, all encompassing volume! RELATED TITLES: Rock Tracks 1981-2002 (978-0-89820-153-6); Top • Hot 100 Singles Pop Singles 1955-2006 (978-0-89820-172-7) • Country Singles Joel Whitburn (Milwaukee, WI) leads a team of researchers at Record Research • R&B Singles who delve into all of Billboard’s music and video charts in unmatched depth and detail. Widely recognized as the most authoritative historian on charted music, • Easy Listening (Adult Contemporary) Singles Joel has also collaborated with Rhino Records on a series of CD albums of • Bubbling Under the Hot 100 Singles America’s top charted hits. Joel’s own record collection remains unrivaled the world over and includes every charted Hot 100 and pop single back to 1936 and every charted pop album back to 1945. RELATED TITLE: Billboard Hot 100 Annual, 7th Ed. (Record Research, 0-89820-168-3), All Music Guide to Rock, 3rd Ed. (Backbeat, 0-87930- 653-X) MAY MAY Music Discography • 978-0-89820-174-1 • 400 pages • 7” x 9” • Music Reference / Discographies • 978-0-089820-175-8 • 496 pages • Hardcover • BISAC: MUS012000 • HL00332778 • US $49.95 • World 7” x 9” • Hardcover • BISAC:MUS012000, HL00332813 • HL00332813 Rights • U.S. $49.95 • World Rights SPRING 2009 FRONTLIST 41 CHERRY LANE GRETSCH ENTERPRISES FRONTLIST Authorized update Famed H includes 2008 historian release – a fan reveals the must! untold story of a guitar- making ERPRISES pioneer. T EN H C S T GRE Metallica Complete Lyrics The Story of Paul Bigsby / 2nd Edition The Father of the Modern Cherry Lane Music Electric Solidbody Guitar ANE Metallica’s success can be directly attributed to their passionate, by Andy Babiuk no-compromise attitude, which comes through loud and clear in the Bigsby, who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal Y L words they sing. Now fans can have the complete lyrics to all of their steel guitar, also built the first modern solid body electric guitar for favorite songs in this collection – updated to include St. Anger and Merle Travis in 1948, predating Leo Fender and Gibson’s Les Paul their 2008 release, Death Magnetic. The Complete Lyrics features HERR by a number of years. C more than 80 songs, introduced by Steffan Chirazi, the editor of So This deluxe illustrated coffee table book contains over 300 color What!, Metallica’s Fan Club newsletter. and black & white photos. Many of these have not previously been PREVIOUS EDITION: 978-1-57560-539-5 published, and over 50 are actual Bigsby instrument photos taken by fine arts photographer Greg Morgan. The book also comes with an Metallica (Oakland, CA) formed in 1981 and has grown from an underground audio CD of Paul Bigsby, recorded in the late 1950s, telling stories heavy metal outfit to one of the most successful acts in the world, selling more than 70 million albums to an intensely loyal fan base worldwide. They have been of his business. on a worldwide tour promoting their latest release. RELATED TITLES: The Early Years of Les Paul Legacy (978-0-634- 04861-6), 50 Years of Fender (978-0-87930-621-2) Andy Babiuk (Rochester, NY) authored the critically acclaimed and best-selling book Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four’s Equipment, From Stage to Studio (978-0-87930-731-8). Andy is also a successful musician who continues to tour throughout the world with his popular band The Chesterfield Kings. Photograph by Anton Corbijn. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records MARCH MARCH Rock / Heavy Metal • 978-1-60378-086-5 • 128 pages • 6” x 9” • Musical Instruments / Guitar • 978-0-615-24304-7 • 200 pages • Paperback • BISAC: MUS035000, MUS001900 • HL02501234 • US 9-3/4” x 11-1/2” • Hardcover w/CD • Color and B&W photos throughout $9.95 • World Rights • BISAC: MUS023060, MUS050000 • HL00332770 • US $40.00 • World Rights 42 HAL LEONARD PERFORMING ARTS PUBLISHING GROUP FRONTLIST Complete Fascinating reference on story for H collectible guitar C guitars. collectors. EN T ERS T REAM Neptune Bound Moderne Guitar The Ultimate Danelectro Guitar Guide The Holy Grail of Vintage Guitars by Doug Tulloch by Ronald Lynn Wood Produced for just 12 years, from 1954 to 1966, Danelectro guitars The Gibson Moderne is an electric guitar designed by Gibson in 1957 have found a place in the hearts of collectors and players with their alongside the Flying V and Explorer as part of a stylistically advanced space age design and affordable price tags. In a companion book line. Sources claim that Gibson made a handful of prototypes, but to the story of the guitars, here is the ultimate guide to all things an original has yet to surface. The Moderne was eventually put into Danelectro, including amps, guitars, basses, and effect pedals. production in 1982. Because of their very limited production and Includes patents, dating and ID, models, specifications and values, forward design, Modernes are highly sought by collectors. Here is prototypes, print advertising, schematics, and much more. the story, explained in interviews and photos, of this curious develop- ment associated with the golden era of guitar making. Doug Tulloch (Dartmouth, MA) bought his first Danelectro guitar in a barbershop for $80.00 in 1976 and has since become known as the foremost specialist in Ronald Wood (Gainesville, FL) has been a musician for 31 years, and has the country.