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Outside the jukebox : how I turned my vintage music obsession into my dream gig
- Title
- Outside the jukebox : how I turned my vintage music obsession into my dream gig / Scott Bradlee.
- Author
- Bradlee, Scott, 1981-
- Publication
- New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- xii, 244 pages, 8 unpaged pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color); 22 cm
- Summary
- The author shares the story of how his experiments in applying his passion for jazz, ragtime, and doo-wop music to contemporary popular hits ultimately led to his project, Postmodern Jukebox, becoming a global sensation.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Biography.
- Contents
- My first gig, or How I got fired from Walmart -- How to skip your lessons and still become a musician -- Falling in love with the process -- Creating the future by embracing the past -- An underachiever's guide to fumbling through higher education -- Finding my niche -- How to pay your bills doing something you kind of enjoy -- Dealing with failure -- Finding a new way forward -- Hey now, you're a YouTube star -- -- The monster called perfectionism -- Embracing changing technology -- From pianist to producer -- Finding inspiration in the most unlikely places -- the quiet birth of postmodern jukebox -- Getting the band back together -- How I earned to stop worrying and love my YouTube trolls -- The internet as amplifier -- Making it on a budget -- How to go mainstream--with the help of Miley Cyrus -- Building the right team -- Constructing a dream factory -- the power of absurdity -- Taking the plunge -- How getting kicked out landed us on Hollywood's map -- Things fall apart -- Uncovering the awesome power of collaboration -- Tapping the authentic self -- Success (and its discontents) -- Making it without a record deal -- Setting up shop -- Making a great impression -- The advantages of an entourage -- The search for freedom -- Thinking outside the jukebox -- The show must go on -- A community thrives -- Returning home -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- JND 18-101
- ISBN
- 9780316415736
- 0316415731
- LCCN
- 2018934274
- OCLC
- 1038518642
- Author
- Bradlee, Scott, 1981- author.
- Title
- Outside the jukebox : how I turned my vintage music obsession into my dream gig / Scott Bradlee.
- Publisher
- New York : Hachette Books, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Edition
- First edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Research Call Number
- JND 18-101