The Musician's Guide to the Internet

Book excerpt: This book was the first internet guide specifically written for musicians. Now fully revised and updated, the second edition is loaded with even more practical information on how to take full advantage of all the information age has to offer. Topics covered include: equipment requirements; getting online; e-mail; chat, IRC and instant messaging; MP3s and compressed audio; how to build your first website; internet radio and streaming audio; file sharing; selling music online; building web traffic; and more. A musician and software executive, Todd Souvignier is co-founder and CTO of Exploit Systems, Inc. His writing has appeared in Mix and Electronic Musician magazines. Gary Hustwit is the author of Releasing an Independent Record and Getting Radio Airplay. He has written for Billboard and Guitar World.