I didn’t know what to call this blog post, so I chose a title that would get your attention. It worked, right?

I love reading and have stacks of books to prove it. My husband tells me I should have been a librarian instead of a musician. He tells me to sell them and go buy a few guitars!! Well I might just take him up on his advice.

I often like to look through bookstores to see what is happening in the world today: especially, when it comes to careers in music. I like to know what musicians are doing, and how they are getting their music heard.

A few years ago, a musician friend of mine told me about a book that changed his career. It was called the Indie Bible. He said that this guy – who I have come to know as David Wimble from Ottawa, Canada – had written a book that could help any indie artist get their career off the ground.

So of course I had to have it to see what it was about, and if it wasn’t that great I could always chuck it with the rest of my books collecting cobwebs.

Well, not only have I not chucked it but I continue to use the book as a resource on how to make it in the music business. I have to say it surprised me in regards to how much incredible information it offers.

There are pages and pages of invaluable contacts from where to send CD’s, to contacts for internet radio, and labels. David also offers his own pointers on working in the music business. The Indie Bible is a book that is re-published yearly and updated. This is important, since it seems that every few months something else changes in this business.

Note: There are a lot of books being sold, that only after a year are outdated.

After my latest interview with David Wimble for Female Musician Online, I decided I wanted to add his book as a part of the books that I would offer for sale for my friends who visit this site. Since I only do this once in a while, I only recommend products that I use and find true value in. We have an affiliate link set up, so purchasing his book will help us with some of the costs of producing our podcast and the rest of the free information available here at Female Musician Online.

You’ll be happy with what David’s got to say in his book; from what I understand after talking to him, he dedicates most of his time doing what most of us don’t want to do – hunting down contacts and sorting through the good and the bogus.

So, if you’re like me, and you’d rather be making music than researching the web, check out The Indie Bible.

-By Vivian Clement

“I am woman, I can do anything” – Helen Reddy

P.S. If you do get his book, please drop me a line and let me know how you like it.