Being a performer is much more than being an artist. This book by renown magician and author Stephen R. York is a guide for anyone interested in becoming a professional performer. While originally written for magicians, this easy-to-follow step-by-step guide is perfectly suited for musicians, comedians and any artist starting out, or for those with some experience who wish to increase revenues. Here you will find a guide that will take you from choosing the genre and style of your performance to creating your various "sets" suited to the venue and people for whom you will be performing to structuring a contract rider to ensure your performance shines. In between, you will have tutorial to help you find gigs, create your promotional materials and capitalize on the use of social media.
You will find that this book is a compilation of practical advise from professional performers who have developed the time-tested approaches and guides this book provides.
The author in not only a professional magician, but a marketing and promotional expert who bring more than thirty years experience with some of the top international players in the industry. His is a unique perspective that makes him uniquely qualified to bring you this work.
Truly a reference for all your needs to take your performance to the next level professionally.
