Recommended Books

Making Music Videos: Everything You Need to Know from the Best in the Business (2007)
Lara M. Schwartz

The nuts and bolts of making videos recounted in a step-by-step format: writing a treatment, budgeting, assembling a crew, preproduction, the shoot, postproduction, and wrapping out.

On the Record: The Scratch DJ Academy Guide (2009)
Phil White and Luke Crisell

The book provides tips and advice on how to become a DJ, whether it is professionally or as a hobby, and offers insight into the history of hip hop culture. A definitive guide for novice and pro alike.

Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life (2007)
John Sellers

This book is Seller’s memoir which celebrates indie music. He explains what he finds interesting and valuable in indie rock and life in general.  Seller makes observations, assigns credit and blame in his evaluation of indie rock music.

Spin it Like That (2007)
Chandra Sparks Taylor

When sixteen year-old Jasmine Richardson gets on the turntables, her gift makes people dance. After a local contest, Jasmine attracts some music-industry honchos. Suddenly it becomes harder for her to tell who's really happy for her and who's totally a fake.