Confessions of a Shameless Name-Dropper (Revised and Updated)
Adventures in the Music Business
2nd Edition
Published on 4. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
978-1-959503-25-5 (ISBN)
Description
The music business has taken Mark Cabaniss on adventures far from his native state of North Carolina...from Nashville to Broadway to Hollywood and back. Sometimes the journey has been smooth and sometimes it has been bumpy, but there's never been a dull moment. In celebration of his 35th anniversary in the music business, this self-admitted "shameless name-dropper" tells witty and inspiring stories of his fun connections through the years in Confessions of a Shameless Name-Dropper. In this revised and updated edition, join him as he shares the inside scoop of his encounters with legendary entertainers Bob Barker, Kathie Lee Gifford, Andy Griffith, Shirley Jones, Steve Allen, Dick Clark, Sherwood (Gilligan's Island) Schwartz, Rupert Holmes, Doc Severinsen, Robert Conrad, and more. Told in Mark's conversational writing style enjoyed in his other bestselling books, in between the anecdotes of these stars and others, he gives an account of his own career journey with insight and behind-the-scenes stories about the inner workings of several top music business companies, while celebrating the transforming power of music and the arts.Take a walk down memory lane while learning the background and fascinating tidbits about some of your favorite stars from today and yesterday in Confessions of a Shameless Name-Dropper.
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Edition
2nd Updated and Revised ed.
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-959503-25-5 (9781959503255)
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Person
Mark Cabaniss is a music publisher, writer/producer, broadcaster, and speaker. He is president and CEO of Jubilate Music Group, creating printed and digital music, recordings, and videos. As an ASCAP composer and arranger, Cabaniss's published compositions have been performed nationally, abroad and on the stage of Carnegie Hall, and include musicals, cantatas, and instrumental works. He is a multiple recipient of ASCAP's Popular Music Award and is a Dove Award and Angel Award-winning producer. For his contributions to the music products industry, NAMM awarded him the Believe in Music Award. He is a member of The Recording Academy (Grammy), The Dramatists Guild, and serves on the board of advisors for "The Music Man Square," a museum and foundation in Mason City, Iowa, dedicated to furthering music education and honoring the legacy of Meredith Willson. Cabaniss was named Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by Mars Hill University and serves on the University's Board of Trustees. He is also the founder and donor of The Helen Cole Krause Music Scholarship and The William D. Thomas, Jr. Music Scholarship, each awarded annually to qualifying students who choose music as a college major. He also serves as a correspondent for Hollywood 360, a weekly nationally syndicated entertainment radio show based in Chicago. His more-than-thirty-year career in music business and broadcasting has led to collaborations with television icons Bob Barker, Kathie Lee Gifford, and Andy Griffith; Academy Award-winner Shirley Jones; legendary entertainer Steve Allen; Broadway/pop songwriters Rupert Holmes and David Pomeranz; jazz pianist/composer Loonis McGlohon; composer Charles Strouse; and others. He is the author of Miracle of The Music Man: The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson; Music Business Essentials; Confessions of a Shameless Name-Dropper; and 88 Keys to Music Business Success. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Music Education and Communications from Mars Hill University and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He resides in Nashville. www.markcabaniss.com