Billboard Books/Watson-Guptill.

Billboard Books/Watson-Guptill

770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003

www.watsonguptill.com

If you're a musician interested in percussion, look no further than Rocky Maffitt's lovely RHYTHM & BEAUTY: THE ART OF PERCUSSION (0823079775 $19.95). Chris Brown's full-page, vivid color photos display close-ups of different types of percussion instruments. The sounds, shapes and background of over fifty percussion instruments around the world are surveyed in a lovely pairing of image and text. Maffitt is himself a percussionist, composer and educator who loves rhythm and has studied with drummers from Africa and Latin America: his knowledge and background lends to an unprecedented survey. Daylle Deanna Schwartz's I DON'T NEED A RECORD DEAL! YOUR SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE INDIE MUSIC REVOLUTION (0823079481, $19.95) comes from a music industry consultant and personal growth counselor who tackles a range of music topics for indie artists, from resources and creating an Indie buzz on and off-line to independent street marketing, licensing, and marketing talents. Interviews with over 150 who have connections in the music business, from major label artists who have gone independent to successful indie artists and music industry pros, make for chapters covering a range of practical topics. A 'must' for musicians who would stay independent--and still survive.

Diane C. Donovan

West Coast Editor