The Musician's Handbook

The Musician's Handbook is a music business book first published in 2003 by Billboard Books with the revised edition released in 2008 by Random House. Written by Bobby Borg, the book investigates the realities of the music business and is designed to help the reader understand the ins and outs of the music industry.^[1] Borg is a former member of the American rock groups Warrant,^[2] Beggars & Thieves,^[3] and Left for Dead.^[4]

The Musician's Handbook

First edition
Author	Bobby Borg
Language	English
Genre	Music Business
Publisher	Billboard Books - Imprint of Watson Guptill
Publication date	2003
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Soft Cover)
Pages	288
ISBN	9780823099702
OCLC	219470209
Dewey Decimal	780.2373
LC Class	ML3790.B68 2008
Preceded by	The Musician's Handbook

The book was written with new musicians in mind in order to provide them an industry perspective.^[5] According to WorldCat, the book is held in 674 libraries.^[6]

Borg is also the author of Business Basics For Musicians Vol 1 and 2, Music Marketing For The DIY Musician Vol 1 and 2, and Introduction to Music Publishing For Musicians all published by Rowman & Littlefield. He currently teachers at USC Thornton School of Music.