Introduction

Your band is in big trouble. What have you done? Well, it's not what you've done, but what you haven't done. Sure, you've been well received at your weekly dive bar gig and at the other clubs you occasionally play. And they loved you at that 80th birthday party for your Aunt Alice. Why, Uncle Bob was so impressed he actually gave you an early inheritance specifically to finance your band's second CD.

Over a period of a couple of years, you've managed to sell about a thousand of the first CD which the band financed with gig money, but you're hoping for better success with this one. The CD manufacturer you used last time has gone out of business, so you'll need to find a new company.

It's late August now, and most of the band is ready to graduate in the spring. Sure, they'd all rather play music than do anything else, but if things aren't looking up for the band by graduation time, everyone's going to scatter. They'll move home to save money or maybe accept jobs in other cities. You've had an offer to join another, more successful band, but the one you're in now is the real deal for you. They're great, and really original. You know there is an audience out there for them, if only you could reach it.

There must be something you can do…