Testimonials
"Whatever musical style or ambiance you're looking for, Ronny will put together exactly what you need. She continually amazes with her vast knowledge of musical genres, from contemporary to vintage, from mainstream hits to hidden gems. She has extensive, hands-on experience in the field, an impressive cache of resources, and the knowledge and taste to create the perfect musical experience.”
Robin Frederick - Director of A&R/Production,
Rhino Records
“Hiring Ronny to edit your next writing project comes with multiple benefits. First, she is meticulous and will check every last fact and URL. Second, she is an experienced veteran in the music industry and will make you feel confident she knows her stuff. And third, she is transparent and honest and will just tell it as it is. Oh, and let’s not forget that she is just a wonderful person that is a joy. I totally recommend Ronny.”
Bobby Borg - Author of The DIY Musician plus, books, videos
and blogs on the business and marketing of music
“When Ronny signed on as my literary agent (with a handshake), I was writing guitar instruction books for one music print publisher. A year later, I was writing books for all of them. Nearly 300 books later, I owe my career in this field to her. Because of her knowledge of what was going on in the industry (who just bought which catalog) and her sensitivity to my musical passions and skills, she helped steer me to projects I could get excited about. Together we broke some new ground doing transcription books of vintage artists in country, blues, bluegrass, rockabilly and swing (with some heavy metal transcriptions in-between). As an editor, she points out when I'm less than coherent or when I assume the reader has musical knowledge I haven't explained yet. Plus, she helped me create my best-selling Roadmaps series by coining the phrase ‘fretboard roadmaps’ and crystallizing my teaching method so that I could create a winning format. On top of that, she nudged me into doing a Ukulele Roadmaps book before the big uke revolution had happened, resulting in my best-selling book ever.”
Fred Sokolow - Author of over 300 music books and instructional
videos on guitar, ukulele, mandolin, and banjo
“In 1992, I had this crazy idea to publish a ukulele songbook and didn’t have the foggiest idea of how to do it. I happened to mention this idea to someone in the music publishing world who had three words of advice…‘Call Ronny Schiff.’ And so I did. After describing my crazy idea, Ronny said, ‘Let’s make book’ and the rest is history. Ronny not only helped bring that book, Jumpin’ Jim’s Ukulele Favorites, to life, but that book led to more than 30 others with over 800,000 total copies in print. It also gave birth to ‘Flea Market Music, Inc.’ my wife, Liz’s and my 25-year-old business that has become a leader in songbooks, DVDs and recordings for the global ukulele community.
It was Ronny who edited every songbook, shared her priceless knowledge on creating, compiling, arranging, engraving and marketing songbooks and used her personal contacts to set us up with the biggest songbook publisher/distributor in the business, Hal Leonard Corp. In short, there would be no Flea Market Music, Inc. without her, and for that Liz and I will be eternally grateful.”
Jim Beloff - Author of An Illustrated History of the Ukulele
and 30+ books edited by Ronny Schiff,
Owner of Flea Market Music, Inc.
“I met Ronny many years ago when I was a rock star in tight shorts. She soon got me onto the straight and narrow of sheet music, editorially guiding me through a grand series of folios ranging from ragtime through classic Tin Pan Alley songs, to the legends of ukulele. She was always a stickler for accuracy and kept my idiosyncrasies in check. She also put my impeccable British accent to good voiceover effect for the United Airlines channels. Working with Ronny has been a pleasure and an education.”
Ian Whitcomb - Author of Ukulele Heroes and five books edited by Ronny Schiff
“Ronny Schiff was an indispensable editor when writing my memoir, Confessions of a Serial Songwriter.Not only was she a resourceful fact checker, an expert t-crosser and i-dotter, she offered invaluable perspective when helping me adjust the tone of my story so that I could tell my truth with humor and humility. Then she walked it into Backbeat Books and got it published. Ronny followed through by producing my Grammy- nominated audio book.”
Shelly Peiken - Author of Confessions of a Serial Songwriter
“Ronny Schiff is a knowledgeable, thorough copyeditor who makes your work her top priority. Her years of experience in the field and untiring attention to detail give any book a professional polish that helps it stand out in the marketplace."
Robin Frederick - Author, Shortcuts to Hit Songwriting and Shortcuts to Songwriting for Film & TV