How do Musicians Make Money Without CDs? Now we know that there was a format shift from CDs to digital downloads, and eventually from digital downloads to streaming. But that doesn’t mean CDs are completely dead. In fact, you can still sell CDs if you do it right. And this is typic...
Some touring musicians make more moneyselling merchandiseat their shows than they do selling tickets. Famed songwriter and Bleachers vocalistJack Antonoffeven went so far as to call merch sales “literally the only way you make money when you start out touring.” As a working musician, you may ...
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They have taken over from pure sales in regards to how the business functions and how many musicians and Songwriters (not to mention their teams and even their record labels) make their money. There are two kinds of music royalties, which are based upon the two different components discussed ...
There are many viable career paths for musicians, but they are not all equal. Here is a brief overview of what you can roughly expect to make as a musician.
This can include multiple band members, as well as producers, session musicians, and others who all are due their cut for their work on the recording. Note: As an independent and unsigned musician, you will receive all of your royalties without any label share deducted. Songwriters often sign...
Spotify’s distribution of its earnings has long been a subject of controversy among thousands of creators on the platform. With a meager pay rate and lots of cuts in the money distribution process, you can imagine how much—or how little—indie musicians receive in the end. ...
although it’s not unusual for very successful musicians to set up their own publishing company for this very purpose. Incidentally, it’s worth pointing out that the artist’s share is, perhaps surprisingly, far smaller than the writer’s. They do, however, get the benefit of b...
Music therapists are both skilled musicians and trained health care providers, and their job is to promote healing via musical experiences. They can use rhythm as a tool to instruct people with mobility impairments on how to walk at a safe and steady pace, and they can show pe...
Ambient is more popular than ever but it can be hard to make a living at it. Six ambient artists give advice on how you can do it too.