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As someone who use to have a SMALL Recording studio. We are in the best music business times for small indie bands. More people can support themselves through

As someone who use to have a SMALL Recording studio. We are in the best music business times for small indie bands. More people can support themselves through kickstarter like programs. Two of my bands traveled the world and were on MTV (Back when they played videos). The most one band made was $7,000 per person and they traveled to Europe and Australia/NZ. I never made a dime. They posted on Kickstarter 6 years after they stopped touring and got $50,000 in one week and $65,000 by the time it was done. Their album was awesome because they all just took breaks from their jobs and got it done. BIG Music Business sucks and the slow death to the Pop Music Industry. http://brandsplusmusic.blogspot.com/2011/02/death-of-pop-music.html http://brandsplusmusic.blogspot.com/2011/02/death-of-pop-mus...

bsaul 9y ago
i'm really glad to read the situation is starting to get better. after the rain comes the sun, but that was a hell of a decade to wait...
- baldfat 9y ago
  Well I will say that this is the first time since the traveling poets of ancient times that people can make money on their own with music. I think the issue is people think an artist should make millions. The only place losing music jobs is label employed musicians. We cut out the middle man they can make a good living. One of my friends just plays Acoustic Guitar and travels the world for competitions and makes a decent living. He isn't what you would call rich but he is paying the bills and has a family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo9kGHYn_bI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo9kGHYn_bI "...things are actually much better for independent musicians than in the past, just as we would expect. In fact, there's been an astounding 510% increase in independent musicians making their full time living from music in just the past decade." https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130529/15560423243/massive-growth-independent-musicians-singers-over-past-decade.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130529/15560423243/massi...

bsaul 9y ago

i'm really glad to read the situation is starting to get better. after the rain comes the sun, but that was a hell of a decade to wait...

baldfat 9y ago
Well I will say that this is the first time since the traveling poets of ancient times that people can make money on their own with music. I think the issue is people think an artist should make millions. The only place losing music jobs is label employed musicians. We cut out the middle man they can make a good living. One of my friends just plays Acoustic Guitar and travels the world for competitions and makes a decent living. He isn't what you would call rich but he is paying the bills and has a family. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo9kGHYn_bI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo9kGHYn_bI "...things are actually much better for independent musicians than in the past, just as we would expect. In fact, there's been an astounding 510% increase in independent musicians making their full time living from music in just the past decade." https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130529/15560423243/massive-growth-independent-musicians-singers-over-past-decade.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130529/15560423243/massi...