Popular music will always sell one way or the other. It's that simple. I've been producing for +10 years and I used to dj almost every weekend for two years bu

Popular music will always sell one way or the other. It's that simple. I've been producing for +10 years and I used to dj almost every weekend for two years but eventually I stopped because even though I loved doing it, it just wasn't bringing in any significant money. I'd probably make more money by creating sample packs and sell them through various of sites but it would be the equivalent of "buy my mix tape!" and I'm not doing that. I produce a very niche genre where there isn't any real money to be made unless you're one of the absolute top names in that genre and they're not rich by any means but they do make a good living doing it. It's not a right to make a living making music or art and neither should anyone expect doing it unless you set out to commodify it. Very few people will succeed in doing so.