ONE LAST RESPONSE:
Phil, I had lost track of this thread (part of the problem Eddie talked about with less involvement.) But I wanted to mention a couple of last thoughts on "making money in today's music marketplace.
First of all, my overall thought is that music is NOT where you go to make money. it is where you go for artistic expression, fun, sharing what's inside with you with as many people as you can. As you do that and get more and more serious about it, there are ways money might come. But that should be viewed as "gravy" for the experience, not the main course.
First of all, my overall thought is that music is NOT where you go to make money. it is where you go for artistic expression, fun, sharing what's inside with you with as many people as you can. As you do that and get more and more serious about it, there are ways money might come. But that should be viewed as "gravy" for the experience, not the main course.
We have taken incredible hits in music and it just doesn't pay much anymore. And I was around in the 80's, 90's and 2000's and believe me, it DIDN'T PAY AS MUCH THEN EITHER. It is just always a very tough thing because at the end of the day, YOU ARE WORTH WHAT PEOPLE PAY YOU FOR YOUR MUSIC.
That is always the thing that has bothered me about most people who try and do this and then ask WHERE IS THE MONEY? Usually the people who ask that DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WORTH BEING PAID FOR. They worry so much about "streaming revenue, music placements, getting publishing deals, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC, song pluggers and companies who "place music" They completely skip the first part which is
HAVE SOMETHING WORTH PAYING FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And so that is why I have always de-emphasized the money aspect of music. In the people you mentioned, the people who write, perform, be their own entity, they have AUDIENCES which are who pay them for what they do.
The vast vast vast majority, will never have that. They just write something, throw it OUT THERE, without ever caring about SHOULD IT BE OUT THERE.
And so that is why I have always de-emphasized the money aspect of music. In the people you mentioned, the people who write, perform, be their own entity, they have AUDIENCES which are who pay them for what they do.
The vast vast vast majority, will never have that. They just write something, throw it OUT THERE, without ever caring about SHOULD IT BE OUT THERE.
So over the past 25 years, that is what I have seen. An overall decline in the viability of music, due to a decline in the VALUE OF MUSIC. And that is what in my opinion we have. A BILLION SONGS OUT THERE, that should have stayed on someone's computer. But it all gets put out there, everyone playing, everyone singing, every one writing, and it DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. Because there is no audience for it.
It is GOLF.
Millions of people spending billions of dollars, almost none making any money at it. Because they frankly are just not good enough, don't work it, and most GIVE UP.
There will always be a MAJOR MUSIC BUSINESS. There will always be people at the top of the pyramid. There will always be CELEBRITY. And there will always be people in areas, who motivate it for themselves build their own word, fan base and do just fine.
But I would always suggest people be careful on what they spend.
Enjoy yourself.
But I would always suggest people be careful on what they spend.
Enjoy yourself.
Be a part of your community.
Be good at what you do.
Be good at what you do.
Do great things for yourself and others.
Touch lives.
Good luck,
MAB
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