How do you guys make money?

2014/04/25 13:06:35

Linear Phase

To date I've grossed about $6 from music, but I've spent thousands, upon thousands on music!!

LOL!

I wouldn't trade it for the world. I love being a musician. I love the experience I've had.

I'm no longer, "in the music business," in any sort of old style music business you can possibly think of. Being a musician has taught me marketing, and being a music producer has kept me in tune with technology (extremely important in this day and age.)

I do not look to the audio/visual arts as a way of supporting myself directly, but I certainly look at them as a way to add to my overall life experience, and support me in my other endeavors.

Hope this helps,

Cheers

Jonathan

2014/04/25 14:13:25

spacealf

I do it for fun, but then it is a lot of work.
If ever selling any song which you can do, then maybe I will have to buy it also.
If I tell my neices and nephews and my ex-wife (well forget that) then maybe a couple of cents more may be made.
But I doubt it.

2014/04/25 14:49:16

kennywtelejazz

Moshkiae
Hi,

Panhandle!

Yeah, tell me about it …I went out over to my favorite spot on the I 5 , and you had already beat me to it

Kenny

2014/04/25 16:20:40

craigb

kennywtelejazz
Moshkiae
Hi,

Panhandle!

Yeah, tell me about it …I went out over to my favorite spot on the I 5 , and you had already beat me to it

Kenny

So he's the one holding the "Will give a movie review for a handout" sign, eh?

2014/04/27 09:16:56

Guitarhacker

AlexBlake
I'm wondering about this. How do you make money from these CakeWalk softwares? And how much?

I'm sorry for my curiosity...

OK... I'm guessing our "enthusiasm" or perhaps the sarcasm in our posts, has scared this poor guy off.

Seriously .... though, if you have a band or are playing a live gig on a regular basis, use the software to record your very own "CD project" .... then sell it at your gigs to your fans. That is probably the best way to make money from this software. Of course, if you develop your skills and throw some more money into the gaping hole called "trying to make money in music" you could also set up a studio, hang your shingle, and spend many years taking money from people who write crappy songs and can't sing their way out of a wet paper bag, pursuing their misguided dreams while working cooking fast food....... but hey it pays your bills right?

sorry.....was that sarcastic again?

2014/04/27 11:59:44

Kalle Rantaaho

AlexBlake
I'm wondering about this. How do you make money from these CakeWalk softwares? And how much?

I'm sorry for my curiosity...

Curiosity is ok. For some strange reason I think you're asking a serious question.
The answer is simple: If you professionally run a succesfull studio with high profile performing customers, you make more money than running a less successfull studio with unknown customers. If you have a solid customer base for miscellaneous audio work you'll make enough money to live a decent life.
If you're a hobbyist, you don't make money at all, you spend it.
It's not about Cakewalk software, it's about what you can do with the software you use.

2014/04/27 14:25:25

craigb