One of the most difficult parts of running a successful studio is setting your rates. Charge too much and no one will hire you (unless you’ve got the industry credits to back it up, of course). Charge too little and you’ll end up working 16-hour days, seven days a week. But by pricing your services appropriately,...
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need the most expensive, top of the line equipment and recording studio to produce music. Here, I’ll break down exactly what you need to know to start producing music on a budget. 1. Come up with a budget and plan Whether you’re starting out from scratch or you want...
If you’re finally ready to release your song, EP, or album, but don’t know where to start, let me help you. I’ve been talking to a lot of you lately and many of you share the same goal of wanting to release your music so it’s my hope that I can shed some light on...
Have you ever wondered just how much work you need to start making a living as an audio engineer? Yesterday, I got off the phone with a coaching student who wants to start making a living as an audio engineer and I jumped on a quick Facebook Live to talk about it. I walk you...
Royalties can be freakin’ confusing sometimes. And I think that’s why a lot of songwriters are not registered with a Publishing Rights Organization (aka a PRO). It’s overwhelming and hard to understand. Well, in this post, I hope to clear things up a bit by asking the question, “What can a PRO do for you?”...
In today’s music industry, you have so many options for how to make a living as a musician or DJ or songwriter. You just have to know where to look and what options fit your career goals. So here are six ways to make money as a musician that may surprise you. Produce And Mix...
Sync licensing is all the rage now. Artists are realizing they can sit in their home studios, make film-friendly music, and earn a nice full-time or supplemental income. But the trick is knowing how to do it effectively. So in this post, I’ll cover how to make the right kind of music, how to submit...
It’s not 1979 anymore. There are no more staff positions at recording studios. If you want to make a living as an audio engineer, you have to find your own clients. It’s up to you to make a name for yourself. In part one of our three-part series on how to make money as a...
One of the hardest parts of starting a career as a recording engineer is standing out from the crowd. Everybody with a laptop can produce a decent song these days, which can make it extremely difficult to persuade artists to hire you, especially when you offer every audio service under the sun. A jack of...
If you’re here, there’s still hope for you. You clicked on this post, probably via social media, because you’re curious. Or maybe you wanted to see how ridiculous the “quit social media” argument is. Welcome. Let’s begin. Here’s why you, as someone in the music industry, should quit social media. And let’s start with Dr....