About the only real way to make anything measurable from one's music is to be a gigging musician and sell CD's at your shows. I used to gig for a living and also handled the merch at the shows. Many nights I made more money (profit) from T-shirts, photos, and buttons than I did from the gig itself. Back then we didn't have the convenience of recording studios in our computers..... there were no computers. Tape machines were it and that wasn't a feasible way to do it.

The online streaming services are worthless to most musicians when it comes to producing income.

Placing your music into libraries and with publishers to get commercial cuts, whether in a TV show or film or into the hands of an artist and onto their new musical project can be moderately successful. Getting a major cut is, again, not very likely.

Like a few others here, I have had some perodic success with TV/Film placements but nothing that would come close to paying the bills. AT best it's a night out at McDonalds when the BMI check arrives and it's taxable income so that spendable amount is a third less than the check is written for... in other words.... no dessert.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 09/06/22 01:21 PM.
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