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Oh yeah, it is hard work. Sure, loads of parties but after a while that can even seem like work because often, it is. In fact, the opportunity is there to turn almost every waking moment into work. If you have a good work ethic you will get ahead. If you don't, all too often you simply become another music industry casualty. Worse, often all it takes is one member of the band to have a poor work ethic to trash the chances of the entire band. The trouble is that many oportunities yo uget schmoozing at parties, hence the opportunity to get wasted is almost always present.
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What isn't mentioned is, what connections did they start with? The circles you move in have an immense impact on both band member recruitment and on the prospects of your band. You can of course improve this if you know how, or you know someone who does! Online earnings, you can of course earn, and earnings relate to popularity, so "how much?" is the same as "how long is a bit of string?". The money is, for now, in touring and merch, but look for that to be changing as the public are pushing back on the pricing of both. Streaming is becoming a more mature delivery so I would expect some movement in income share to artist.. just what direction is another issue. Equally I would expect more opportunity for indie artists to work with production houses, perhaps as an evolution of music libraries. The online and mobile platforms have changed a lot. In part the involvement of the US and EU legislation on copyright infringement and on Google, Facebook, Microsoft etc bids to dictate the abuse / use of copyrightable materials will have a large impact. On the otherside is how those legislative bodies protect the creative industries, not just music. All the old methods, albums, singles etc, still make money, just much less than they once did. Still, with the right approach to sales and marketing you can as an indie minimise the impact of pirate platforms, which are themselves in decline. You have to apply the same creativity that you use in your music, to the marketing process , to see any return on effort. Go old school and expecty to see total album sales sub $100.
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