At a seminar at a local library, someone asked, "how do I make a lot of money from music?"
My guess is that at last week's seminar, the one on growing orchids, no one raised his hand and said, "how do I make a lot of money growing orchids?"
Sure, people make money growing orchids. Some people probably get rich growing orchids. Not many though. And my guess is that the people who do make money gardening probably didn't set out to do so.
Music is much the same way. The best musicians make money, but mostly as a side effect, not as a direct result of setting out to use music to make a profit. It's just too long a ramp up time, too frustrating and too uncertain to be the best path to make a living.
If it makes you happy (and your audience happy) it's a great place to start. Step by step you get better at it, and then you discover the ancillary benefits. But the benefits kick in best when you don't set out to achieve them.
(This is my adaptation of a great blog post by Mr. Seth Godin)
1 comments:
Nice take on the Godin article, yes it's not all about money but I think musicians need to have their shit together, learn about the industry, adopt new technology's and techniques to move towards making money longterm. I guess I don't really see it as a side effect if your really focused on having a career in music. Fully agree that the best music (like blog's) is about passion and love for your craft. I wonder if Savage and the Dawn Raid crew see their recent bidding war as a side effect? Wicked blog by the way.
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