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The Real Truth About Making Money as a Musician



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  • @dikranaivazian2671

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Thank you for sharing your career/life path! Really interesting and I admire what you've done. Because of my lifelong passion for music, I had dreamed of pursuing a music career when I was young – but I also had a passion for science and ended up taking that route instead. It's turned out great but I've always wondered what the other path would have been like. I really admire anyone who had that strength, passion and practical/business sense for how to make music a career while also leading a life with adult responsibilities.Thanks also for your lessons, they're really great – super informative, clear, and helpful.

  • @bobbachelor5930

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Strange, when Black parents have "The Talk" with their children, it's not about career options. It's about surviving encounters with police.

  • @nathang4682

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    I thought I was about to hear a Skillshare transition when you started talking about how there are so many resources to learn how to run a business lol…another way to make money, yt sponsorships!

  • @hugovandermeer1566

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    The real truth is…. You can't!

  • @jejuislandtrekker8113

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Good Stuff! My ultimate challage. Definitely not impossible.

  • @stevenpietrusza6944

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    i do about 90k a year right now in ORlando teaching and gigging im 28 been playing for just 6 years life is good

  • @TxmmyBeats

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    You’re a real one Jeff! 🫡

  • @JoshWalshMusic

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Great video Jeff. So much similarity in our stories. Really enjoy being in this jazz education YouTube creator space with you. Cheers dude.

  • @jayswizzle57

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Wish I could just practice and create all day and people would just offer me gigs. I am so not cut out for trying to sell myself.

  • @Tmidiman

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Thanks Jeff. Great information.

  • @genuinefreewilly5706

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    As I see it there is a hungry appetite for music as there is an ever growing number of content creators on various digital platforms. I frankly had no idea 3 months ago
    There are stats on this, and intensely proud new content creators.
    I really believed the market for original music was saturated. I no longer think that is the case
    If one can compose, arrange, mix and master your own music and stick it on a particular platform, it will find a home. Will you make coin? Probably not. Not yet.

  • @simonkilcoyne4027

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Great content as always 👍🏻

  • @superjazzman100

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Jeff! You Nailed it!

  • @joesauvage1165

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    This was great and heart fully received! Thanks for your great content and love of your art and for your teaching passion. Best wishes always!

  • @tjwtrumpet

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Jeff love the videos! A few days ago one of your videos came up on my youtube that talked about playing a melodic minor scale 1/2 step above a dominant 7th chord,. I can't find that video. Would you please toss me to link to it? Appreciate all the help keep doing great videos!

  • @gib321

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Happy to be a hobbyists and to be able just to enjoy it. Being a professional musician is a tough gig if you'll excuse the pun and I respect the work and dedication that goes into it.

  • @sandyshore18

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Who was the family friend? Michael?

  • @Bubba-zu6yr

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Press kit was genius! Every little bit helps… you got to kiss a lot of frogs, lol. Personally, I studied Jazz Ped then theory & comp in grad school. Just finished a long Broadway show pit run. I teach, and have a small music store/instrument support and repair/Ed. studio. In my 40+yr experience being malleable is probably the most important thing. Rarely turn your nose up at an opportunity (whether you think it’s cool or not). I wasn’t a big country music fan but not long out of school an opportunity popped up for a vocalist/guitarist that could read next thing I new I had several Grand Ole Opry appearances under my belt. You just never know. In a nutshell, being overly selective can have future consequences… It’s truly hard to ‘pick a lane’ when it comes to making a living off something like music but very doable, we just need an open mind and chops. Great stuff and thanks!✌️❤️

  • @marioguarini

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    beautiful the press kit i also have mine of that time

  • @mr.nobody2244

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Interesting. The business part is the main reason why i will never make music professionally. Soulcrushing.

  • @michaelstevens8

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Hello from Kansas City, Missouri. Great Video as always Jeff. There have been many changes in the Music Industry over the past 20 years or so, post Napster. On the one hand there are fewer Jazz Clubs and Labels. Also fewer Live Venues in general Post Covid. On the other hand there is a whole new group of Opportunities because of things like the Internet, Websites and Social Media. You have to be a combination Musician and your own Director of Marketing. For anyone that's interested, please check out Making Money With Music by Randy Chertkow and Jason Feehan. Thanks.

  • @fueledbykyle

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Thanks for this! My career has fizzled down to 0 since Covid and I’ve been struggling to find ways to remind people I still exist. This video is motivating, thank you. 🙏

  • @ralfbettker-cuza7432

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    "Cold acquisition" of "customers" or in your case gig providers and companies is a crucial step if you want to build up any career as a self-employed person. I did the same thing as an Occuptaional Health Doctor – I needed companies that would be my customers and pay me and I had to start from scratch. In my case, just as in yours I suppose, it meant contacting 100 companies to get 10 contracts (or as a musician go to 100 bars and restaurants to get 10 stable venues to perform).

    It's just what you HAVE to do. The world ain't waiting for us. It's a necessary hassle, so the earlier one gets acquainted with it the better.

  • @erictheredone

    August 9, 2024 / at 3:15 pmsvgReply

    Sadly the “talk” resulted in me spending the rest of my life waiting to be able to just play music.

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