57 ways to earn money in the music industry.
Summary
TLDRThis video script explores various ways to monetize music production skills, from creating audio examples for plugin companies and translating tutorials to mastering music and selling sample packs. It also delves into the potential of Patreon, affiliate marketing, and even consulting for audio companies, offering a comprehensive guide for those looking to turn their musical talents into a profitable venture.
Takeaways
- 🎧 Creating high-quality audio examples for plugin companies can be a lucrative service, as developers may lack songwriting skills or trend awareness.
- 🌐 Translating tutorials and documentation is crucial for those proficient in multiple languages, especially in the technical music production field.
- 🔍 Identifying and correcting audio issues in podcasts or other media can be a paid service, with a demonstration of improvements as proof of capability.
- 💰 Royalties from music sales and streams on platforms like Spotify can be significant, with examples given of earnings from millions of streams.
- 📚 Becoming a music curator on platforms like Spotify can be a source of income, though it's noted that charging for playlist features may violate terms of service.
- 🎤 For those with good recording setups and skills, voiceover work on platforms like Fiverr or Upwork can be a viable option.
- 🎵 Mastery in finding and repackaging public domain audio can lead to creating and selling unique audio products without copyright issues.
- 🎬 Making music for platforms that license royalty-free music, such as PremiumBeat, can be a consistent source of income for composers.
- 🔗 Affiliate marketing through links can generate income from sales on platforms like Amazon or digital marketplaces like Splice.
- 🎥 Video monetization through YouTube ads can be a source of income, though self-arranged sponsorships tend to be more profitable.
- 📚 Writing better user manuals for plugins and selling them to developers can be a valuable service, especially when documentation is lacking.
Q & A
What is the primary purpose of creating better audio examples for plug-in companies?
-The primary purpose is to help plug-in companies sell their products, as better audio examples can demonstrate the capabilities of their plug-ins and attract customers.
Why might plug-in developers struggle with creating good audio examples?
-Plug-in developers might not be the best songwriters and may not be up-to-date with the latest trendy sub-genres, which can affect the quality and appeal of their audio examples.
What is the advantage of translating tutorials and help documentation if you speak multiple languages?
-Translating tutorials and help documentation allows you to reach a wider audience and cater to non-English speakers, enhancing the accessibility and usefulness of the content.
How can you prove your ability to fix audio processing mistakes in podcasts?
-You can prove your ability by sending a corrected audio file to the podcast creators, demonstrating both the problem and your solution.
What does the script suggest about the potential earnings from royalties on platforms like Spotify?
-The script suggests that significant earnings can be made from royalties, with an example given that three million streams can equal about two thousand dollars after distributor cuts.
Why is becoming an influential music curator on Spotify not recommended in the script?
-Becoming an influential music curator on Spotify to charge for playlist features is not recommended because it violates Spotify's terms and conditions.
What is the potential downside of relying on YouTube ad revenue compared to arranging your own sponsorships?
-Relying on YouTube ad revenue can be less profitable, as it pays about 10 to 100 times less than arranging your own sponsorships or partnerships.
What is the role of an affiliate income in the context of the script?
-An affiliate income involves earning a percentage of a sale when someone purchases a product using your affiliate link, as seen with Amazon and other digital marketplaces.
What does the script suggest about the importance of creating high-quality sample packs and tutorial courses?
-The script suggests that creating high-quality sample packs and tutorial courses can be significant income streams, especially if the market is saturated, as it requires producing work that stands out.
How can one leverage their knowledge of royalty-free sample platforms to benefit YouTubers and filmmakers?
-One can help YouTubers and filmmakers by finding and recommending music from sample pack worlds that they may not be aware of, potentially even offering basic looping, arranging, mixing, and mastering services.
What is the potential benefit of ghost producing for big artists?
-Ghost producing for big artists can provide exposure and leverage their audience without the need for a significant marketing machine, potentially leading to a collaborative release.
What is the potential for creating custom music for vloggers and YouTubers?
-Creating custom music for vloggers and YouTubers can be lucrative, as they often seek unique music that sets them apart from others and are willing to pay for high-quality, tailored content.
What does the script suggest about the potential income from selling generative sample packs?
-The script suggests that selling generative sample packs, created by applying different audio effects to a collection of sounds, can be a quick and profitable endeavor.
What is the script's stance on the idea of suing for copyright infringement?
-The script presents the idea of suing for copyright infringement as a controversial and flawed approach, mentioning it as a stunt to highlight issues in copyright law.
What is the potential income from Patreon for creators?
-Patreon can be a significant income stream for creators, as it allows them to receive donations and sell products with added value, supported by a community that appreciates their creative endeavors.
What opportunities does the script suggest for those with a deep understanding of the music industry?
-The script suggests opportunities such as consulting for big multinational companies, venture capital due diligence, and working in music startups, leveraging expertise to provide valuable insights and services.
What is the potential for selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the music industry?
-The script implies that while NFTs can be sold for imaginary things, creators might consider selling actual products or services to fans or asking for donations instead.
Outlines
🎙️ Audio Production Opportunities
This paragraph discusses various ways to monetize audio production skills. It suggests creating better audio examples for plug-in companies, translating tutorials, fixing audio issues in podcasts, earning royalties from music streams on platforms like Spotify, and becoming a music curator on Spotify. It also mentions voiceover work, utilizing public domain audio, creating music for royalty-free platforms, mastering music, affiliate marketing, and leveraging knowledge of sample packs for YouTubers and filmmakers. The paragraph ends with a caution about violating Spotify's terms and conditions and a humorous note about creating tutorials by paraphrasing existing documentation.
📚 Music Production Knowledge Sharing
The second paragraph focuses on sharing knowledge in music production for profit. It proposes creating better user manuals for plugins, selling them to developers, and creating content for audio companies. The speaker also suggests selling gear, finding sample pack or tutorial work for successful artists, and creating tutorials based on existing documentation. Additionally, the paragraph touches on the idea of sending lists of production struggles to tutorial course companies and the possibility of grants from the government for those in the arts.
🎵 Diverse Music Industry Revenue Streams
This paragraph outlines a range of revenue-generating activities within the music industry. It includes video editing tutorial courses, consulting for audio companies, copyrighting melodies, becoming an influencer, ghost producing, curating playlists for video games, creating custom music for content creators, and producing demo tracks for tutorial course creators. The speaker also mentions selling unused samples or work in progress to sound designers or labels, and the potential for audio repair and mixing services.
🚀 Exploring New Music Industry Avenues
The final paragraph explores additional avenues for generating income in the music industry. It covers ideas such as touring with successful artists to create content, investing in vintage analog gear, DJing and performing live, consulting on trendy music for companies, creating TV shows about music, selling sample packs and tutorial courses, one-on-one teaching, and working for a big corporate like Ableton. It also mentions the potential of Patreon, organizing events, working in retail, and the opportunities in venture capital and startups within the music industry.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Audio Examples
💡Translation
💡Royalties
💡Music Curator
💡Voiceover Work
💡Public Domain
💡Royalty-Free Music
💡Affiliate Income
💡Sample Packs
💡Tutorial Courses
💡Ghost Producing
💡Video Game Soundtracks
💡Custom Music
💡Mixing
💡Generative Workflow
💡Stem Separation
💡Venture Capital
💡NFTs
Highlights
Creating better audio examples for plug-in companies to enhance their product sales.
Translating tutorials and documentation for a global audience in the music production industry.
Offering audio correction services to improve podcast quality and showcasing expertise with a corrected sample.
Earning royalties from track sales and streams on platforms like Spotify.
Becoming an influential music curator on platforms like Spotify, with a caution about violating terms and conditions.
Exploring voiceover work with proper recording equipment and skills.
Utilizing public domain audio for creating and selling unique products.
Producing music for platforms that license royalty-free music to creators.
Generating affiliate income through recommending products and receiving a percentage of sales.
Maximizing ad revenue on YouTube by arranging ads placements for higher earnings.
Leveraging knowledge of royalty-free sample platforms to find music for YouTubers and filmmakers.
Writing better user manuals for plug-ins and selling them to developers.
Creating content for established audio companies to promote their products.
Selling unused gear for easy income.
Providing sample pack or tutorial work for successful artists and taking a percentage of the fee.
Creating tutorials by translating content from one medium to another.
Selling lists of production struggles and questions to tutorial course companies.
Exploring government grants for those in the arts.
Editing and condensing video tutorials for course platforms.
Consulting for audio companies to modernize their marketing strategies.
Using copyright law to protect and monetize original melodies.
Becoming an influencer and showcasing products to an audience for sponsorship.
Creating custom music for vloggers and YouTubers to stand out from common tracks.
Selling incomplete projects or sample packs to sound designers or labels.
Offering audio repair services such as declipping and denoising for media creators.
Focusing on mixing songs for artists who prefer to outsource this technical process.
Generating a unique sample pack using a generative workflow with effects.
Filming or vlogging the life of successful artists on tour.
Investing in vintage analog gear as an appreciating asset.
DJing and performing live to build a local fanbase for promoters to notice.
Consulting with multinational companies on trendy music genres for marketing.
Teaching and coaching music production through one-on-one sessions online.
Considering traditional employment within large corporations like Ableton.
Starting a business for customizing audio gear for unique enclosures.
Acting as a middleman in PR or social media marketing for the music industry.
Utilizing Patreon as a platform for donations and selling exclusive content.
Organizing local events for networking and workshops with successful artists.
Working in retail to sell music-related products.
Joining a startup in the music industry for various roles and opportunities.
Offering expertise in due diligence for venture capitalists investing in the music space.
Exploring job platforms for music industry roles.
Selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as a new form of digital ownership.
Learning to create AI algorithms to generate and sell music on platforms like Spotify.
Transcripts
yes 57 ideas in no particular order
let's begin
create better audio examples for plug-in
companies they can pay you because these
audio examples will help them sell their
products plug-in developers aren't
usually the best songwriters and they
aren't usually up to date on the latest
trendy sub genres either
if you speak multiple languages
translate tutorials and help
documentation
knowledge of the technical music
production words and the context
surrounding them is critical to proper
translation plus you get to learn lots
as you do it
if you hear a podcast with audio
processing mistakes maybe clipping intro
music lots of plosives or maybe it's a
bit too quiet
charge them a few hundred dollars to
show them how to fix it i suggest
sending them a corrected audio file in
advance to prove one that it's a problem
that needs solving and two
you know how to do it
royalties from track sales and streams
on platforms like spotify looking one of
the releases on my label you can see
that three million streams equals about
two thousand pounds which is about two
thousand dollars after the distributor
takes their cut
become an influential music curator on
something like spotify and charge people
to be featured in your playlist actually
don't do this i've just found out to
violate spotify's terms and conditions
although it definitely happens the trick
here though is to create hundreds of
playlists to determine the best title
and artwork combination then regularly
change the songs in the playlist to keep
the algorithm happy
if you have a microphone and an
acoustically treated room and you know
how to record and post process vocals
consider voiceover work websites like
fiverr or upwork would be a good place
to start
in fact websites like fiverr have whole
categories specifically for music
production this guy will write
captivating pirate music for you
i should hire him
become great at digging up public domain
audio and packaging into marketable
products
if i'm familiar with the term public
domain this means there is no copyright
and so you can do anything you like with
it including sell it
make music for platforms like
premiumbeat these are platforms that
license royalty free music to filmmakers
and youtubers
others include epidemic sound art list
music vine soundstripe
filmstro pond5 and ben sound
mastering this ends up being more of an
exercise in
marketing
rightly or wrongly
affiliate income if someone buys
something using your link you receive a
percentage of the sale amazon has an
affiliate scheme as do marketplaces
selling digital things like loot masters
and splice
if you let youtube place ads on your
videos they pay you each time someone
watches one however this pays about 10
to 100 times less than if you arranged
something yourself so naturally that's
what i did
today's video is sponsored by la la la
la la uses ai to separate audio into
stems choose a separation type choose
your audio file wait a few moments and
download the separated audio files in
this case one file with just the vocal
and the other with the vocal removed
everybody
so come on let me see
leverage your knowledge of realty free
sample pap platforms and labels to find
music for successful youtubers and
filmmakers outside of music these people
rarely know about the sample pack world
maybe you could even do basic looping
arranging mixing and mastering for them
too
write to better user manuals for plugins
and sell them to the developers
lots of companies have truly awful
written documentation
create content for an established audio
company i create something that can be
used to promote a company's products a
good way to make money is to help
someone else make money
sell a gear you don't need any more
easy money
find sample pack or tutorial work for
successful artists and take a percentage
of the fee you could even do the work
for them an artist could send you an
unorganized hard drive full of samples
and unfinished songs which you could
then curate and organize to create a
pack to sell to loot masters or splice
or maybe you could edit the raw video
footage they record for tutorial course
this is what wyatt from our in the door
series did for au5 turning it into the
successful business donation
create tutorials in one medium maybe
podcast or video from a reference source
in another medium for example ableton's
help documentation covers pretty much
everything and is extremely well written
it would be
pretty easy to paraphrase it in audio or
video
form
not that i would ever do that
send long lists of everything you're
struggling with everything you don't
understand to tutorial course companies
create this list organically as you're
producing for example
if you're not sure what sub bass notes
to choose to match a chord progression
add this to your list when this list
reaches 100 see if you can get a few
hundred dollars for it this information
is valuable to the tutorial horse
companies
so they'll pay you for it
if you're using a plug-in and something
doesn't quite work properly or there's
something you don't understand again
write it down similarly to the previous
example see if you can sell this
information to the plugin developer for
a few hundred dollars again it's no
extra work for you just write these pain
points down as you encounter them
grants free money from the government
i'm pretty sure this is a thing
i'm not sure how you get it how much
money there is or how much paperwork's
involved but it's probably worth
spending an afternoon one day to see if
your country gives our grants to those
in
the arts
we're in the arts there's some art on
the wall that makes this the room art
it's the arts now this is
art's happening right now this is an
arts experience
video editing tutorial courses tightly
editing a three hour long course is a
giant pain
so many platforms and creators hire
video editors to do the bulk of the work
as a bonus you get to learn lots
excellent
consult for audio companies to help them
modernize their marketing information
often you'll see them using outdated
terms like edm or hands in the air
moments the people running these
companies can be surprisingly out of the
loop and behind the times
naturally though as you're usually an
older person by the time you build a
successful company
copyright every possible melody and sue
everyone for copyright infringement
these guys did
kind of they did it as a bit of a stunt
to demonstrate one of the many
fundamental flaws in copyright law
super interesting stuff
become an influencer like me and get
paid to show products to your audience
speaking of which today's video is
sponsored by la la la the payment isn't
for positive review so i'm allowed to
make a correction like this the
separation works very well but the
separation isn't 100 perfect quality
saying that i literally spent three full
days testing this against izotope rx
ripex deep audio and splitter.ai's two
stem pro model and la la la was
definitely the best others have tested
it against other stem separation options
and similarly found la la la to be the
best overall specifically it made less
mistakes and the separated vocal stems
sound more natural compared to the
competition
[Music]
[Applause]
moving through the rhythm moving to the
rhythm everybody's
my rule is always present the sponsor in
a positive light but only recommend the
product if i genuinely think it's the
best i rarely say a sponsor is best in
category but here
i'm pretty confident it is you can try
it for free a few times if you don't
believe me so give it a go
create better audio examples for sample
back companies sound designers aren't
usually the best songwriters and the
demo tracks often a last minute
afterthought
if you're awesome writing songs but
don't have much of an audience or
marketing machine behind you
try
ghost producing send a few completed
tracks to the management of some big
artists email management because one the
email is easy to find and two unlike the
artist management will actually read
your email sometimes instead of payment
the artist will release the track as a
collab with you they might make some
minor tweaks they might not in this
collab arrangement they get a great song
and you get to leverage their audience
there's an equal exchange of value
if you know the best in search on really
like tracks in the world approach video
game companies to help them curate their
playlists the video game industry is by
far the biggest entertainment industry
and therefore have plenty of money for
this kind of stuff it's useful to them
to know what the best songs in a certain
genre are and so they'll pay for it
you could even explore the idea of sound
designing for video games it's just like
making a sample pack except you're
making a sample pack for a specific
video game theme
only fans
ghosts produce tracks for celebrity djs
i.e people with a famous name but who
are music producers don't limit yourself
to pitching to celebrities who already
dj maybe you'll pitch past the idea in a
manager's head to get their celeb djing
they're probably already doing
appearances at clubs and getting paid
for it so it's not a big step from there
to djing
create custom music for vloggers and
youtubers they don't want to use the
same realtv music as everyone else
approach only the biggest channels as
only they will have enough money to pay
you well
create the demo tracks ideas and
examples for tutorial course creators
often those with the best knowledge in
music production and those who know how
to make videos and explain things well
aren't the best songwriters
yup that includes me
if you have a hard drive full of samples
you've made or track work in progresses
but don't fancy turning it into a sample
pack yourself see if any sound designers
or sample pad labels will buy it off you
for a few hundred dollars it's their job
to turn this sort of stuff into
marketable products
you could help popular youtube and
soundcloud channels find curate and
manage the music they post it's a job
that needs doing and the big channels
have money to pay you
audio repair declipping denoising
de-clicking and so on for filmmakers or
podcasters so dropton is doing and
chances are you're better is than them
mixing many people don't like the
technical process of mixing a song
they've written in fact many of the best
artists in the world don't like it or
maybe are better at songwriting and so
pay someone else to do the mixing look
at the credits on popular releases for
example there's a lot of people involved
here
i made 500 one afternoon by generating a
sample pack
i took a collection of sounds i've made
previously i duplicated the audio track
20 or so times on each track applying a
different audio effect obviously pick an
effect that completely transforms the
sound bounce it all to audio and pick
the best sounds from the stuff you've
generated this is called a generative
workflow and as an interesting way to
generate audio you could use today's
sponsor la la la the drums and newly
launched synthesizer separation types
work well for this
go on tour with a successful artist to
film or vlog their life an artist called
sav from zazumbuyer and then fight club
got his big break this way offering to
travel around filming skrillex on tour
by vintage analog gear as an
appreciating asset i.e buy it now hoping
you can sell it for more in the future
it's not my area of expertise but i'm
pretty sure it's possible
alternatively create a market of
derivative financial contracts to profit
from the price of vintage analog gear
going down again not my area of
expertise
djing and performing live if performing
as an artist is the girl a promoter will
book you if having your name on the
lineup means someone to buy a ticket so
this should be your focus also it's
better to have 4 000 fans in one city
than 40 000 fans spread around the world
if your name is selling tickets you can
pretty much live off onset a week if you
live quite cheaply
if you're on the cutting edge of
underground and trendy genres consult
with big multinational companies and the
marketing or media houses they use to
educate them on what sounds good this is
information they need and will be
willing to pay for
remember watching an advert and
wondering why they've chosen such an
awful insert genre you like background
song it happens all the time and it
really shouldn't it's i mean it's
important for them that their song
resonates with the audience send 500
good emails and you should get some
clients
imagine charging them maybe once every
six months for an update and what sounds
good in the genre you know about
convince netflix or amazon to pay you to
make a tv show about music stuff they
have lots of money and teams of people
looking to fund new shows
sample packs and tutorial courses these
have historically been the biggest
two-income streams for me if the market
feels saturated that just means you need
to produce higher quality work to stand
out find out what you're better than
everyone else at and do that
one-to-one teaching and coaching using
something like skype or zoom
you only really need to know a little
bit more than the person you're teaching
you could always get a normal job
working for say a big corporate like
ableton in some sense it's lower risk
than the self-employed digital creator
life if i spend a week working on
something and it doesn't work i don't
get paid i'll say it again if i spend a
week working on something and it doesn't
work i don't get paid
start a business customizing audio gear
for example imagine an ableton push 2
but in a different and more unique
enclosure a successful artist has plenty
of money to pay for this kind of stuff
ba middle man like a pr company or a
social media marketing agency
at least from the dozens or so i've
interacted with over the years
most get paid for doing very little work
i say this because most didn't spend
more than about half a second looking at
my channel before trying to send me
something or paying for sponsored video
that's how this monstrosity of a gear
will happened in the previous studio
essentially they charge a fee for
spending someone's marketing budget
patreon it's kind of like receiving
donations but also kind of just selling
stuff with some added warm and fuzzies
since the patreon is supporting a
creative and artistic endeavor i
shouldn't be cynical the community is
good and it's a significant income
stream for some
organize an event in your city as a meet
and greet workshop type thing for
successful artists great day for
everyone involved plus you get to meet
some great people
working retail selling music-y stuff
whilst i didn't do this directly i did
work briefly in the apple store
part-time review is before my music
career really started taking off and i
enjoyed it much more than you might
expect i was surrounded by tech i loved
and great people friends in fact i mean
now i'm friends with the microphone
hello friend
join adventure batch startup i hear from
friends that work in venture capital
that there's a lot of money in the
system and that means lots of music
startups get funded and that means lots
of music roles that need to fill in and
there are whole websites dedicated to
this
if you know the business side of uber to
the music industry inside and out
venture capitalists will pay you lots to
do due diligence on investments they're
considering in the space they can't know
everything and so pay experts like you
to verify all the market specific
details
drop websites those big aggregated
platform type places i'm sure there are
some music industry jobs floating around
on there i think in the uk it's websites
like indeed maybe
monster in america
nfts of all the imaginary things you can
think of why sell an actual product or
service to your fans or ask for
donations
if instead you could convince them that
a fancy url equals
ownership in some useful sense
yeah
learn how to create an ai algorithm that
generates millions of excellent songs
upload them all to spotify and hope a
handful of them get picked up by the
algorithm resulting in royalty income
once again this video was sponsored by
lalalai links to everything will be in
the description below
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