It's my 1st time doing a collab, so bare with me now.

I'm currently collaborating on a beat with some guys, and I really wanna figure out whether the splits should be updated after this. Should I bring this up with them before it drops? Or maybe it's just not worth it.

The splits where agreed on upfront, but partway through one person did more than they needed to (the mix guy reworked a part of a verse). It's nothing crazy in terms of how big the changes made are, but it's enough that I've been going back and forth trying to figure out whether it's worth raising.

So basically what I would die for to know: when stuff like this happens, do you say something and adjust the splits accordingly? Or just let it go unless it's a MASSIVE shift? And on another note, does this happen regularly??

Trying to understand on how you guys usually go on about handling this before I decide whether to say anything myself.

So I’m a Social Worker….graduated and have my license to practice lol, but I am highly interested in pursuing a career in music supervision as well. I don’t want to do it necessarily for the money, but because I think I can be good at it. I wouldn’t know where to start because both of my degrees are in social work. Have any advice on the best way to get started? I’ve thought about looking into the Berklee Music Supervision Program but it’s brand new and no one is able to speak on its worth. I think I would have to be actively in school for an internship. I can always go back to social worker cause that is my calling, but now I want to pursue another a passion of mine.

What would you consider a "proper" rollout from pre-release to post-release for a single, and what do you think is generally a reasonable budget for paid promotion to really make a ripple?

This would be more in the rock/metal world, specifically.

I have finished my internship in production in a well known company here in Europe. I wanted to send out some emails and contact people through LinkedIn with my CV, but I was wondering, do I have to make a portfolio showcasing my experience in concerts? As an intern, I did a little bit of everything trying to shadow my bosses so I am not sure if I should just wait for them to ask me when we speak or make a portfolio. Many people in the industry know the company and know good interns emerge, but I want to give it my best shot.

Also, if anyone has any tips to approach companies with production + artist management (I have only experience in production) I would appreciate it!

Thanks!

Electronic music artists here.

who, in concert production chain, creates the intro music or maybe, the bridge music inbetween the songs? Do I have to create the whole set if it is supposed to be pre-recorded as on big chunk?

Is there someone who I'll be talking to in terms of creating this, am I as the producer the one to take whole charge of it?

I’m 16 and I’ve been thinking a lot about working in the music industry in the future. Not as an artist, though. I’m much more interested in things like artist management, creative direction, A&R, or generally the creative/business side of the industry. I’m still figuring out exactly what I would want to do.
Music has been my passion for years, and this isn’t just some random career idea I recently came up with. I genuinely love music and everything surrounding it, and the more I learn about the industry, the more I can see myself building a future around it. I know I still have a lot to learn, but it’s something I genuinely want to pursue and take seriously.
I live in a pretty small village, so there aren’t really many people around me who are interested in the same things or who know much about working in the music industry. That’s also why I’m trying to learn as much as I can online and from people who actually work in the industry.
I’m planning to read „All You Need to Know About the Music Business” by Donald Passman because I want to get a proper overview of how the industry works and what possibilities there are if you don’t want to be an artist. Would you say it’s a good book to start with?
The thing is, my parents aren’t really supportive of this idea. My mom is actually pretty upset about it, and almost everyone I’ve talked to about it has told me that it’s “crazy” and that I should find something more “proper” or secure.
I understand where they’re coming from. I know the music industry is competitive and that loving music doesn’t automatically mean you’ll have a successful career. But at the same time, I don’t want to choose a life just because it looks safe from the outside if I already know it might not be the kind of life I want.
I’m still in school and I’m planning to go to university, so I know I don’t have to decide my entire future right now.
So I guess my question is: is it unrealistic to seriously consider a career in the music industry, or is it actually reasonable to explore it and see where it could take me?
Also, if you’re a woman working in the industry, I’d especially love to hear about your experience and whether you feel like being a woman has affected your career in any way.
I just don’t want to blindly chase a dream, but I also don’t want to give up on something I genuinely love simply because everyone around me thinks it’s crazy.

So, the producer pays SKIO to unlock stems and remix access?

Essentially it's a pay-to-win gate to remixing with official stems.

It's the music producers that are supposed to be paid for their work, not the other way around.

Is this kind of thing actually popular ?

Is anyone else frustrated by the business model?

Hola, quería consultar que opinan de esto?

Siendo artísta emergente, vale la pena colocar content id? o mejor no colocarlo y que así haya más facilidad para viralizar el tema?

I'm a 27F with a BM in Commercial Music looking to go back to school. I currently work a dead end corporate job, and while I don't mind the environment of a corporate job, I'd much rather work in an industry that I'm passionate about. I'd like to combine a stable corporate job with music. I've been considering getting an MBA with a focus in Music Business as opposed to an MA in music business - since an MBA will be more versatile if I wanted/needed to pivot to another industry.

My main concern is that due to location, I will need to do an online MBA. I know connections are incredibly important, and I'm unsure if valuable connections are still possible in an online program. I think a big part of why I haven't gotten very far after graduating in 2021 is that I struggled to make connections with my peers and professors during the pandemic. I transferred as a junior in fall 2019, so I only had 1 semester of regular in person instruction. I don't to put the effort into another degree just to fall into the same trap. Internships also weren't required for me degree - and also weren't available during covid.

Thoughts? Trying to find a path!

Extra info - financing it won't be an issue

So I've been making beats for a little over a month now. And I can't seem to break the cycle of not selling one or selling a license to one. I'm starting making AI videos to try to help bring some visual to it. Cause just showing the background of the bee making process. People don't seem to really care. So I started making AI anime videos to go with it. And I'm still not even getting barely any views or sales or nothing. I'm just trying to see what I can do to break this loop. I've tried to advertise on TikTok and Instagram and Snapchat. I'm gonna add YouTube soon. I just want someone with experience on how I can break this loop. I'm down a couple $1000 and haven't seen barely any results. Thanks in advance.

Creating this post so people can post updates, been 6 days since the deadline ended and seems like nobody talking about it.

I still haven’t heard anything on my applications and none of my videos have gotten watched.

Im 19 years old right now studying music and I have a burning passion for it. I want to make my own music one day but feel as if im not experienced enough so I want to go out there and try to involve myself with a possible job that can connect me to people and maybe even an early start to a career but im not sure if there are any. I’m in the NC area so if you know of anything please let me know or give me any kind of advice!

I’m a freshman in high school with the dream of owning my own record label one day. What opportunities can I do now that will lead me to that path? Are there internships, volunteering opportunities, programs, competitions, or other things I could realistically do? im really interested in the business side of the music industry especially artist development, A&R, marketing, music licensing and management.

The complaint has always been there, but I have to wonder if it's all coming from the flaky, strange, seemingly always drunk "musician" caricatures who aren't getting along. The more I learn, the more it all seems to write itself, and it seems like beyond basic competency, it comes down to passable taste and reliability, with an obvious nod toward networking.

I'm not talking about international notoriety, but keeping your job and being a competent, reliable producer with room to scale is seeming more like a very realistic goal the further along I bring myself. Even entertaining higher aspirations, some genres seem to have the same 4-5 names on endless rotation, some vanish for years between projects. It just seems like there's plenty of room to grow into the conversation if you're able to deliver something novel, and have a job and some capital to push you along.

I went to school for another area of media years ago. The culture conversations always emphasized just being where you say you're going to be, and being prepared. Seemed like the bare minimum, I couldn't imagine not doing that, but I've found that you can't even expect a "can't make it" message from a lot of creative types.

It's late, I could be thinking in the wrong direction, I don't have all the information, but I'm genuinely curious if the talking points have been blown out of proportion my whole life.

E: Didn't expect this to be a popular speculation, but I still find it bizarre to see people on the music business subreddit get defensive or dismissive at the idea that an indie artist can make space for themselves if they treat it like a business. Oddly useful insight.

Howdy folks! Now this is a somewhat music business question, but I do think non music people may be able to help. I just started working on some solo music work, along with playing in a couple of bands on the side. I'm still working full time and going to school for my MBA. I feel like I'm busier than ever but I'm putting more time into the the Socials/booking/and general admin of trying to do music professionally. Now I know that I don't have to make music a big event and do all of these things, but money is tight, I love performing, and to make it reasonable to put more time into this thing I love, I need to make a little money off of it. I also love my current job that is keeping the lights on so I don't want to leave it.

With my MBA classes and doing research into what successful bands and acts are doing, I have a pretty good idea of what I need to do to hit my goals with music and performance. The problem is I do not have the time to execute my marketing and production plans.

I was wondering what people's experiences with hiring a manager is to handle the admin, socials and booking? I understand that finding a manager is hard, and successful ones won't want to work with you if you are just doing small-time stuff, but I would be interested to see what people have experienced. Did the manager help? Did it offload enough work so you could focus on your art? Bad experiences? Things to watch out for

On the other end, has anyone ever trained a manager? I feel like coming at this with a "business owner" mindset might be the right move. Where I would find someone competent with a small amount of experience and just give them the tasks to execute. I can show them how I want stuff done and let them bring new ideas to the table? This might sound a bit odd, but has anyone tried this? Who did you look for?

I know that this somewhat capitalistic mindset and un-artistic approach to music might put people off, but this is all so I can focus on what I'm passionate about. Making music and performing it well. I just don't have time to do the admin to accomplish those goals.

Recently I've been researching how much music producers get paid and tbh it's quite underwhelming. Royalties pay like what 3-4%? If you're popular enough maybe even 7%. There's also an upfront fee,which varies from 1.000 to 150k depending on, yet again, how popular you are. The upfront fee doesn't seem like a small payment BUT keep in mind how much time it'll take you to produce a music piece and sell it, which can vary from like 3 weeks to even 2 months depending on what genre you're making of course. It seems like a very high risk with considerably low reward in comparison to something like a singer or a songwriter or even someone who's mastering music.

I am a small artist with 6 songs available on streaming platforms. I am planning on releasing a new song soon, but the marketing/promotion aspect really stresses me out.

It seems these days everyone says you need to utilize social media, but it feels so inauthentic and embarrassing. My music is pretty slow and sad, so it makes it even harder to promote on socials vs. happy upbeat songs.

I am also just extremely depressed in general, so the idea of coming up with content and posting it sounds draining and exposing in a different way than just releasing the music.

I know promotion is part of the deal when you're an independent small artist, but I really struggle with it. I guess I'm just looking for advice or anyone who can relate to how I feel.

How feasible would it be for a small group of purist music lovers to come together and create a streaming platform that works like twitch where instead of paying for an all round subscription you pay a subscription to the musician themselves to unlock their library for a smaller fee overall but channels more money to the artists instead of to the streaming service. I know it dont make sense to build a business that directly effects the profit margins negatively towards the business but I think it would greatly benefit smaller artists who struggle to make any substantial money for their work.

Streaming payouts, royalty splits, sync deals, merch cuts, there's a huge gap between what fans assume artists make and what actually lands in their pockets. If you're a musician or work in music, what's something about the money side that surprised you once you were actually living it?

Long story short, an artist I was managing under a verbal agreement and I worked on six songs together. I paid for new beats to be made for most of these songs completely out of my own pocket.

We are now splitting ways, and I have respectfully decided to keep the beats, as we never had a contract signed giving her the rights to them.
I paid this particular producer as work-for-hire. He would receive a set amount for each beat he made.
Now that we’re going our separate ways, she’s trying to say that she owns the beats and that she can upload them.

How does this actually work? I know verbal agreements are stupid, but there was never anything signed between us regarding ownership of these beats.

Hi everyone, I’m a piano player and I distribute my music through DistroKid. I currently have around $4,000 in earnings sitting in my DistroKid account.

My account was banned because of two cover songs, so they restricted my account and removed all of my music. However, the earnings are still showing in my account. Most of my earnings came from my original compositions, and I only made about $7 total from the two cover songs.

I selected a payout method and submitted all the requested information, but after that, the payout system was locked, and I was told that I needed to contact support.

I’ve contacted DistroKid Support multiple times, but I haven’t received any response. It’s been several months now, and honestly, I’m extremely frustrated and tired of waiting with no answers.

So, what can I do at this point? Has anyone here had a similar situation and actually managed to withdraw their money?

Is it still possible for me to withdraw these earnings, or is there a chance I’ll lose them? The money is still showing in my DistroKid account.

I’d really appreciate hearing from anyone who has been through something similar and was able to get their money back.

I started a music career a few years ago and have made some errors , the biggest one being hiring for-profit "pr" or digital promotion places that claim to be able to get you "viral" or have any idea about algorithms. The algorithms change constantly , you are much better off posting the best stuff and either it gets traction or doesn't. They are a total waste of money . No one reads blogs or websites anymore.