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Make a Living With Music

Making a Living Making Music Part IV: Quit Your Day Job!

Ruth Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
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Ruth Gerson

Whether your are a working musician, singer, songwriter or the likes thereof, someone who makes a living from music on her own has to be an entrepreneur.

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Making a Living Making Music Part III: Music Licensing & Music Supervisors

Ruth Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
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Ruth Gerson

I reached out to some experts about how to go from "getting lucky" in licensing to earning a steady income. There's a market for being "nobody," if your recordings are good.

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Making A Living Making Music Part II: Booking House Concerts

Ruth Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Livingroom Concerts, Make a Living With Music, Singing Lessons, Jobs for Musicians, Singers, Musicians, Living Room Concert, Make Money With Music, House Concerts, Arts News
Ruth Gerson

I didn't learn how to drive until I was 39, left NYC and moved to the Bay Area. In the early 90s, I took a Greyhound bus to most gigs. Before digipack...

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