When meeting a musician many people will think it’s great but will then follow by saying that it must be very hard to make a living as a musician. This is not true of every musician that you will ever meet as some have them have really mastered the art of making a good living by doing the one thing they enjoy the most in life. It would be harder to be a musician doing a job that you hate and don’t enjoy rather than putting in some hard thought and coming up with ideas to incorporate your music into your daily work schedule. You would probably be surprised to learn that there are some musicians out there that actually earn over the National average salary. Maybe not earning enough money to be mega rich, but certainly enough to cover a mortgage, living expenses and be generally comfortable like any other job. There is a musician that I know well that takes a great yearly salary by working as a guitar teacher for large music retailer and this earns him a good deal of money for just working 9-5pm allowing him to not only earn money but also to practice for at least 6 solid hours per day! The other main market to tap into is that of the cable and satellite television channels as there are now hundreds and hundreds which are crying out for music that is original and they don’t need to pay hefty royalties on each time one is played. Once you have managed to get your music on television this is not only paid well whether it be for advertisements or for actual programs but it may also get you noticed by the right people. This has happened many times in the past where as musicians have written music which has then been snapped up by the music industry and careers have been launched. Writing articles or blogs about music and your experiences within music can also pay very well and keep your finances up to par. There are so local gig venues.
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