Can musicians live on music alone? by Mr. Migdal

TiYAHgo (Please pronounce right) tiago

2018-02-12 15:41:37 UTC

It depends if musicians can live on music alone because if the musician makes a great song that people love, they will get a lot of money from downloads, etc. They can also perform the song live which the musician will also get a huge amount of money from. There are many people who make one hit song, and make tons of money from that song, and live off of that money, by the likes of Silento (Whip/Nae Nae), Aqua (Barbie Girl), Big Shaq (Mans Not Hot), PSY (Gangnam Style) and many more. They are called one-hit wonders. But it is a different story if your song doesn't get much fame or people don't like that song that you have composed. You won't get much money and it would be hard to live off only a little bit of money. Therefore, you would have to do another job while composing music, like: acting, commercials, etc. Even some of the most famous musicians today had to do other jobs while starting their music career by the likes of: Beyonce, Kanye West, etc. (Shout out to Gail... i think. I heard it in class). It also depends on fame. The more fans and haters you have, the more views on your music video, more downloads, etc. If you aren't that popular, the less fans and haters or just people who listen to your music, less views and downloads, etc. In conclusion, I think only famous talents or one-hit wonders or just people who produce and compose good music that their fans love can live on music alone.

Emma

2018-02-12 21:01:07 UTC

Musicians cannot live on music alone because money does not come in just selling CD's or music downloads because you always need to think of what if. You need to think of how good is the song and do you think that it will do good then you release it. If they sell a lot of CD's and downloads then they will get so little money and if you get 12 cents per album or download and you sell a million you will only get a little more than 100 000 dollars. It is a lot of money but it will take a very long time to sell that many and if your song sucks then you probably won't even get half a million buys. That is the problem with the business. You will have really bad sells and really good ones. That is why you can't always count on succession. It definitely will not always happen. Many people don't make it to the top right away so it takes time. You might have a few jobs before to get you some money. I feel like you can really accomplish with the music industry but it definitely takes time.

Angeleena

2018-02-12 21:28:02 UTC

In my opinion musicians can not live on music only because it does not always pay well. For example you might have a couple really great songs, which pay a lot, but some of them won't even make 800 listens. Out side of your music career you should have another good paying job just enough to buy food and pay for shelter. now a days even if you have a few great songs not all of the money goes to the artist as we learned in class only 12 percent of profits goes to the artist. in conclusion I don't think that musicians can live on money alone

Anjali

341695708 — 2018-02-12 21:34:38 UTC

In my opinion, Musicians cannot live on music alone for many reasons. Even if the musician makes a brilliant song that is very popular, the artist only gets 13% of the benefits. Also, many times there is very few songs that become popular, so it would be safer for the musician to have another job to pay for the bills, such as Beyoncé, who worked at a hair salon, Elvis Presley, who was a truck driver and Kanye west, who worked at a Gap clothing store.(Thank you Gail) Even the bigger Stars, at one point had a job before they took off in the music Industry. So, in conclusion, Musicians cannot live off of they're music career alone.

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2018-02-12 21:38:00 UTC

In my opinion, musicians can’t live on music only because you will not earn a lot of money every time. Even if you have a really good and popular song, you always only get about 12% of the money. It is much safer for the musician to take a backup job in case the current one doesn’t work out. Also, many times there’s a chance your song won’t even make that much money, so no, musicians cannot live on music alone.😆

Kiele

2018-02-12 21:39:52 UTC

In my opinion musicians cannot music alone because to even make it in the music industry you have to have connections with people in power or people in the music industry. They will not get all the money from disc sales either, they will only get about 12 % of the profit. Also not many songs get popular so people have to really work hard to get a song out there and even once it is you might not get enough money to manage yourself. A musician should get s second job to manage themselves until they gain enough money to survive only with music

Kailyn

2018-02-12 22:07:58 UTC

In my opinion an average musician cannot live on music alone because even if they make a good amount on a song they get about 13% for themselves and the record lables get the rest of the money. A way that some musicians earn more money is by getting a second job as well as keeping their job as a musician so if they don't earn much as a musician they will earn a bit more by working a second job.

Mark

2018-02-12 23:01:18 UTC

Musicians can live on music alone. They can live on music alone because they only get around %12 of the money made from CDs. Now a days, not a lot of people buy CDs because you can download music now. You can also watch music videos on YouTube because YouTube pays the artist/band $0.25 per 100 view,$2.50 per 1000 views and $25 every 10k views. They also get even more money by ads and likes. If an artists music gets broadcasted on a Radio channel their music will get more popular and people will probably watch it on YouTube. An artist can get paid more from copyrights laws.

Michael

2018-02-12 23:49:54 UTC

No, I dont think that you can live on music alone because you can only make so much money because they make less than 20% of the profits they only make
14% of the profits and of your in and band you make a measly 7% of the profits and if you don't have as many fans that enjoy your music there is no way that's you can make a living off of 7% of a small amount of people

Irene

2018-02-13 00:09:21 UTC

No you cannot live with just music, because

Daniel

2018-02-13 00:23:10 UTC

No an average musician cannot live on music alone because according to the picture below an average musician get about 7% in total per view. So if they don’t get as many views they will not get a lot of money. In this case it is better off being a YouTube and putting it on YouTube because according to https://influencermarketinghub.com/how-much-do-youtubers-make/, youtubers make 68% of the revenues in addition to the add which will equal to more money so if a musician posts a music video on YouTube they will gain more money.

Antonio

2018-02-13 00:35:12 UTC

No musicians cannot live on music alone, they need a side job or at least an actual job. if you have made a music video with around 100 views, that's not gonna get you a Lamborghini, you need another type of job like try becoming a business man/woman. try creating merchandise and plug it in your videos. create commercials, find everything you can to become famous because you cannot live on music alone, you need a side job and a lot of money.

Daniel

2018-02-13 00:45:12 UTC

No musicians cannot live on music alone because according to the graph below an average musician make about 7% revenue in total for each time played. So if the song doesn’t get too many plays the musician will not receive a lot. It would be better off if the musicians post their music on YouTube because according to https://influencermarketinghub.com/how-much-do-youtubers-make/ an average YouTuber make 68% of the revenue which is more than 7%. Therefore the musicians should post on YouTube to get a higher revenue which will make them more money.

Irene

2018-02-13 01:40:03 UTC

No, most musicians cannot live on music alone because, they would need part time jobs and other activities such as going on tours, work, merchandise and recording. For example, Jennifer Lopez is an American singer, actress, dancer and fashion designer. She has made millions with all these professions. Secondly, you would need a job to start of with because if you make a song that is not very popular you wouldn't get much money from it. If you do have a song that is very popular, you can get a lot of money from it and there is no need for the part time job.
Jennifer Lopez info-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez

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Lysandra

2018-02-13 02:01:15 UTC

Lysandra

2018-02-13 02:01:54 UTC

No, in my opinion, musicians can not live on music alone. Well, it really depends on the artist her/himself.

Sarahah

2018-02-13 02:19:55 UTC

In my opinion, i think musicians cannot live on music alone. They will need the money to survive and by getting that money they will need to be able to make good songs, tour countries with an expensive cost for the tickets, bring their merch costs higher. they all have to start off somewhere so the musicians will have day time jobs. https://www.thebalance.com/problems-of-new-music-industry-2460307
they also need to upload their music somewhere to start their Music career, for example Youtube, Spotify, SoundCloud, ITunes, Google Play Music
http://blog.sonicbids.com/the-top-10-digital-platforms-to-upload-share-and-promote-your-music

Sean R.L.

2018-02-13 02:20:35 UTC

In my opinion, it all depends on how famous you are. Very famous artists today have had day jobs before when they weren't extremely famous. For example Kanye West used to work at the gap, Jon Bon Jovi worked as a janitor and Madonna worked at Dunkin' Donuts. I think now that all these artists are extremely famous it is possible to make a living off of all the money that they are making.
Link: (https://www.ranker.com/list/day-jobs-of-musicians/anncasano?var=2&utm_expid=16418821-322.OW_JXwpwRv6TKZPZq3pKRw.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.ca%2F)

Lysandra Pt.2

2018-02-13 02:21:25 UTC

(JUST BECAUSE PADLET OVER HERE DIDN'T LET ME EDIT MY LAST THINGIE THING ARGH) No, in my opinion, musicians can not live on music alone. Well, it really depends on the artist her/himself.They might be able to create great songs, but since no one listens to them, or not many people have heard of them, they don't become popular, and they cannot make profit from their songs. You's have to make amazing songs, then maybe, you might become a one-hit wonder (Tiago, I'm not trying to copy you..). If you're lucky, then you'd be able to make plenty more songs, become even more famous, then probably be able to live off your music career with all that money you're making. But like most one-hit wonders, you'll still make music, but not as many people will notice it, and it wouldn't be as popular as your fist song. As for the less popular artists, they most likely have a second (or third) job. Famous artists, had second jobs, too. Like Elvis Presley, who was a truck driver before he became famous. Or Gwen Stefani who worked at Dairy Queen. Oh, and Art Garfunkel (from Simon & Garfunkel), who just so happened to be a math teacher. It all added up to hard work. Nowadays, new artists can upload their music to places like YouTube, ITunes, Spotify, Google Play, SoundCloud, Vimeo, and more. It really just depends.

Artists' Old Jobs Website: http://www.nme.com/photos/28-boring-day-jobs-musicians-did-before-they-were-famous-1427661

Oh, and also this one: http://www.thecavanproject.com/51-jobs-musicians-had-before-they-were-famous/

2018-02-13 02:24:18 UTC

Matthew

2018-02-13 02:24:32 UTC

I think musicians can't live on music alone

Keara ( I LOVE EELLLEEPPHHAANNNTTSSSS🐘🐘🐘)

2018-02-13 03:27:49 UTC

Can musicians live on music alone?
In my opinion It depends. Why? Because If music is your passion. You can live on it. but if you do it just as a hobby you have to study something in which you really love and want to do, not often what you want is achieved . But if you do it with passion and struggle until you see your dream come true. You will be an example for others.
Being a non-conformist musicians may be the best thing that can happen to you, because that is how successful mega artists are.

2018-02-13 03:45:19 UTC

Padlet updated elsewhere.

2018-02-13 03:45:23 UTC

Dona

2018-02-13 03:45:46 UTC

Can musicians live on music alone?

Dona

2018-02-13 03:54:52 UTC

Some professional musicians got where they are today due to the fact that they struggled to get other work, or just weren’t capable of doing anything else. When you have no Plan B to fall back on, Plan A will have to be what works out for you. In an interview I did with violinist Jenny Scheinman earlier this year, she described moving out of the house at age 16 and busking around Santa Cruz to make ends meet. Though this alone will not guarantee you a successful music career, it sure is a good motivator to get started.

2018-02-13 04:18:12 UTC

not of

Ryanna

2018-02-13 04:48:38 UTC

I do not think that musicians can survive off music alone because if you're a musician that makes a song that goes viral it only popular until people get bored of it so they might do other things like tv show appearances, clothing lines and social media to keep them selves relevant.

Taissa

2018-02-13 14:25:14 UTC

I think that musician can not live on their own because