Give Everything Away
This is kind of the deal with the music industry these days, isn’t it? Just give everything away. Give every song away. Give tickets away. Every piece of music you make. The strategy is simple. Just give it away.
I guess the reason that it might be valid is because the presumption is that if you’re really good, you can make more. If you happened to write just one good song and you don’t want to give it away because you’re scared you won’t be able to write another one. Well, that’s kind of the issue isn’t it?
It’s still scary. That idea that you have to just keep putting yourself out there in the hope and prayer that maybe one day something will come around and there will be some money that appears from the clouds (really from someone at a movie or television studio that wants to license your songs or something). Because in all likelihood, that won’t happen. But there are a few other things to keep in mind.
1. Nobody of any great size is willing to pay money for it anyway
2. In the early stages of whatever you’re doing, and it’s kind of always the early stage, the audiene is more important than the money.
So just keep doing what you’re doing. Give it away. And if you’re good, you’ll be able to make more. And one day, I don’t know how or why, maybe someone will pay you something for it.
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Derek
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theflyingchange
