Making money of techo/house music

[Soulcentric]

I was just wondering how do techno/house producers make money because I've been confused in this matter. I know some producers DJ but what about he ones that don't and only compose the beat/music. How do they make money??? Do they sell/lease their beats to people, DJ's, record companies ???

[space2012]

Originally Posted by Soulcentric

I was just wondering how do techno/house producers make money because I've been confused in this matter. I know some producers DJ but what about he ones that don't and only compose the beat/music. How do they make money??? Do they sell/lease their beats to people, DJ's, record companies ???

talent, love & hope.



i asked REDONE how much $ did he got paid, and never answered!
maybe you get lucky
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anyway...
if you want fast money, become a meth, cannabis, XTC, Crack Cocaine, Ketamine, PCP, Angel Dust, LSD producer,

not a music producer.

become a pimp,

LIE, CHEAT, STEAL & KILL..
THEN MAKE A MOVIE...

[SWAN808]

these days on the non-mainstream level releasing records in the house music scene is about PR and promotion to get DJ gigs - where you make the money...

Labels make very little money these days...apart from on BIG releases which are out on the biggest labels...

[rhythmtech]

^^ same as techno. i just look at my releases as a kind of business card to get gigs. thats where the cash is.

[Ben F]

Most of the artists I have worked with make their money from live gigs or DJing. Their releases are just a profile builder. A record company is lucky to break even these days, unless they get into promotion and tour people.

[msl]

Originally Posted by Ben F

...A record company is lucky to break even these days,...

Sad but true.


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[lowkey]

you would have more potential to make money from your music through inclusion in TV or radio advertising...

[TacosWhenTwisted]

Depends on the music and the label you have your music signed to. If you sign to a shit label that has no idea of what they are doing, there is a good chance you wont make any money, which is probably true of any genre of music. If you find a Label that knows what they are doing from the top down, then there is a good chance that your good music will do good things for the label, which in turn would net you some decent money.

[blue monk]

The figure I hear about are around 10-20% of what they had been in the 1990ies.

[subsonix]

Originally Posted by blue monk

The figure I hear about are around 10-20% of what they had been in the 1990ies.

yes - I'd say that's correct. hardly enough to make a living these days unfortunately.