Originally Posted by Tom Shea
I am starting this topic based on some ideas raised in another topic.

As has been mentioned in some of the posts, making money with music is tough. I have been talking to people locally to see how many people in Nebraska actually make enough money with music to earn a living without another job. The general consensus is about 20. Of course we are a small population state and not a know music center. But there are a few thousand serious musicians. Let us say there are only 2,000. That means that one out of 100 can make a living with it.

I wonder what you think about this issue. How many people can actually make a living with music?

Tom


I would say one out of a hundred can make something. I dont think one out of a hundred could make a living.

Making a living means making consistent money, a regular influx of money coming in. Not 20 cds sold, and 10 gigs last month, nada sold and one gig the next three months.

More likely to get one gig a week and make a part time income.

Also depends how much you need to live.