Originally Posted by Jody Whitesides
Knowing greg outside of the JPF boards, I'm going to say I doubt he'd make something like this up. A rather unfortunate turn if you ask me.

As for Tom and his thread, I hope it can continue in a more open discussion of earning a living at music. That is the point of this.


we could finish the conversation in youtube, put it right next to your video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bcqLxrSL2E

LOL

http://www.sesac.com/News/Article.aspx/2012/Spring/Jody%20Whitesides

I came across this, as i suspected, you created a niche. I didnt the same thing. I wrote a song for a game company, really not for them, but about it. I had a site up, contacted the company and told them the game was a source of fun for my friends and I as kids and i wrote it reminiscing about it.

The people working at the company all liked it, but the owners didnt want any part of it. They did nicely post it on their facebook page, and I got 1000 hits to the site for about 2 solid weeks. It was also sports related, and some writers for sports columns got it, and commented on their blogs about it.

I created a video but ran into issues with copyrighted material.

I got ticked off when folks were stopping by to listen and not buy, one guy in long island listened to the song 52 times without buying it, and it was a remote city so I know it was one person.

Long story short I sold 20 downloads, which I never did collect my 20 bucks from nimbit.

I didnt do the itunes thingd cuse at first, I wrote the song as homage to the game, never intending to sell anything.

I was surprised how many folks visited the site, but I didt make much money.

Had the game agreed to license it, or bundle it with the game, it could have been better.

Sometimes things work out and sometimes they dont.

I have about 3 albums worth of sports songs, sports is my life.

And I had the same idea of garnering an audience and then asking them to take my other stuff seriously.

I think that is what distracted me, you get labeled as a weird al, u are weird al.

I learned about niches from indie band survival guide.

So if you happen to get somebody willing to go along with your product, and you treat your music as a product, not really music, you can sell in the niche.

I do have doubts about selling enough to make a living though.

But Im starting to believe gregs story too. LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

Last edited by December Rock Star; 11/17/12 06:49 PM.