4 less obvious ways to make money as a musician

Could you tell us name of the platform you showed in the first bit please? The one for selling library music. Thank you!

Also street performing can be great source of income from music, but it is not easy at all...

Can you recommend any particular online databases that I might try to sell my music on? Thank you.

What is the library music platform you use?

Very insightful, thank you!

These were very helpful, thank you so much. Do you recommend any particular websites to find these types of work (for all the income sources you mentioned)? Thanks again.

Great insights. Thank you.

hey david, you speak about library music or production music, but are there website where one can submit their music to this process? I've tried to find some on google, but their memberships only are on the customer's side, not the producer's side.

What´s the page called that you published you tunes?

Does anyone know of any good music libraries to publish to in the US?

What do you mean by "put these things out there" in reference to library music is it some kind of website or app?

I’ve played in care homes before. Hands down an amazing experience. Seeing smiles on their faces is the best thing ever.

Very grateful for this. It shows you care about your audience.

This is not a way to make money but if you’re a guitar player you can easily transcribe tabs (bass are especially simple) on Ultimate Guitar and if it gets approved you get a months free access to the Pro version (which is so much better). Every month I just submit a tab!

Thank you for sharing this, it’s helpful x

do you know any production music that's free please ? in what I found, I can't find any, they say its free but then you have to pay.

I don't think I can play horror themes/heavy metal in care homes. Or can I?

Thank you David. Regarding posting clips on a data base. Could you show us where, or give examples of sites to contact to upload our music pieces? Thanks in advance.

This video is very inspiring! Thank you. Very good ideas.
Though I would have liked to know the name of the music library (and maybe more possibilities) where you publish your stuff, is there a reason for you to not say it ? Because this is a very interesting idea.

For your Library music which website/service do you use? Recommned? Thx

David, Thank you very much for your encouraging and helpful video. I love the Jive Aces btw. Have seen them live. Love dancing to and singing their version of the song 'Bring me Sunshine'.

Any musician that takes their craft seriously, isn't in it "for the money". If one is a musician and in it for the money, they're not going to go anywhere with it.

Hey, David. Thanks for the video! What website you recommend us to put our music on as "library music"? Do you put your music on more than one? Love from Brazil

Where would you advise going to with production or library music?

Thanks David

what website are you using for the first method??

As some one who is barely starting this boosted my confidence by a lot. Its gonna be hard but I’m stoked for the challenge

Private lessons is the obvious one. My friend makes $100/hr teaching organ lessons.

Hye David, when on a gig, do you sing or do you only play the piano ? (I do not sing and it is holding me back from playing gigs).

As a bassist I truly thank you

Hello David, on which music library do you publish your work ? Thank you

Theres always a photo of someone under the strings on the guitar in the backdrop, who are they?
And also what is that site where you uploaded your tunes to the library music, to be featured on radio, commercials etc

You're really great side, bringing something to a great but sometimes struggling crowd

I go busking, after ten minutes, they pay me to go away... Are they trying to tell me something?

When you really work it out it is easier to pass through the eye of needle than to make money out music. Unless you're one of the 0.000009%

What is a good library to submit to? I keep trying Shutterstock but my work is always rejected.

“I prefer silence than this!” oh my, this got me laughing so much 😂

Been a professional musician for 30 years. I always describe it as “a spread portfolio of dodgy occupations.”

Hey David maybe you won't have time to answer my comment, but I'll leave here a doubt. You mean I should compose library music and send it to fingerprint services to distribute? Thx for your contribution to the music! And best wishes from Brazil.

Anyone knows which are the best platforms for uploading and selling soundtracks/beats/instrumental music?

Nice work thanks.. How much patreon charge for the money you receive

That care home bit makes me wanna arrange an acoustic guitar version of Manowar's "Shellshock"

Does anyone know what website this is for production music?

What are some music libraries I can upload to, and how do I go about doing so?

Does anyone else think it's unacceptable to demand that musicians become online marketing wizards? Isn't performing enough of a "real job"?

Hi Dave, great video and thanks for the shoutout! 3.5 million views now and yes, spot on, it got us a lot of work, a US agent, festivals all around the world and a ton of new fans. Although not our song, our arrangement has even been used on Stroctly three times which means lots of newspaper mentions as "the artist" they are dancing to that week. It's even getting us exposure over twn years after it's initial release!.