A MUSIC NOTE

 HOW MANY SPOTIFY STREAMS DO YOU NEED TO LIVE ABOVE THE POVERTY LINE?

 AT AN AVERAGE PAYOUT OF $0.006 CENTS PER SONG STREAM, A MUSICIAN LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES NEEDS 3,000,000 PLAYS ANNUALLY TO HAVE A GROSS INCOME OF $12,000. OF COURSE, IF THE ARTIST HAS A LABEL DEAL THE RECORD COMPANY WOULD GET PAID BEFORE THE ARTIST.

 DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OWED TO THE LABEL, THE ARTIST MAY NEED MILLIONS OF ADDITION PLAYS TO SEE THE SAME AMOUNT OF INCOME THEMSELVES.

MY RESPONSE:
REALLY ? THIS PROCESS NEEDS TO CHANGE, MANY MUSICIANS KNOW THE PROBLEM SO LETS FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS. ASPIRING AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS NEED TO TAKE A STAND AND DEMAND MORE AND OWN MORE OF WHAT THEY DO, COLLECTIVELY AS A TEAM.

ASPIRING AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS RECORD LABELS DON'T NEED MORE MONEY AND NEED TO SHARE PROFITS DIFFERENTLY. RECORD LABELS NEED MUSIC, MUSIC DOESN'T NEED RECORD LABELS.

 AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY RECORD LABEL DEALS ARE NOT NEEDED OR WORTH IT. THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM; INDEPENDENT ASPIRING AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS MOVEMENT-INDEPENDENT ASPIRING AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS WORKING AS A TEAM TO CHANGE THE MUSIC BUSINESS. OWN WHAT'S YOURS/YEAR 3000.

MY PRESENT, PAST AND FUTURE POSTINGS ABOUT THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS TO BRING ABOUT AWARENESS AND BRING ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGES FOR ASPIRING AND PROFESSIONAL MUSICIANS. FOLLOW ME & JOIN ME IN MAKING A DIFFERENCE.