You know how I always ask every guest on the show “How do you Make Music income?” Well, in today’s podcast I tell you how I made income last year. 

In many ways. 2023 was an affirming year and also a directional year for my music.

Not to spoil the show, but I probably ended up making about as much in 2023 as I did in 2022. With basically the same jobs: My Own Music Composing, My Music Clients, Teaching online and at a local recording school here in Orlando.

But there were some subtle changes and major milestones that entered the picture, some not discouraging news about non-exclusive and stock incomes, and a very interesting income generating development in my teaching career.

I heard from people who did worse than I did in some things, and people who made unbelievably more than I did in some things.

But without further ado, let’s break down my music income in 2023 and talk about how it is shaping what I will be doing in 2024.

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EP94. My Music Income in 2023 | And How It Affects 2024 | Music Licensing, Publishing, Teaching, & Clients

In this weekly podcast, composer, producer, and educator Eric Copeland of Make Music Income talks about his continuing journey to Make Music Income with Sync Licensing, Stock Music Licensing, Artist Income, Online Channel Income, Music Publishing, Music Teaching, and Music Production for clients. Co-host Steven Beddall of the Production Music Academy also joins Eric in many episodes, as well as Dave Kropf and many others. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makemusicincome/support

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What DAW (or Digital Audio Workstation) would you choose if you had to switch DAWS?

Not what DAW is BEST! What would your transition be? From Logic to Studio One? From FL to Logic? From Ableton to Pro Tools? (That would be weird)
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THE NEW COURSE "GETTING IN SYNC" IS HERE!

How I Got My Music on TV! (And How YOU Can Too!)

Once I found out about sync licensing and that people were making music income, I began a systematic, focused plan to get my music placed in TV, Film, Ads, and more. And it worked!

This course will describe that whole process to you and take you step by step from producing the songs, to finding sync libraries, sync agents, and music supervisors, to get placements in TV shows and movies, to getting paid real music income.

Get the Course Now at its cheapest price as I develop it!: https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH

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We bring together composers, producers, artists, beatmakers, and musicians ready to elevate their music career to inspire, motivate, and learn from one another, so that we can celebrate and share our wins, overcome challenges together, and exponentially grow both our music income, and our creative impact on the world.

Join NOW for FREE! 
https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

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HELLO COMPOSERS! Join our sister channel Hello Composers! where we talk ONLY about composing. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://HelloComposers.com, AND make sure to join the mailing list at http://eepurl.com/hSLgr9

FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGS
https://makemusicincome.com/checklist

FREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5
https://makemusicincome.com/pond5

FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V4
https://makemusicincome.com/50ways

FREE EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V2
https://makemusicincome.com/tools-to-make-music-income/

FREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music"
https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitous

ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS:
Eric has been helping artists and songwriters for over 20 years build lasting music careers, and now is working via one-on-one coaching with composers and producers to help build strong catalogs, get into stock and sync libraries, and of course: Make Music Income. Find more info here: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/

JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST (Get an email when we release new videos!)
http://eepurl.com/hF8ihr

THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE:
https://makemusicincome.com/

EMAIL US:
MakeMusicIncome@gmail.com

OUR WEEKLY PODCAST:
https://anchor.fm/makemusicincome

DISTROKID: Your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.
Get 7% Off When You Sign Up for DistroKid using this link! 
Click here: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910

DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! 
Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u;=34391

IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube
Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2

POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5! 
Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusic

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:
https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makemusicincome/support

EP 105. 

In this week’s podcast I talk about how much Netflix paid out for a top of show, logo placement on the hit show Love Is Blind. Also other surprisingly good royalty reports, and...we need to talk about Logic Pro 11.

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THE NEW COURSE "GETTING IN SYNC" IS HERE!

How I Got My Music on TV! (And How YOU Can Too!)

Once I found out about sync licensing and that people were making music income, I began a systematic, focused plan to get my music placed in TV, Film, Ads, and more. And it worked!

This course will describe that whole process to you and take you step by step from producing the songs, to finding sync libraries, sync agents, and music supervisors, to get placements in TV shows and movies, to getting paid real music income.

Get the Course Now at its cheapest price as I develop it!: https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH

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Join our musician community STREAMS for FREE at https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

We bring together composers, producers, artists, beatmakers, and musicians ready to elevate their music career to inspire, motivate, and learn from one another, so that we can celebrate and share our wins, overcome challenges together, and exponentially grow both our music income, and our creative impact on the world.

Join NOW for FREE! 
https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

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HELLO COMPOSERS! Join our sister channel Hello Composers! where we talk ONLY about composing. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://HelloComposers.com, AND make sure to join the mailing list at http://eepurl.com/hSLgr9

FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGS
https://makemusicincome.com/checklist

FREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5
https://makemusicincome.com/pond5

FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V4
https://makemusicincome.com/50ways

FREE EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V2
https://makemusicincome.com/tools-to-make-music-income/

FREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music"
https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitous

ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS:
Eric has been helping artists and songwriters for over 20 years build lasting music careers, and now is working via one-on-one coaching with composers and producers to help build strong catalogs, get into stock and sync libraries, and of course: Make Music Income. Find more info here: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/

JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST (Get an email when we release new videos!)
http://eepurl.com/hF8ihr

THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE:
https://makemusicincome.com/

EMAIL US:
MakeMusicIncome@gmail.com

OUR WEEKLY PODCAST:
https://anchor.fm/makemusicincome

DISTROKID: Your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.
Get 7% Off When You Sign Up for DistroKid using this link! 
Click here: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910

DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! 
Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u;=34391

IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube
Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2

POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5! 
Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusic

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:
https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makemusicincome/support

EP104. 

In this episode we talk to Steven Melin of Video Game Music Alliance, who composes music exclusively for video games on all levels including independent, Steam, and console gaming.

Did you know that the average yearly salary for FREELANCE Video Game Music Composers and Sound Designers is $80,000 per year? (Source: https://www.gamesoundcon.com/post/game-audio-industry-survey-2023)

I think it's time we take this more seriously as a music income. 

#videogamemusic #videogamecomposer #sounddesigner 

LINKS:

Free Case Study: How we helped one member increase his monthly revenue to $10,000+/mo with video game music: 
https://vgma.ck.page/ea1b652b7b

Video Game Music Alliance® website: 
https://www.videogamemusicalliance.com

Video Game Music Alliance® courses:
https://videogamemusicalliance.thinkific.com/collections?ref=18db7c

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INTRODUCING MAKE MUSIC INCOME "LEARN"

Learn How to Make Music Income with ALL our Courses, eBooks, and Zoom Teaching for one low monthly price!

Includes our NEW course "Getting in Sync!" Get the course, come to WEEKLY in-person ZOOM CLASSES with Eric Copeland, and more.

Check it all out at: https://makemusicincome.com/learn/

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THE NEW COURSE "GETTING IN SYNC" IS HERE!

How I Got My Music on TV! (And How YOU Can Too!)

Once I found out about sync licensing and that people were making music income, I began a systematic, focused plan to get my music placed in TV, Film, Ads, and more. And it worked!

This course will describe that whole process to you and take you step by step from producing the songs, to finding sync libraries, sync agents, and music supervisors, to get placements in TV shows and movies, to getting paid real music income.

Get the Course Now at its cheapest price as I develop it!: https://payhip.com/b/KtoqH

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Join our musician community STREAMS for FREE at https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

We bring together composers, producers, artists, beatmakers, and musicians ready to elevate their music career to inspire, motivate, and learn from one another, so that we can celebrate and share our wins, overcome challenges together, and exponentially grow both our music income, and our creative impact on the world.

Join NOW for FREE! 
https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

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HELLO COMPOSERS! Join our sister channel Hello Composers! where we talk ONLY about composing. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://HelloComposers.com, AND make sure to join the mailing list at   http://eepurl.com/hSLgr9

FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGS
https://makemusicincome.com/checklist

FREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5
https://makemusicincome.com/pond5

FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V4
https://makemusicincome.com/50ways

FREE EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME V2
https://makemusicincome.com/tools-to-make-music-income/

FREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music"
https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitous

ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS:
Eric has been helping artists and songwriters for over 20 years build lasting music careers, and now is working via one-on-one coaching with composers and producers to help build strong catalogs, get into stock and sync libraries, and of course: Make Music Income. Find more info here: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/

JOIN OUR EMAIL LIST (Get an email when we release new videos!)
http://eepurl.com/hF8ihr

THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE:
https://makemusicincome.com/

EMAIL US:
MakeMusicIncome@gmail.com

OUR WEEKLY PODCAST:
https://anchor.fm/makemusicincome

IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube
Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2

POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5! 
Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusic

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:
https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makemusicincome/support

EP103. Video Game Music Licensing with Steven Melin | $80,000 Freelancer Yearly Average?

In Podcast 102 Eric talks about a surprising thing he is seeing in his stock music licensing numbers for 2024, BMI’s new websiute and app, and a slight but welcome change at Deposit Photos.

LINKS DISCUSSED:

MY TEACHING PRODUCTS: https://makemusicincome.com/learn/

BMI: https://www.bmi.com/

Find our more about The Ultimate Composers Mastermind! - https://hellocomposers.com/mastermind

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Introducing STREAMS!

Join our new community STREAMS for FREE at https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

We bring together composers, producers, artists, beatmakers, and musicians ready to elevate their music career to inspire, motivate, and learn from one another, so that we can celebrate and share our wins, overcome challenges together, and exponentially grow both our music income, and our creative impact on the world.

Join NOW for FREE! 
https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

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READY TO GET GOING IN MUSIC LICENSING?
Check Out "The Stock Market: Where, Why, and How to Submit Your Music to Stock Music Libraries and Micro-Sync Sites."

Find out more here and get a THREE FREE PREVIEW MODULES 

EP102. Surprising First Quarter Stock Numbers | BMI New Site | Deposit Photos

Today I try and bring you some solace and relief to that sinking feeling that AI is going to replace or displace you in the world of music.

We talk about why to stop listening to the media and doomsayers, how AI can actually help us in our music, why Stock music is certainly the low hanging fruit, why Sync may not be as affected, what I am doing to protect some of my compositions from AI use, the importance of skill and education, and then hear from our AI expert, Chad GiPiT.

Take the MMI Podcast Poll - https://bit.ly/mmi_podcast_poll

Find our more about The Ultimate Composers Mastermind! - https://hellocomposers.com/mastermind/

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BE PART OF STREAMS!

Join our new community STREAMS for FREE at https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

We bring together composers, producers, artists, beatmakers, and musicians ready to elevate their music career to inspire, motivate, and learn from one another, so that we can celebrate and share our wins, overcome challenges together, and exponentially grow both our music income, and our creative impact on the world.

Join NOW for FREE! 
https://www.musicincomestreams.com/

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Updated! FREE EBOOK!: TOOLS YOUR NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME 

Version 2 Now Available!

Links to all the DAWs and the FREE versions to get started making music now no matter what your computer is. Also free and cheap sounds to get started making music that will make you music income. 

https://makemusicincome.com/tools-to-make-music-income/

STOCK MUSIC LICENSING EBOOK: "The Stock Market. Where, Why, and How to Submit Your Music to Stock Music Licensing."

This resource is a comprehensive look at over 30 stock music licensing libraries, my experience with each of them – especially the ones I have been accepted to, and some thoughts about each.

I talk about all of them whether I was accepted or not and the give you the direct link to submit YOUR music to them.

https://makemusicincome.com/stockmarket/

HELLO COMPOSERS! Join our sister channel Hello Composers! where we talk ONLY about composing. Subscribe to the YouTube channel at http://HelloComposers.com, AND make sure to join the mailing list at http://eepurl.com/hSLgr9

FREE EBOOK: THE DO-EVERYTHING CHECKLIST FOR YOUR SONGS
https://makemusicincome.com/checklist

FREE COURSE: HOW TO UPLOAD TO POND5
https://makemusicincome.com/pond5

FREE EBOOK: 50 WAYS TO MAKE MUSIC INCOME
https://makemusicincome.com/50ways

FREE STOCK MUSIC RESEARCH PAPER: "The Ubiquitous Style, Form, and Instrumentation of Corporate Stock Music"
https://makemusicincome.com/ubiquitous

ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERS AND PRODUCERS:
Eric has been helping artists and songwriters for over 20 years build lasting music careers, and now is working via one-on-one coaching with composers and producers to help build strong catalogs, get into stock and sync libraries, and of course: Make Music Income. Find more info here: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/

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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/makemusicincome/support

EP94. My Music Income in 2023 | And How It Affects 2024 | Music Licensing, Publishing, Teaching, & Clients

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