by Steve Grossman | Sep 11, 2007 | Blog, Career, The Industry
Here as promised, is this week’s Music & Money Monday post…just a day late! Sorry for the delay, but Collis at Freelance Switch has our wisdom for today in a post called “Nine Factors to Consider When Determining Your Price.” “Part...
by Steve Grossman | Sep 7, 2007 | Blog, Career, The Industry
In every industry, there are people who “get it” and people who don’t. Gerd Leohard gets it. A self-described “digital music and media expert, futurist and often quoted visionary and thought-leader”, Gerd recently wrote an “Open...
by Steve Grossman | Sep 5, 2007 | Blog, Career, The Industry
At “The Blogging Boss”, Eric has a great suggestion for us all – even musicians: Talk to Your Manager. About a month ago, my boss/manager and I drove to Atlanta together. Prior to our trip, I had been feeling out of focus, misunderstood and generally...
by Steve Grossman | Sep 3, 2007 | Blog, Career, The Industry
I had to share a “bonus track” for today’s Music & Money Monday. I received the most recent royalty statement for the one song I ever wrote that got any traction in the publishing world. The song earned $0.28 cents for the 2nd Quarter pay...
by Steve Grossman | Sep 3, 2007 | Blog, Career, The Industry
Do you know anyone like this? “”Fred” missed out on watching his kids grow up because, “I have a wife with expensive tastes and kids with expensive hobbies.” He traded away years of his life for around $225K per year. Admittedly, people...
by Steve Grossman | Aug 27, 2007 | Blog, Career, The Industry
Here’s what I said over a year ago in a post called More On Pricing: “One of my most dreaded questions during my career as a professional musician was “how much do you charge for…?” I hated it for two main reasons: first, I hated to have to draw attention...