Members CLOCK13 Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 Can you think of an advantage someone who is prolific would have over a musician who only writes a song every ounce in awhile? By that I mean different opportunities to make money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThreeGutRock Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 Seriously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueStrat Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 It depends on so many things. The guy who writes one "Stairway to Heaven" is going to be a lot more successful than the guy who writes 100 dippy songs that go nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 Are we assuming that both songwriters are writing hits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members timrocker Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 Neither one of those songwriters will make a nickel unless they have a top drawer entertainment lawyer. With that lawyer's nuts permanently clamped in a vise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CLOCK13 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 It depends on so many things. The guy who writes one "Stairway to Heaven" is going to be a lot more successful than the guy who writes 100 dippy songs that go nowhere. Assume the majority of music the prolific artist makes is high quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CLOCK13 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 Are we assuming that both songwriters are writing hits? That is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 That is correct. Then I'd say the person who consistently writes hits will make more money. The other songwriter who writes a hit once every blue moon will make money as well, but will not have as many opportunities to capitalize on for financial profit. Nevertheless, I don't think any of that has any bearing on whether or not one's songs will become classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Auditroph Posted March 21, 2008 Members Share Posted March 21, 2008 I wouldn't expect it to matter that much, because major labels promote hits one at a time (even they were all released at once, such as on a single album). More people will remember a good song played a hundred times than a hundred songs each played once, repetition drives hits into the charts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZERO HEROES Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 There are a lot of artists who can buy your songs, not just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CLOCK13 Posted March 22, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 There are a lot of artists who can buy your songs, not just one. What about starting a songwriting business? Or selling songs or compositions to a music library? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZERO HEROES Posted March 22, 2008 Members Share Posted March 22, 2008 What about starting a songwriting business? Maybe if you lived in LA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DanielQ Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 Maybe if you lived in LA. if. And that's still a pretty big if. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZERO HEROES Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 if. And that's still a pretty big if. It's an even bigger maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Netvalar Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 The beetles were very prolific with album releases and look where they went with their career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 The beetles were very prolific with album releases and look where they went with their career. Are you referring to the Beatles bug offspring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CLOCK13 Posted March 23, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 What about selling drum loops I would make and other insturment loops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sabriel9v Posted March 23, 2008 Members Share Posted March 23, 2008 What about selling drum loops I would make and other insturment loops? That's called being a producer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members CLOCK13 Posted March 24, 2008 Author Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 In some genres someone who makes beats is considered a producer and in other genres it can mean other things. What about career opportunites for a producer/composer? You could pretend I said producer or composer and answer the question the same way. ( And by producer Iwill refer this time to the definition given by sabriel9v above.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Booya Tribe Posted March 24, 2008 Members Share Posted March 24, 2008 Here's what I think it comes down to with the music business: there is never a guarantee that you can make any aspect of it into a career. What you can do is just do what you love to do and see if it catches on. If you are enthusiastic about what you do and do it with dedication, there is the possibility that you will meet the right people or be in the right place at the right time, and it will work out for you as something that can become a career. There is also the possibility that it will not catch on for one reason or another, in which case, it will just be an enjoyable hobby. Either way is not too bad of a way to go... I just think you can't really depend on or expect a career in the music business. For some reason, growing up, it seems that we are all given this idea that if we just go to college for something or if we just study and learn enough about something, that we can do it as a career. But there are other factors at play, which we have very little control over, such as innate talent, personal charisma, and being in the right place at the right time. While it is certainly helpful to learn a lot about the things we are interested in, I think the one thing that really brings people closer to success is a sincere dedication to what they are doing because it is just what they love doing. If you are doing what you love, then you learn new things by the necessity of furthering your ability to do what you like doing. From there, you just have to see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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