Thanks for having me! I do just want to say to anyone watching this, it has taken years to grow my production business AND Make Pop Music. I got super fortunate that timelines and opportunities lined up for me and I’m grateful for it every day. I also will say, yes I make great money, however there is a lot behind the scenes. Even at $300k a year in total revenue, my businesses have overhead, commissions, we hire other producers, taxes, and the money is split 50/50. So just because you see $300k doesn’t mean I made $300k. It means the businesses make that and my wife and I end up with 60% of that split down the middle. It’s still amazing, but if you’re getting into the business realize that you won’t get to touch all the money you technically make. Keep track of your accounting and always remember tax season 😂
@@VictoriaWhitlockthank you! Maybe one day. If I was profiting $300k, I’d probably use a big majority of that to fund other people’s music careers or start a foundation or something 😂
Wow you smashed this video!!! I really enjoyed watching it and seeing what the other creators had to see! I am feeling super inspired! Thank you so so much for having me!
This one may be one of the best videos on youtube right now in my point of view regarding Music Producers and music production, wow, I loved every minute! great job! Like always!
Thanks to all creators for sharing this information it’s so weirdly difficult to find any information on how to make a living from a career standpoint n music and especially thanks to PLV for putting this video together! 😊
I think the most interesting takes were from the film composer. They were all awesome. But it's surprising to see how well a film composer is doing using social media. All of my commissions in short films and such are from social media but my following is very small so needless to say I have a day job lol. But seeing a young film composer with such a big instagram following is incredibly inspiring. Thank you for this video!
This was awesome. It would be really cool if it was possible to do the same kind of video but more indepth with each kind of income stream that these people have. Of course, you wouldn't want to be intrusive about it, but it would be so awesome to show a deeper nuts and bolts approach to each kind of income stream that these, or similar individuals many have. None the less, still a very eye opening video. thank you.
respect to everyone in this video for being so straight with the viewers! and Aurelie for putting this together! amazing I loved the comment about finding a place where he could be " a loud introvert" so great
So valuable getting all of this insight, grateful for everything shared by the creators and for you putting this all together and sharing it with us 🙏🏼
This was so helpful and one of the most valuable videos I’ve seen on RU-vid, thank you SO MUCH! Earned a new subscriber 🙏 been following Austin and make pop music for years so this was really cool to see a behind the scenes video
Very helpful video. I recently lost my full time corporate SEO job, and have been locking in more these past few months to becoming a fulltime producer and content creator someday.
What I love the most of this video is that it makes feel the journey way more achievable. There are days where I struggle thinking it will never happen, but videos like this give a lot of courage to keep grinding Thanks!
Thank you all for your honest and transparent experience. This video was so motivating and inspiring at the same time. Wish all of you even more success and joy on your journey.
Honestly, I lack the confidence to be on camera, struggle to find ways to showcase my music with social content, and tend to make music that a verrrrry small amount of people connect with. My dream would be to have multiple revenue streams that all stem from music and creativity. It's so hard to see how to take that first step.
Thanks a lot for the amazing video, everybody had great points. I gotta point out though that Austin and Make Pop Music have changed the way I do music and produce and I couldn’t be more greatful for the content and support. I was really hyped to see this video. Thanks! 🙏❤
@@MakePopMusic You know it’s straight from the heart when you don’t even remember leaving that comment while stumbling home from Oktoberfest in Munich, fueled by beer and good intentions! 🤣
After watching this video, I feel as if I live in the ass of the world. And it is partly so. I am from the western part of Ukraine. As if I can do something, as if I write great music, as if I can shoot quality videos and I do it. But I have little views, I have practically no income for the last 2 years, especially after the war began. In larger and more important countries, people quickly become famous and receive money for living. I just don't have anything. It is very difficult not to get discouraged by this 🤷🏻♂️
PLV, please stop doing the human emoji/reaction thumbnails. It's getting hard to pick out your videos from the ocean of other music production channels that do the same thing. You're way more creative and talented than them but the thumbnails tell a very different story which is a shame.
The human what?! 😂 I just took screenshots from the video I didn't plan anything haha I'm in France I can't shoot anything I just slapped something together lol. I just thought the face was funny haha
Not always the case. Different people just have different jobs and offer different services and skills. I was doing very well as a full time producer before I made a dime on sample packs, courses, etc. But sometimes people thrive being educators, entertainers, and content creators. That’s not a bad thing. There’s room for everyone 😊
Like I said in my comment above, this is a really biased sample toward the internet space. There are tons of producers, songwriters and industry professionals who are members of teams and professional networks that don't need to produce content drivel.
This is a really biased sample of musicians that are close to you in the internet space. I do composition for TV and adverts, make bank and never show my face anywhere ever. I know many session songwriters and producers who are doing great just producing music for artists...
Hey PLV , very good video ! I was wondering if I can help you with more Quality Editing in your videos and make Highly Engaging Thumbnails which will help your videos to get more views and engagement . Please let me know what do you think ?
