Pricing the Value of Your Music

In my Don’t Be Cheap post, I talked about how charging higher fees is one way to stand out among the competition. David Maister has posted about another concept to think about, and just like raising fees, I considered doing this when I was a musician, I was just...

Non-Music cashflow, Part 2

Money is NOT the most important thing in life, it is however, the most important thing FOR life. Just try living without it! What if you woke up tomorrow morning with no money and no way to earn any more? Would you hunt your breakfast, eat some berries in the woods,...

Don’t Be Cheap

When I made my living in the studio, I once heard Mike, the busiest bass player in Nashville, talk about doubling the fees he charged for playing (called “double scale”). He was recalling the point in his career when he made the jump to double scale so he...