David Rovics: SESSION 3 of 3: Crowdsourcing Everything

TOOK PLACE: Thursday, October 7, 5:00 PM 6:30 PM (ET) DESCRIPTION: So, you ve written some great songs, you ve recorded them well, you ve gotten them onto the various online platforms, and you have an online presence that allows you to be part of the conversation with regards to your songs and other songs like them. But you re hungry. In this session, we talk about the many different ways you can monetize your success. By success, I don t mean financial success or fame. I mean you ve succeeded in writing some songs that everybody agrees are really, really good. Not your mom, or your roommate, or your guitar teacher. You ve written sad songs that make strangers cry when they hear them. There s no money on Spotify even if you get a million streams a year (I know, I do). But there are still plenty of ways to make money from your music, allowing you to record more albums, tour, buy groceries, and even pay the rent. As an independent musician no ma