Portable Income as a Music Professional
As far as portable career choices go, music is as good an example as you will ever find. Not only has it always been possible to be a musician anywhere, but it's also possible to maintain a business around your musical skills with clients all over the world.
How can you make money from your musical talents? Well it depends on whether your area of expertise the business side or the creative side: Let's call them the Manager and the Creator.
Options For The Manager
- Independent Record Label
- Booking Agency
- Artist Management Company
- Publishing Company
Options For The Creator
- Musician for hire (studio sessions or live shows)
- Record Producer
- Songwriter, Singer/Songwriter
- Mastering Engineer
- Mix Engineer
- Musical Director
- Creative Consultant for Music Productions
- Movie/TV Soundtrack Composer
