Friend Michael Benghiat of the Music Kitchen, who I partnered up with on tracks for Oprah, lent some great advice at this workshop about the music biz. He pointed out that writing music and licensing it can pay off a lot more than playing gigs, which is certainly the case for me.
“Songwriters and publishers make money every time their music is played,” Benghiat said. “Performers only get paid when they perform.”
“I know people who are doing really well,” Benghiat said. “If you can produce good-sounding music inexpensively, you can make money.”