[ Closed ] How much do chip musicians make? (Page 5 of 9)

I think it's sad to realize how few people really understand the music industry whether they're a musician or not. In fact I think it's even worse when a musician has these misconceptions because they go into it with unrealistic and overinflated expectations of what their efforts will actually generate back. So many people just view success in music as "making it big." They don't realize that every piece of marketing and advertisements that you see, every tour that has been put on, every release that's been made into physical copies and piece of merchandise created has to be paid for by someone and for the majority of the time that someone is the band themselves (or paying other people to do that for them).

TINSTAAFL, man.
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Last edited by an0va (Jun 23, 2012 4:33 am)

I play about a show a month and can make anywhere from 30-100 bux a show including album sales. The $500 a year figure seems pretty consistent with those who are serious about playing shows and making music.

Its also a game of always keeping yourself available for shows. Never say no but always require at least a little from the door. If its a free/charity gig, most people don't mind covering gas if you're driving a distance.

Don't do it for the money. There isn't much.

So I think it's an important distinction to make, nobody is making chiptunes for the money. They make it because they love the aesthetic, culture, circuit bending, whatever.  As opposed to say dubstep. I'm sure there's plenty of assholes out there who say 'oh this is big, people will like me if i churn out some wubs'.

That's not to say nobody making chiptunes is making money.  It's not fucking deadmau5 money, but it's something.

hmmm... for those of us in the 1%, can we get a chipmusic PLATINUM account or something? im envisioning a special forum where we all sit around in top-hats drinking tea discussing various ways to keep the blue collar chiptuner down.

Last edited by BR1GHT PR1MATE (Jun 23, 2012 7:10 am)

$20 DMG + $20 materials + $100 soldering iron that doesn't suck + $200 workbench with less of space + rent + food = these guys don't make much either

you just described reddits r/lounge sub forum... its reserved for only those that have donated to the site. although, i wont be surprised if you are all redditors and know this already... >_>

Man, I joined chiptune to become rich and famous and now y'all say me you don't make any money?

I agree with this.