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# How Much Money Should You Aim To Make From Music? And How Much CAN You Make?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-much-money-should-you-aim-to-make-from-music-and-how-much-can-you-make/
- Published: 2012-09-27T09:51:11.000Z
- Updated: 2012-09-27T09:51:11.000Z
- Description: So how much money can you make from music? Shaun Letang has posted a chapter from his book, ‘The Independent Musician’s Survival Guide’, that covers the different levels of making. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/09/how-much-money-should-you-aim-to-make-from-music-and-how-much
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- Tags: Music Think Tank, DIY, independent musician, money, music, music industry, musician, Natalie Cheng, Shaun Letang, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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So how much money can you make from music? **Shaun Letang** has posted a chapter from his book, ‘[The Independent Musician’s Survival Guide](http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008YG04IU/?ref=hypebot.com)’, that  
covers the different levels of making money from music. It is possible  
to make a living as a musician. Check out Shaun’s post on [Music Think](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-much-money-should-you-aim-to-make-from-music-and-how-muc.html?ref=hypebot.com)  
[Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-much-money-should-you-aim-to-make-from-music-and-how-muc.html?ref=hypebot.com) for a realistic view of what is achievable.

“As  
a musician, once you know you want to make a career out of your talent,  
this is generally the first stage you will go through. You need to  
invest in your music career if you want it to take off, and you need to **invest wisely**.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/how-much-money-should-you-aim-to-make-from-music-and-how-muc.html?ref=hypebot.com))