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# How Production Costs Are Affecting Songwriters
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-production-costs-are-affecting-songwriters-draft/
- Published: 2016-10-13T09:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-10-13T09:28:00.000Z
- Description: Making a career out of songwriting isn't easy, and even if you do end up writing the next chart topping hit, there's no guarantee that you'll see much of a. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/10/how-production-costs-are-affecting-songwriters-draft.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Business, Music Think Tank, "Awesome", 20th Century Fox Records, country music, Nashville, Nigeria, Record chart, Riki, songwriter, Tennessee, The New York Times, United States Department of Justice, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![Songwriting-course-london](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c89f4c94970b-150wi "Songwriting-course-london")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c89f4c94970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Making a **career out of songwriting** isn't easy, and even if you do end up writing the **next chart topping hit**, there's **no guarantee** that you'll see much of a **profit for you efforts**, assuming you can **afford the production costs** in the first place.

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In this fresh piece off of [MusicThinkTank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/?ref=hypebot.com), **Mylène Besançon** takes a look at how production costs are negatively affecting songwriters."… the struggles of songwriters go deeper than proper remuneration for recorded songs. Many songwriters struggle to even get past the recording stage due to the high cost of professional music production. Depending on who you ask, the cost for recording a high quality demo or radio-ready song could range from $500 to over $5,000."\[Continue Reading\]

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