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# Navigating the Music Business: Mapping Out A Living
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/navigating-the-music-business-mapping-out-a-living/
- Published: 2011-10-11T08:56:26.000Z
- Updated: 2011-10-11T08:56:26.000Z
- Description: So how hard is it to make a living in the music business? The music industry is complex and James Hogg has tips on how to navigate it. On Music. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/10/navigating-the-music-business-mapping-out-a-living.html]
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- Tags: Music Think Tank, career, creative, James Hogg, living, Music Business, music industry, musical universe, musician, Natalie Cheng, tips, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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So **how hard is it** to make a living in the music business? The music industry is complex and **James Hogg** has tips on how to navigate it. On [Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/navigating-the-music-business-mapping-out-a-living.html?ref=hypebot.com), he has posted tips and a Map of the Musical Universe to help artists understand various aspects of the business.

“Music is, of course, a highly creative endeavor in its own right, but after it has been published, distributed, sold and bought it becomes the end product of a **complex commercial industry** which effectively makes you, the artist, a marketable brand.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/navigating-the-music-business-mapping-out-a-living.html?ref=hypebot.com))