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# The Challenges Facing Indie Musicians: Interview With Reimut Van Bonn
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-challenges-facing-indie-musicians-interview-with-reimut-van-bonn/
- Published: 2013-04-18T11:58:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-04-18T11:58:00.000Z
- Description: By Andrew Apanov of Dotted Music and Stand Above The Noise. What does it take to be a musician? A regular listener (and, sometimes, even a music business person) doesn't. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/04/the-challenges-facing-indie-musicians-interview-with-reimut-van-bonn.ht
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By Andrew Apanov of [Dotted Music](http://dottedmusic.com/?ref=hypebot.com) and [Stand Above The Noise](http://i.standabovethenoise.com/?ref=hypebot.com).

What does it take to be a musician? A regular listener (and, sometimes, even a music business person) doesn't always realise how many challenges are associated with building a career in music. We talked to Reimut Van Bonn, an indie musician and a representative of VUT ([German Association Of Independent Music Companies](http://vut.de/vut/?ref=hypebot.com)) about the issues artists face today.

**Reimut Van Bonn On The Challenges Facing Indie Musicians**

00:54 – Keeping the rights to your music.

01:46 – Social media: the good and the bad.

03:40 – The way music is discovered these days.

04:56 – Listeners don't understand how the music world works.

05:39 – The challenges of making a professional music career.

08:11 – Two things to succeed in music.

10:30 – The music industry is changing.

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