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# Why The Confusion? It’s Always Been About the Business
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/why-the-confusion-it-has-always-been-about-the-business/
- Published: 2011-06-27T09:10:27.000Z
- Updated: 2011-06-27T09:10:27.000Z
- Description: How are you treating your music career? Are you just playing shows and not worrying about financing your career? Even if you’re a great musician, it does not mean that. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/06/why-the-confusion-it-has-always-been-about-the-business.html]
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- Tags: Music Think Tank, business, Don Austin, management, Music Business, music career, Natalie Cheng, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

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How are you treating your music career? Are you just playing shows and not worrying about financing your career? Even if you’re a great musician, it does not mean that you will be good at running a music business or band. On [Music Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/why-the-confusion-it-has-always-been-about-the-business.html?ref=hypebot.com), **Don Austin** recommends treating your music career as a business.

“The **number one reason** for business failure is not a bad product or poor management but rather it is a company that has been **under-capitalized**.”

([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/why-the-confusion-it-has-always-been-about-the-business.html?ref=hypebot.com))