Inside the Secretly Lucrative World of Solo Piano Music

[Moonglow]

Rather long but interesting article. Enjoy!

 

Inside the Secretly Lucrative World of Solo Piano Music

[Morrissey]

Thanks for sharing. I know one guy in this space... he's done VERY well for himself.

[pinkfloydcramer]

"Thanks to streaming"..WTF? All you ever hear about is how nobody, even the biggest names, make any income from streaming. Thanks for putting this up, however. I will read it with the utmost interest.

[Docbop]

Interesting article and one of the students from the music I worked at did well playing solo piano and I guess she still is and that is Liz Story. I remember her well she was a really cool and fun to be around person. She was doing something with the school I don't remember what, but she'd be hang out in the office. I remember she was very into astrology and had our chart done for myself and a few others. They she would spend time and explain it all. This was also when she got her first record deal Windham Hill records. I used to have some pictures of her I got into photography for awhile and took some of Liz at the school hanging out. She's a very beautiful, excellent musicians, and really fun to be around.

[drawback]

Interesting article and one of the students from the music I worked at did well playing solo piano and I guess she still is and that is Liz Story. I remember her well she was a really cool and fun to be around person. She was doing something with the school I don't remember what, but she'd be hang out in the office. I remember she was very into astrology and had our chart done for myself and a few others. They she would spend time and explain it all. This was also when she got her first record deal Windham Hill records. I used to have some pictures of her I got into photography for awhile and took some of Liz at the school hanging out. She's a very beautiful, excellent musicians, and really fun to be around.

 

I've said it before â Doc, you should write a book.

[ProfD]

Excellent article. Another great example of thinking outside the box and the different outlets/streams when it comes to selling music.

[ElmerJFudd]

Can we all be Jim Brickman? Maybe we can! You never know until you try.

[miden]

haha, I (along with pretty much everyone here I'd reckon) have been doing this type of improv playing for years, sometime at solo gigs but mostly at home...never realised it was a "thing" or one could actually earn money from it 'til now!

[ElmerJFudd]

haha, I (along with pretty much everyone here I'd reckon) have been doing this type of improv playing for years, sometime at solo gigs but mostly at home...never realised it was a "thing" or one could actually earn money from it 'til now!

 

 

Everything is a thing now, right? An old friend told me many years ago, every band, every genre, has its fans. I had no idea modern smooth 'jazz' was a big market with many small time producers getting play. A lot of it is just improve or a head over generic changes - like you do to fill time on a cocktail gig. There"s a crowd that"s into it.