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Make Money as a Music Composer in the Digital World - Music Industry Secrets from Composer Sabrina Pena Young In this quick chat we talk about how you can make money as a composer in the Digital Age. Learn helpful music tips from music licensing to what classes you need to take to how important it is to really become involved in the music business aspect of your music career . From award-winning composer and video artist Sabrina Pena Young.  Related articles Tips and rumours: Soundwave trembles and teeters Evans Ighodalo & Kola Sax Bekes - Higher The Music Industry Just Won a $17 Million Lawsuit Against a Grooveshark Clone Creative Music in Washington DC 8 Musicians With Bizarre (And Fascinating) Alter Egos Musician's Corner: John Legend x Stella Artois for "Under the Stars." Amakye Dede Supports Nyantakyi's Idea of Using Musicians to Pull in Fans WATCH: Cuban jazz musicians break into dance during first U.S. performance Retooling Rock and...

PHOTO CREDIT: comraderobot.com/tomslatter Piracy has been a hot topic in the music industry since the early days of Napster. With the coming of the Digital Age, the music industry was turned upside down and on its head, then pretty much smacked with a bus and left for dead.  Out of the ashes came a massive Phoenix of millions of indie musicians who, like a pack of rabid zombies, have revolutionized the very definition of music through their devouring of new technology, leaving the old dinosaur gatekeepers in the dust.  The reality is, unless you are Adele or Taylor Swift , connected to a multimillion dollar corporation, you are depending on you, just you, to reach your music fans. The beauty behind this is that you can dictate the price and value of your projects without worrying about a gatekeeper. The downside? Well, be sure to know that you need to find ways to earn income outside of selling music downloads. In many cases, your music is now a marketing tool...

1)   Make Music : All the saturation and marketing in the world won't matter if you do not have a professional sounding product. Notice that I did not say a high quality music product. A mediocre song that is mixed and mastered by a professional will go leaps and bounds over a well written song with a crappy demo recording. That's the truth, so deal with it and get a professional sounding product. 2)  Get Technological : Set up websites, Twitter , FB,  MySpace , and any place that doesn't charge you to sell albums, merchandise, and concert tickets. There are literally dozens, if not hundreds, of sites where you can set up your music. Does that mean that you will rake in profits? No, but this will help create a buzz for your music, and gives your fans easy access to your music. I also recommend CD Baby . You cannot beat the low price you get for what you get. Spend about $15 to set up a single on  iTunes , Amazon, and dozens of other sites, plus your own webpage a...