The Make Music Income Podcast

Hello Composers! And Producers!So how do you make music faster? I’ve had people telling me one of their main frustrations in making music for sync, for clients, or just for themselves is taking too long.They get frustrated. They see others cranking out great compositions or productions for sync briefs, or to release on streaming, or to just make for their own enjoyment…but it takes them too long.In this podcast I’m going to talk about how to choose the music you work on, how to compose and create music faster, and how to mix and master faster.All in one well-organized, no-rambling-at-all video…well…we’ll see.High quality free and low-cost sounds for composers and beatmakers to make music in 2025!@fracturesounds https://fracturesounds.com/product-category/free/@Orchestral-Tools https://www.orchestraltools.com/sinefactory@spitfireaudiollp https://www.spitfireaudio.com/discover-sounds@NativeInstruments https://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/bundles/komplete-start/Musio - https://musio.com/catalogReaper - https://www.reaper.fm/#composer #orchestral #musio--FREE EBOOK!: TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE MUSIC INCOMEVersion 3 Now Available!Links to all the DAWs and the FREE versions to get started making music now no matter what your computer is. Also free and cheap sounds to get started making music that will make you music income.Get the Tools YOU Need to Compose! https://payhip.com/b/rwYOd—ONE-ON-ONE COACHING FOR COMPOSERSEric has been helping artists and songwriters for over 20 years build lasting music careers, and now is working via one-on-one coaching with composers to help build strong catalogs, get into stock and sync libraries, through the companion brand to this channel, Make Music Income. Find more info here: https://hellocomposers.com/coaching/--THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE:https://hellocomposers.com/FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/hellocomposersFOLLOW ON TIKTOK:https://www.tiktok.com/@hellocomposersJOIN OUR EMAIL LIST (Get an email when we release new videos!)Sign up here: https://bit.ly/hellocomposersMY COMPOSER WEB SITE:https://ericcopelandmusic.comEMAIL:[email protected] OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdTimestamps0:00 - Make Music Faster3:25 - Choose Music You’re Already Fast At4:55 - Choose Fast Styles8:39 - Choose with Tools You Have11:10 - Choose Music You LIKE12:05 - Choose Music With Partners13:28 - Faster with Templates?18:30 - Faster with References21:57 - Faster with Players25:10 - Hot Take! How NOT to be Faster31:34 - Mix/Master Faster

We make a great song, usually for a sync purpose, or I write it with another co-writer, or I write it for church. Or it could be an instrumental that is just amazing.What do I do with it in 2026 going into 2027?“Is There Still Money in Sync in 2026?” (52 Cues)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab8S42hDozoWORK WITH ERIC:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, One-on-One Zooms, and Monday Morning Email Updates. (For all experience levels.)START HERE: https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/ONE ON ONE COACHING: https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube.Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.comTimestamps0:00 - Where’s the Money Eric?7:53 - Sync Licensing20:42 - Music Streaming28:43 - Live Performance35:00 - Music Production39:42 - Music Jobs45:19 - The Unmentionables47:44 - So, Where’s the Money Eric?

A lot is going on in Sync Licensing right now.BMI now has Cue Sheets. Why is this a big deal?The Production Music Conference is coming…should you go?Special thanks to https://www.youtube.com/@chriswilliamstunes1 for reminding me about this!Find out more at BMI.comCheck out the PMC at:https://pmamusic.com/pmc-2026/WORK WITH ME:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, One-on-One Zooms, and Monday Morning Email Updates. (For all experience levels.)START HERE:https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/ONE ON ONE COACHING:https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/Get FREE stuff at:https://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off:https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator!https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!Click here:https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube.Click here:https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!Click here:https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC:Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.comTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Why It's Been a While3:05 - Sync Partners5:32 - BMI Now Has Cue Sheets18:55 - Cue Sheets vs TuneSat26:08 - The Production Music Conference

In this video I talk about an oft-ignored way to make music income that is likely available to you in your own town: The local church. Churches need music directors, players, singers, sound people, and they often pay for all of this positions.Plus we talk about BMI/PRO Income and the new personal projects we both have going on.#churchmusic #musicroyalties #churchworshipWORK WITH ME:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, Monday Morning Updates, and work on an album monthly directly with Eric.https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTubeClick here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com0:00 - Eric & Shane Intro4:12 - Music Life Relationships6:16 - Eric's New Music Income13:10 - Church Music Income?17:00 - Faith Based Music in Sync, Sales20:39 - Church Music Jobs in Europe22:07 - Traditional vs. Modern Church25:50 - Why a Church Music Job?32:44 - Paying Pros vs Volunteers38:11 - The Importance of Good Music in Church42:10 - Our BMI/PRO Income44:44 - Being a Well Rounded Musician51:00 - Our Recent Personal Projects56:40 - Licensing Music for Release

Hey it’s our 5th Anniversary on Make Music Income and we’re celebrating with some announcements and a special video that goes all the way back to our first one 5 years ago this month!If you are looking to make music AND make income from the music you make, well we are going to talk about ALL the ways. So buckle up for this LIVE podcast.#musiclicensing #musicincome #musicroyalties #musicteaching #churchmusic #passiveincome #musicartistsWORK WITH ME:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, One-on-One Zooms, and Monday Morning Email Updates. (For all experience levels.)START HERE: https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/ONE ON ONE COACHING:https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/Get FREE stuff at:https://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off:https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator!https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO:Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!Click here:https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY:Get paid when your music is used on YouTube.Click here:https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5:Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!Click here:https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC:Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.comTIMESTAMPS0:00 - 5 Years on YouTube!4:20 - Only 2 Ways to Make Music Income8:22 - Active Income (Now!)10:08 - Active Income - Music Producer18:12 - Active Income - Live Gigs and Sales22:00 - Active Income - Music Marketing24:50 - Music Teaching27:40 - Church Music Work30:00 - Passive Income - Sync Licensing38:45 - Passive Income - Stock Music/NE Licensing44:44 - Passive Income - Streaming46:26 - Passive Income - Royalties48:31 - Passive Income - Gaming Music/Beats49:40 - Active/Passive - Do Many of These51:45 - The Truth of Music Income52:46 - Q&A

If you have watched this channel, especially my live videos you know the name “Wolfgang Wohrle.” Wolfgang is a German composer who recently had his largest quarterly PRO quarter with BMI directly and only from sync licensing.But Wolfgang didn’t go viral. He didn’t have a hit song. He spent years writing production music, starting in stock music libraries, got discovered by a BMG library, and now almost exactly 5 years later, his PRO royalties exceeded $50,000 in a single quarter.#musiclicensing #synclicensing #musicroyaltiesWORK WITH ME:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, Monday Morning Updates, and work on an album monthly directly with Eric.https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator!https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTubeClick here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR FREE COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.comTIMESTAMPS0:00 - The Road to $50k Per Quarter8:46 - Wolfgang's Sync Story13:36 - From Stock to Sync23:50 - How Long to 4 Figures?26:00 - How Long to 5 Figures?37:30 - What Does This Mean For YOU?42:20 - What's the Secret Sauce to Sync Success?

In this video I join with Dave Kropf of @52Cues to talk about how we see the Future of Sync Licensing.#musiclicensing #synclicensing #musicroyaltiesLearn More About 52 Cues:https://www.52cues.com/WORK WITH ERIC:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, Monday Morning Updates, and work on an album monthly directly with Eric.https://payhip.com/b/iJpkeGet FREE stuff athttps://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off:https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator!https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!Click here:https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTubeClick here:https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!Click here:https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com0:00 - Welcome to the Future (and Dave)3:02 - Disclaimer5:58 - The Future of Sync for Beginners19:56 - The Future of Sync for Income27:19 - The Future of Sync 5 Years In37:41 - The Future of Sync & A.I.50:40 - Eric's Rant to Composers About A.I.54:28 - Sync and A.I Do Not Mix in 2026!1:01:03 - Changes to Libraries in the Future?1:08:03 - The Future of Dave in Sync1:10:32 - The Future of Eric in Sync1:14:56 - Stop Sync, Keep Making Income?1:18:41 - Should You Switch Sync Libraries?1:20:43 - The Future of Jazz in Sync?

I just received my 2nd highest BMI check ever.But here’s the twist: Barely one single song payment made up more than 10% of it, and I didn't even own 100% of many of the songs I was paid.So today I want to share some things about* How I am getting paid from my PRO (BMI)* What kinds of things are paying me, and how much (spoiler alert: it’s not Netflix!)* All the royalties I am only receiving a piece of because of all the composers, artists, and songwriters I work with in my Positive Spin Partners program* …and why that’s actually a good thing!* And the math of scaling by not trying to do everything myselfWORK WITH ERIC ON YOUR SYNC CAREER:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, Monday Morning Updates, and work on an album monthly directly with Eric.https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/Get FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTubeClick here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5: Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!Click here: https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com0:00 - My 2nd Highest BMI Check3:00 - Why Partners are Important5:20 - Crazy Wolfgang Income11:00 - My BMI Statement Income13:40 - Network Television Income17:00 - Cable Television Income19:40 - Streaming Music Income22:30 - Streaming Television Income26:36 - International Income29:12 - Royalty Music Income Math32:50 - My Sync Trajectory35:32 - Partnering is the Key!

What if the key to making more of your own music (and making music income) isn’t chasing streams, labels, or algorithms… but helping other music creators succeed?In this video with Auralie of @musicbyplv (PLV Music), we talk about how building a music services business can create stability, income, relationships, and creative freedom — allowing you to spend more time making the music you actually care about. From sync licensing to production, coaching, editing, songwriting, and creator support, serving the music community can become the engine behind your art.GET A FREE 14 DAY EMAIL COURSE from PLV MusicTo get the free 14-day email course from PLV Music (Aurelie Couble) designed to help you land your first music client online, simply send her a direct message (DM) on Instagram with the number "14MMI".https://www.instagram.com/musicbyplvWORK WITH ERIC ON YOUR SYNC CAREER:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, Monday Morning Updates, and work on an album monthly directly with Eric.https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/GET STARTED NOW AT:http://SyncInRealTime.comGet FREE stuff at https://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKID:Get your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store, Sweetwater Sound!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCO:Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYY:Get paid when your music is used on YouTubehttps://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5:Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD:https://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIC:https://www.ericcopelandmusic.comTIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Introducing Auralie of PLV Music2:00 - How Does Auralie Make Music Income?5:20 - Who PLV Music Focuses On7:00 - Music Gatekeeper Resistance Syndrome8:00 - Music Services Funding Your Music12:00 - % of Time We Work on Music15:10 - Our Businesses and Who We Are19:19 - Promoting Music Entreprenuership23:12 - Music Career Transformation27:38 - Is Spotify a Scam?30:18 - Monetize Your Skills/Be An Artist32:11 - The Inevitable A.I. Discussion42:47 - Do We Have An Escape Plan? 48:43 - An Offer from PLV Music 49:45 - Our Favorite Social Platforms

After many, many weeks, months even, I have been trying to sort out my feelings about the direction of this channel - about the existence of this channel.Well, I think I know.JOIN THE GETTING IN SYNC 8-WEEK CLASS!Find out more about the course and how you can join this limited seat class at a special price for the last 6 weeks!https://payhip.com/b/KtoqHEmail Eric for a special price! [email protected] WITH ME:Work directly with composer and producer Eric Copeland and his sync production company Positive Spin Songs to develop albums of music for pitching to sync licensing for TV, Film, Ads, and Gaming. Weekly Partner Zoom Meeting, Monday Morning Updates, and work on an album monthly directly with Eric.https://positivespinsongs.com/partners/ZOOM COACHING WITH ERIC:https://makemusicincome.com/coaching/Get FREE stuffhttps://makemusicincome.com/free/DISTROKIDGet your music to Spotify, Apple, Youtube, and more for one yearly price.Get 7% Off: https://distrokid.com/vip/seven/911910Get 50% off if you are a student or educator!https://distrokid.com/student/911910NEED GEAR?SWEETWATER SOUND: Support the channel by using this link to find the latest deals and get the gear you need at our favorite music store!https://sweetwater.sjv.io/q4JEB5DISCOShow off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are!https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391IDENTIFYYGet paid when your music is used on YouTubehttps://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2POND5Get into Music Licensing easily! Use this referral code to sign up and get started selling YOUR music with Pond5!https://www.pond5.com?ref=FromtheMomentMusicJOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORDhttps://bit.ly/3fYDSVdMY SYNC LICENSING MUSICPositive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.comMY PERSONAL MUSIChttps://www.ericcopelandmusic.comTimestamps0:00 - The Future of this Channel6:16 - The Positive Spin Partners Program8:50 - Predicting Future Income by Looking Back11:00 - My 2025 Music Income21:14 - Rise in Sync Royalties27:44 - The Future of Music Income for Me35:53 - The Future of Music Income for YOU