The Make Music Income Podcast

In this weekly podcast, composer, arranger, and producer Eric Copeland of Make Music Income talks about his continuing journey to Make Music Income with Music Licensing, Music Production, Music Publishing, Sheet Music, Artist Income, Online Channel Income, and more. Eric also interviews people from across the spectrum of the music business, specifically asking: "How do you make music income?"

The Make Music Income Podcast is a music podcast hosted by Cre8iv Entertainment, with 186 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Cre8iv Entertainment hosts The Make Music Income Podcast, a music show with 186 episodes published.

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  The Make Music Income Podcast

  EP172. Only 2 Ways to Make Music Income: Active & Passive | Celebrating 5 Years of Make Music Income

  Jul 27, 202656 min

  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 #musicartists 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/911910 Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! https://distrokid.com/student/911910 NEED 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/q4JEB5 DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391 IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube. Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2 POND5: 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=FromtheMomentMusic JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD: https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd MY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC: Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.com MY PERSONAL MUSIC: https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - 5 Years on YouTube! 4:20 - Only 2 Ways to Make Music Income 8:22 - Active Income (Now!) 10:08 - Active Income - Music Producer 18:12 - Active Income - Live Gigs and Sales 22:00 - Active Income - Music Marketing 24:50 - Music Teaching 27:40 - Church Music Work 30:00 - Passive Income - Sync Licensing 38:45 - Passive Income - Stock Music/NE Licensing 44:44 - Passive Income - Streaming 46:26 - Passive Income - Royalties 48:31 - Passive Income - Gaming Music/Beats 49:40 - Active/Passive - Do Many of These 51:45 - The Truth of Music Income 52:46 - Q&A

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  Episode #171

  EP171. The Road to $50K Per Quarter in Sync | Wolfgang's Story

  Jul 13, 202655 minS5

  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 #musicroyalties 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, 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/911910 Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! https://distrokid.com/student/911910 NEED 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/q4JEB5 DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391 IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2 POND5: 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=FromtheMomentMusic JOIN OUR FREE COMMUNITY ON DISCORD: https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd MY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.com MY PERSONAL MUSIC: https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com TIMESTAMPS 0:00 - The Road to $50k Per Quarter 8:46 - Wolfgang's Sync Story 13:36 - From Stock to Sync 23:50 - 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?

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  The Future of Sync with Dave Kropf of @52Cues | For Beginners, For Pros, & What About A.I?

  Jun 16, 20261h 24m

  In this video I join with Dave Kropf of @52Cues to talk about how we see the Future of Sync Licensing. #musiclicensing #synclicensing #musicroyalties Learn 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/iJpke 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/911910 Get 50% off if you are a student or educator! https://distrokid.com/student/911910 NEED 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/q4JEB5 DISCO: Show off your amazing portfolio and be where the music supervisors and music buyers are! Click here: https://disco.ac/signup?b=2095&u=34391 IDENTIFYY: Get paid when your music is used on YouTube Click here: https://identifyy.com?referral=MTMzMjc2 POND5: 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=FromtheMomentMusic JOIN OUR COMMUNITY ON DISCORD: https://bit.ly/3fYDSVd MY SYNC LICENSING MUSIC Positive Spin Songs - https://positivespinsongs.com MY PERSONAL MUSIC: https://www.ericcopelandmusic.com 0:00 - Welcome to the Future (and Dave) 3:02 - Disclaimer 5:58 - The Future of Sync for Beginners 19:56 - The Future of Sync for Income 27:19 - The Future of Sync 5 Years In 37:41 - 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 Sync 1:10:32 - The Future of Eric in Sync 1:14:56 - Stop Sync, Keep Making Income? 1:18:41 - Should You Switch Sync Libraries? 1:20:43 - The Future of Jazz in Sync?

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  Episode #169

  EP 169.Sync Partners Triggered My 2nd Biggest BMI Payday! Q4 BMI Statement Numbers and Trends

  May 25, 202641 minS4

  <p>I just received my 2nd highest BMI check ever.</p><br><p>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.</p><br><p>So today I want to share some things about</p><p>* How I am getting paid from my PRO (BMI)</p><p>* What kinds of things are paying me, and how much (spoiler alert: it’s not Netflix!)</p><p>* All the royalties I am only receiving a piece of because of all the composers, arti...

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  Episode #168

  EP168. The New Music Economy Is About Service, Not Stardom | With Auralie from PLV Music

  May 18, 202651 minS4

  <p>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?</p><p>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.</p><p>GET A FREE 14 DAY EMAIL COURSE from P...

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