Bree Noble, Making Money by Making Music

Bree Noble is the CEO of a Female Musician Academy, helping female musicians to make money from their music.

And she also has some great podcasts of her own: The Women of Substance Music Podcast, the Female Entrepreneur Musician Podcast.

How do you take someone from just a great singer to a star?

Bree explains that while she works in the music industry, not everything depends on talent. There is an element of constant risk-taking, perseverance, effort and even a bit of luck to finally get your music and talent out there. 

“You have to take a risk yourself, but then you have to have the perseverance and put in the effort to keep going when that doesn't work out the first time.”

Bree also explains that the real secret of successful musicians is not only going viral or getting notices by a big-shot producer but rather focusing on hard work and dedication to the art they’re passionate about. 

“You know, when you have a small business, nobody knows who you are when you first start, you've got to start off on word of mouth and referrals and start getting your name out there. And it's just the same with musicians.”

Back in the day, the only way for musicians to be noticed was through getting a record label deal and taking how. Nowadays, with Spotify, Youtube, and those platforms, amateur artists can showcase their music in those platforms and build their career from the ground without necessarily waiting for a label. So while yes, there is a market there to get the exposure that doesn’t take away the element of constant hard work needed to be a truly successful musician. 

For one thing, you can generate income from streams by building a fan base. Working as a freelancer, session recordings, teaching, or anything else, you can stream, and once you build a good enough fan base you can monetize from it and you’re also constantly getting the word out about your music and what you do. your fan base is, is an asset that can work for you in so many different ways. Sure, you can start a career without them or you can have a fan base that will support you and assist to intimate concerts or studio classes. 

The best venues for your music genre

Bree advises that you don't try to fit your music into a place where it doesn't belong because it will just be frustrating. There are so many micro-genres now that you can find a place where your music fits absolutely perfectly into that. Bree tells us how she combined Christian music and Broadway music and jazz all in the same performance, you've got an audience that likes variety. So you're not stuck in one genre. You just need to know what your audience is, where you are and how you can serve them.

Right now, you don’t need to live in a specific place to make your music career happen. Social media, Clubhouse, and others are platforms where you can share your music globally and you can take advantage of the opportunities the internet offers. Now you don’t need to be in a particular city to meet people. 

Courses, curriculum, coaching -- teaching artists, how to be better business people.

Bree says that she is a hands-on creator who likes to sit down, jot down a few bullet points and then go on a live stream and talk to get her creative juices going. That way she comes up with her ideas in a much more active manner that makes her feel productive. 

She also told us that she is finding her podcasts much more fun than a single-event summit.

What are some of the topics Bree covers in her podcast?

• Making money from music
• Ways to be more efficient while making money from music 
• Different tools to use to make your life easier 
• Female-centered businesses 

What, what advice or insight would Bree have for someone who is a female and entrepreneur and a musician right now?

• Consider thinking about yourself as an entrepreneur 
• Find a community of like-minded female entrepreneur musicians like yourself or aspiring ones that are doing what you're wanting to do, where you can get that kind of support.
• Mentorship and having a group of supportive other females is really important.

Make sure to follow Bree in all her projects and find out more about how to make money from your music by going to her website: profitablemusician.com.

And if you're a female artists and you're looking for a community, Bree has a free community, a place where you can be with other artists that are trying to do the same thing. That's the female indie musician community on Facebook. And you can access that by going to WOScommunity.com.