A whole new year is upon us. I have made no resolutions, but hope to continue making and recording music. I have invested a lot in this undertaking in 2021. I really wonder where the money is going to come from in the future. It has been a challenging time with rising prices and those meat prices! I think we all are feeling the financial squeeze. It is with hope in the economy that I proceed on this course I have set for myself in the music business.
I have released nine songs and the album of these songs should be on my website for sale in February. The song that gave me the most gratification was released on Christmas eve. It is called, ” My One Desire.” It was recorded to bring attention to the unnecessary treatment of the wild mustangs and burros in the western states, specifically Utah. I have a place for you to donate to this cause.
I have three songs coming out in 2022, in February and the others a bit later than that. I have to keep working on a third song that will probably not be released until summer. I am hoping the money will begin to trickle in from sales, but I am not holding my breath. A good many of the musicians I interview on my Facebook site, Matured Musicians group are older and depend on the extra money they get from gigs and producing music. Social Security is not enough to live on and many musicians do not have retirements, per se. I know because I happen to be one of them.
After they take out my student loan money, that I have been paying for 25 year, I have $800.00 a month left to live on. My husband does not have a retirement, nor do I. Should anything happen to his job, we will be in a terrible financial place. So I have started working on this project to supplement our income if anythng happens to him. I keep hoping I will find a way to make this musical career work.
Along with creating new songs, I hope to get to work and play my music in this area. I do not have a band and the future is pretty unclear right now, but I am still hoping things will take a turn for the positive. I think dreams take a lot of hard work and accurate decision making to accomplish. I hope you wish me luck on this journey.
Until we meet down the road, do tune into my group on Facebook and learn how the musicians I interview got their careers started and what they are doing now and in the future. It costs nothing to join and nothing to be interviewed! You can find the group here: Matured Musicians group. Please enjoy this new year and make it the best ever.
JOYSTECHTOOL 