How to Make Money in Music Without Being Famous — Andy Darling

How do you make money in music without being famous? I sat down with singer-songwriter Andy Darling, who was born in Russia, now earns her main income writing songs for other artists, and says you don't need to be Beyoncé to make a living.

Andy breaks down master rights versus publishing rights, how putting out a mountain of music brought her sync placements, why she released a song every month for a year with no promo, and how her song about domestic violence landed on Spotify's New Music Friday. We also get into the hate comments she's read since she was 11, why she films whatever makes her feel shame, how her dream journal and Carl Jung shape her songwriting, and her time in EMDR therapy, plus why she says never to try it alone.

Her takeaway: keep a beginner's mindset, even when the big wins arrive.