Make a living from your music

What composers actually earn, and where it comes from. Real numbers, no hype.

1. 1 How I'd start a Career as a Composer in 2025 4 min
2. 2 The Reality of a Composer's Income: Building Financial Security in an Unpredictable Industry 4 min
3. 3 The honest truth about production music income in 2026 (with real numbers from my career) 15 min

Libraries, contracts, briefs and custom work, explained from both sides of the table.

1. 4 Inside the Production Music Industry with Taz Mattar: A Library Insider's Guide to Getting Your Music Placed 4 min
2. 5 TMCP 054: Exclusive VS Non Exclusive Contracts Episode
3. 6 TMCP 055: A Discussion about Royalty Free Music and Buyouts Episode
4. 7 TMCP 010: How To Write To Briefs Episode
5. 8 The Custom Music Survival Guide: How to Beat Burnout, Time Zones, and Unfair Deadlines 5 min
6. 9 Time Zone Juggling: Fitting Custom Composer Work Into Your Life 3 min

You don't have to write everything. Find the music you're good at and that people need.

1. 10 TMCP 009: How To Find Your Niche Episode
2. 11 TMCP 024: How to Find Your Signature Sound Episode
3. 12 TMCP 011: How Do I Know If My Track Is Good Enough? Episode

Want this stage taught in full? The Accelerator: My 12-week, one-to-one mentorship. Weekly calls, weekly video feedback on your tracks, direct access to me, and every one of my courses. Spaces are limited.

YouTube, streaming and selling direct, so one library or algorithm change can't take everything.

1. 13 The YouTube Strategy That Built 700K Subscribers: How One Composer Turned Belief Into Income 8 min
2. 14 Why Music Streaming is Broken (And What Composers Can Do About It) 4 min
3. 15 The Direct-to-Fan Project 7 min
4. 16 Combining the joy of creating with networking, marketing and portfolio building. 2 min

Want this stage taught in full? The Composer Academy: A community, course library and coaching space for composers working towards a career in trailers, libraries and sync. Every course, live sessions with me, and real track feedback.