Gary, Thanks for sharing your well thought out plan for making a living in the music business. Well done. If I could add one thing...it would be to establish an evaluation time. Whether it’s every 6 months or once a year, look at your numbers and make sure they are growing or shrinking. This would allow you to change your plan or make some hard decisions.

As far as Mr. Mason is concerned...he’s a high level talent with a strong following. Whatever he makes, I’m sure it’s far less than he’s worth.

Good post Gary,
JM