BROKE to FULL TIME Music Producer in 3 Years

In this video I briefly discuss the mindset that transformed my life from broke and struggling musician to building a full time career in the span of roughly 3 years. I wanted to chat about this subject in hopes that I can inspire you to work hard and focus on your dreams.
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[@Steven_Beddall]

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[@larryiscreating]

Great perspective! I'm currently refocusing on my music and creative career and can relate to a number of your experiences. Thanks for sharing your journey!

[@GeneoVanEngers]

Thanks for sharing your story.

[@prodbyfatur]

I'm not alone, little bit scary to quitting my full time job but if I'm not quit, I can't exploring all what I can do since graduated as Music Art College, thanks for the humble and warm video.

[@KnetterMusic]

Thank you for sharing! Never stop looking for improvement :)

[@aleksandra4396]

Thank you for sharing your experience! I'd say the most difficult part at the early stage of music career is waking up, working whole day on music and seeing no or very less results and lots of rejections. And also misunderstanding that comes from friends/relatives, who keep on asking what are you doing with your life...

[@Steven_Beddall]

That is such a good point Aleksandra, something I wish I could have touched on more in the video actually. I can't even tell you how many years of misunderstanding I had between myself and my parents... who (God bless them) still are not sure exactly what it is I do LOL😂My entire family, including brother and sisters are all university educated, and I was the crazy high school dropout who wanted to be a musician! There were many, let's just say...uncomfortable discussions 😆Time heals all wounds though, and at this point they are just happy to see me doing well and applying myself to something I'm passionate about 😊

[@aleksandra4396]

@@Steven_Beddall Well.. you can always make one more video, and then another one, and then another one telling us about your journey! See how many views this one got?! :) We need to listen to such topics to keep us motivated, so it would be great to have such videos once in a while. 🙂

[@nicholasripamonti4678]

Same, i want also to tell you that I’m working all day on music but I feel very alone since I’m not in an office like the most of my friends with other people and talking about the last night football match etc. I’m alone into my bedroom in front of my pc. Every job has pros and cons I think that this one is one of the biggest cons atleast fro my self

[@aleksandra4396]

​@@nicholasripamonti4678 Thanks for sharing, this is an interesting point! Though in my case working in isolation and having no conversations is a huge pro, as I am a big introvert :) Also at my last job the only thing we could tell each other was "Good morning!" and then immediately had to work, otherwise the tasks wouldn't be finished on time. If you feel alone working on your music, you can join music communities to talk with other fellows. I know the virtual friendship won't replace the real conversations, but you can make friends all around the world sharing the same interest to music as you do.

[@nicholasripamonti4678]

@@aleksandra4396 good advice, thank u I will try

[@JeffyG]

Great of you to share the details of your journey….fellow Canadian 😁

[@altermoremusic]

Дякую, за те що ділишся своїм досвідом. Звісно, я самоучка і не вмію грати на музичних інструментах окрім практики на моїй міді-клавіатурі 😀Але все ж стараюся також заробляти на життя лише музичним виробництвом. Щойно вперше зайшов на твою сторінку в Spotify. Я був приємно вражений рівнем якості твоєї музики, вона справді чудова і дуже сподобалась мені. Успіхів тобі 🙋🏻‍♂

[@Steven_Beddall]

Thanks so much I really appreciate that! Спасибі за слухання 🙏

[@altermoremusic]

@@Steven_Beddall мені цікаво, як ти наймаєш вокалісток, які співають для твоїх треків. Знаю, як не легко знайти людину для спільного релізу, а як змусити когось наспівати те що тобі треба? 😄

[@Steven_Beddall]

soundbetter.com@@altermoremusic 👍

[@jimrogers7425]

Stevie... at forty it's important for you to understand JUST HOW YOUNG you are! You're at the cusp of true adulthood, as the maturing process has been arrested for most of us over the past 40 or 50 years. I'm now at the threshold of 67, and I can tell you without question that the next 25 years will go by in the blink of an eye. It sounds like you've found your place in life. I admire that you did what was necessary to get to where you are now... including working in a coffee shop. Hopefully it taught you some valuable people skills during your time there. I did a stint at Walmart in my early 60s that brought me a bit out of my 'gotta go it alone' attitude. Learning what a team was all about was incredibly valuable for me as well. My original career was working in the studio as an audio technical engineer... something that I really loved and had a gift for. However, with hard disk recording, the majority of studios no longer felt the need for techs on staff, so I had a very difficult time of reinventing myself. Now I'm an author, ghostwriter, editor, and do layout for print... helping those who need help tell their stories. It's something that I'm also gifted at, but miss music, which is why I'm here... as well as other places (ThinkSpace Education, etc.) getting some music chops again. Thanks for your great videos as well as sharing your story with us. Cheers!

[@Steven_Beddall]

Thanks for sharing your story and wisdom Jim I really appreciate that! I still feel young and hope to always feel that way in my heart! Music definitely helps nourish the soul ☺️

[@PeterBowlesify]

You got me all teary eyed! Great video Stevie! It's amazing to see your success after all your hard work!

[@Steven_Beddall]

Peteyyyy! Aw thanks buddy really appreciate that man, glad to see you on YT!

[@episodebeats2817]

I’d also like to add that we gotta stop beating ourselves up for not being where we wanna be. Even a few seconds of negative thoughts can affect you tremendously.

[@yzyzlightmusic6087]

Thank you. Your video inspired me

[@TonyThomas10000]

Thanks for sharing your experiences!

[@marlimusiq]

Great vid. These are my favorites types, because it's a reminder that on this journey, times won't always be great, but the goal is there, waiting on us to arrive to it, its just a matter of us persisting, no matter what, to get there. Very encouraging.

[@Steven_Beddall]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@therealdanguitar]

MarLiMusiq your music is amazing man. You will get there. So glad to be working with you!

[@marlimusiq]

@@therealdanguitar Thanks brother! Your music and playing as well is awesome! Can't wait wait to get you on the next one!

[@therealdanguitar]

Great video!

[@javierloaizamusic]

Thanks for sharing your journey. I really needed to hear this today!

[@jamesbarrow4305]

Brilliant video. I so needed to hear this. Very inspirational. Thank You!

[@arko_s]

Nice video! I sit on my bed and my laptop is there on a folding table, that's how I am set up. I am really looking up to do music full-time And yeah, I can reinforce that joining a community really helps!

[@Steven_Beddall]

Absolutely Arko, community is essential!

[@MartyZylstra]

seconded!

[@MartyZylstra]

to quote Eric: "so you're saying there's a chance!"

[@janeksitkiewicz]

Thank You for sharing your knowlege. I am 16 years old and I strongly believe that one day Ill become a music producer/composer and be able to provide life for my family. This video gave me hope and more motivation to work harder. Thanks Much

[@creatingmysound]

Be real.Be yourself.Be unique.Be true.Be honest.Be humble.Be happy. Stevie, thank you for sharing your thoughts and an experience.🙌 🙌

[@guzer_music]

Thank you for making this video Steve, it is indeed really inspiring! Thanks to the Production Music Academy I've been learning a lot about music licensing and taking this more seriously! I've got a couple rejections on the way but I'm not sopping

[@Steven_Beddall]

That's the spirit Guzer! I'm grateful for your support in the academy, cheers brother!

[@thepianomandan]

Solid Stevie. Thanks for the authenticity. I was gigging full time precovid as well. I took a day job for the benefits. I live in the states. I thought I would work towards production music. I have much to learn and not as much time to learn it as I did when I was performing FT. In addition to mixing, I’m still learning to take rejection. I appreciate what you’re bringing to us each week. Thanks much.

[@Steven_Beddall]

Thanks for watching Dan and wishing you the best 🙏 Don't let those rejections get under your skin, they're a necessary part of the journey! I still get rejections and I've been doing this for a while😊

[@randonnelson7355]

In about three years and making about $80 dollars a month from royalty free sites. I have 100 cues (including cut downs) in a exclusive sync library that’s beings in $15 a quarter if I’m lucky. It’s tough, and feeling like I’m just unlucky or really not understanding what I’m doing wrong.

[@Steven_Beddall]

I feel you it's a struggle! Do you have a website? Are you building a social media presence? Are you being proactive about building relationships with music supervisors, sync agents, filmmakers? Are you reaching out to other libraries? Have you had any honest & constructive feedback on your work from professionals in the industry? All things that could / should be considered. You need an edge over the thousands of other folks competing for the same attention.

[@thisistalisha]

Great insight, the point that especially rings true for me is letting go of the fear/voice inside your head. And yes, you gotta be comfortable with the idea of not being good now, so that you can learn from those experiences and become greater ✌

[@Steven_Beddall]

Absolutely 🙌

[@purplepeople950]

Fair one dude, did not think you were forty 😎 solid advice, thanks man!

[@wishonmusic1]

A timely video for me personally. Thank you so much Steve for your efforts to help other people including me. 🙏

[@Steven_Beddall]

Cheers Wish!

[@osynthwrfmusic]

As always, thank you for everything. I always love your insight and I always feel it very inspirational. You always come at the right time, with the right words :D You can also be proud of yourself ! Congrats again. Also your path is a great reminder to me that I still have lot of years in front of me. I forget it too much !

[@Steven_Beddall]

Hey Osynthw, thanks for watching 🙏 Absolutely, there is so much time ahead to grow and improve man, as long as we're committed to always learning then the sky is the limit!

[@JasonSty]

¡Hi Stevie! I don't know if you will read this but I got to know you with the song "I need you" and I just can't express how that AMAZING song makes me feel. It's a feeling I never had before and I just wanted to thank you for such amazing tunes! I wanted to search more info about you because I felt like you deserved a lot of recognition and exposure, found out you've worked in a lot of big projects, I'm glad to hear that. I was worried because a lot of artists that create music for audio libraries like Epidemic Sound have a lot of incredible songs but you can't find more info about them, like if they didn't exist. Once again thank you and congrats! I'm working hard to be a big content creator one day, and mixing that with my filmmaking and artistic abilities I want to use songs like yours to record and edit a nice cinematic music video that transmits those feelings I have every time I hear them

[@Steven_Beddall]

I really appreciate the kind words, thank you so much 🙏

[@notrushi]

I have literally hit cross roads in my career rnow there are two ways for me to go 1. corporate job 2. music it is a very very tough decision tbh but this video really helped to gather the courage.

[@Steven_Beddall]

A bit of courage goes a long way, but mostly just self discipline, persistence and a great work ethic is required to succeed! I'm wishing you the best! 🙏

[@notrushi]

@@Steven_Beddall Thankyou very much

[@keyzroyal220]

you don't miss lol thanks for this! it sucks being broke and making music, plus being rejected but STILL going! Thanks again man

[@Steven_Beddall]

🙏The struggle is real, keep up the good fight! 👊

[@RobbietheMann1]

I love your approach to the music industry and is a great example for myself who is just starting out, I quit my job at the supermarket and I'm making music from my bedroom as a freelancer and I want to get into sync too, Thanks for the videos they're a tremendous resource

[@Steven_Beddall]

Robbie that's great to hear man, wishing you lots of success!

[@lbks16]

How was the job at the Supermarket? Is it harder than a music producer job?

[@Barncore]

I'm particularly interested in that part where you spoke about eventually getting over the inner resistence / fear. I feel like i'm on the cusp of getting over that myself. What was the catalyst for you moving past that? Was there a particular event? Or a particular realization? What gave you the push? One more question. How many songs do you think you've created per month in the past 3 years? Was there a year that had more output than others? Thanks!!

[@MikeDawson01]

Hey now let's not talk about the hair, like ever again lol ;) :) good video :)

[@Steven_Beddall]

Haha fair enough, cheers Michael 😊

[@AC-ce3tj]

Hi Stevie, thanks for sharing your story and sage advice! Maybe this has been asked before, but I'm new to the channel, so I wanted to know how many tracks you had in music libraries before the income from that source was enough to allow you to do it full time? (I know that you have other sources of income as well, but let's assume that you only did library music).

[@ViolaNova]

Pro string player and composer/arranger here. Do you know of any music libraries who focus on acoustic music, particularly bowed strings (violin / viola / cello)?

[@ThumbFunker]

Brilliant thank you Steve😊

[@MarketAndChurch]

How can we see your demo reel so we can hear the projects you've scored.

[@Steven_Beddall]

My website and all other links can be found in the video description 😊Thanks for watching

[@TangentMoon]

Made my first $5 from Spotify this month 🤑 Not enough to quit the day job just yet... but it's a start!

[@FXWLL]

Pretty awesome journey. I am looking to apply to Artist soon, already in an Exclusive Library but want to diversify. Any advice?

[@Steven_Beddall]

Study their catalog. Sounds obvious but most people don't bother.

[@FXWLL]

@@Steven_Beddall Cool, makes perfect sense.

[@theladyproducer]

Did you have a savings before you left the coffee shop? Like maybe a few months of living or a years worth of living expenses worth?

[@Steven_Beddall]

Yes, in fact I saved about 10K Canadian which was enough to get me through 6 months if I REALLY stretched it thin. Back then I was paying much less in rent but having that cushion got me through some very tough times and I would highly recommend having 6 months to a year in savings before leaving the security of a regular paycheque. Not only that but there was small bits of income coming in like live gigs and such that really helped me through the dry spells 👍Wish I could have talked about it in more detail in the video but wanted to keep things short and sweet.

[@Fnelrbnef]

This might sound like a stupid question and maybe it is. But in reality, I only want to make music as a hobby. However, I hotta make a living. Is it so that you need to grind 24/7 forever trying to do this? My main ambition is to have more free time and the liberty to work a little less.. Is that possible doing these things?

[@giovannistella9510]

how old are you?