6 Musical Band Management Business Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Start A Musical Band Management Business

Here are some real life success stories of starting a musical band management business:

1. Miguel de Maria, Elegant Spanish Guitar ($36K/year)

Miguel de Maria, a former desk job worker, discovered his passion for playing Spanish guitar while tending bar at a venue featuring live entertainment. After stepping in to help a backup band, he realized his talent and began pursuing a career as a freelance guitar performer. By leveraging personal contacts, word-of-mouth referrals, and a high-quality website, Miguel has built a successful business, earning around $3000 a month. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Miguel remains optimistic about the future of his business as events gradually resume.

How much they make: $36K/year
How much did it cost to start: $1.5K
Current team size: 0

Leaving A Boring Desk Job To Make A Living Playing Spanish Guitar At Events

Miguel de Maria, a former desk worker, built a successful freelance guitar performance company generating $3000 monthly by leveraging personal contacts and creating an online presence that includes a professional website, business cards, and contracts.

About

Miguel started Miguel de Maria, Elegant Spanish Guitar about 20 years ago

Revenue

Miguel grew the business to $3K/month

Costs

It cost Miguel $1500 to start the business

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2. 4shared.com

Where they're located: Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France
Website traffic: 6.48M/month

Learn more about starting a musical band management business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a musical band management business?
-> Pros and cons of a musical band management business

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established musical band management business

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4. Music production with Live and Push

Ableton makes Push and Live, hardware and software for music production, creation and performance. Ableton´s products are made to inspire creative music-making.

Where they're located: Tejutepeque, Departamento de Cabañas, El Salvador

5. ONErpm

ONErpm is a full-service data-driven music business solutions provider. We help artists succeed in today’s global music market.

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