I looked at the profile of an Indie Rock musician. This person made their living from more than one thing. This person was a performer, composer, bandleader, sideman, and a session musician. But out of all of these, performing made this indie rocker the most money.
Case Study: Indie Rock Composer-Performer
http://money.futureofmusic.org/case-study-a/
www.gighive.com
Should a musician who focuses mainly on perfoming put focus into other areas too for other sources of income?
Being a musician myself, I believe that musicians should focus on other areas in order to obtain more income because being a composer or session musician (for example) can serve as both a source of income and as an opportunity for artistic growth - I have found that playing and studying music in a variety of different environments has actually helped me become a better musician.
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