Steve Hass
DRUMMERWORLD PRO DRUMMER
There was a post attempting to address how much professional earn. I’ve been a full-time professional for 30 years and I’ve played drums for multiple Grammy winning artists both on record and on tour.
I’ll be transparent and say I am posting to give you insight, but also to let you know about my super affordable Patreon subscription page. The reason being , that I answer all questions for my members, and the person that posted “Pros seem to be very secretive about their income” is 100% correct. On my patreon a five dollar a month subscription will give you access to monthly videos and the ability to start dialogues with me and other members.
After reading the responses on that particular topic, i’ll say that most of the drummers answering are misinformed about the inner workings of a drummers income.
I’ll begin the truth by saying that 0.5% of all drummers are able to sustain a living at it. That’s 500 per 100,000. And successful band drummers, have basically won the lottery. A band drummer is not a real professional drummer as far as skill set. They got lucky. I’m speaking of skilled sidemen who auditioned for an already successful act and became members. I’m speaking of a drummer who’s been in a band from the ground up and is only capable of playing the music genre of that band. I won’t mention any names but we know who they are, and some of them are my friends and students who are super grateful for the luck in their lives . And luck definitely plays a part in every career to some degree. I’ll also say, that in a city such as Los Angeles or New York, you need to be earning a minimum of $5000 per month, to survive . So let’s say a freelance drummer with a name living in these areas will earn anywhere between $60,000 to $500,000 yearly. Many of them cannot sustain this cost of living and end up selling to live better in another city. Of course with that comes much less or zero local work .
My Patreon address is www.patreon.com/hassbeat where I will gladly share a multitude of valuable and honest. information with you , whether you are interested in earning a living at this or not.
Best of luck to you all!
I’ll be transparent and say I am posting to give you insight, but also to let you know about my super affordable Patreon subscription page. The reason being , that I answer all questions for my members, and the person that posted “Pros seem to be very secretive about their income” is 100% correct. On my patreon a five dollar a month subscription will give you access to monthly videos and the ability to start dialogues with me and other members.
After reading the responses on that particular topic, i’ll say that most of the drummers answering are misinformed about the inner workings of a drummers income.
I’ll begin the truth by saying that 0.5% of all drummers are able to sustain a living at it. That’s 500 per 100,000. And successful band drummers, have basically won the lottery. A band drummer is not a real professional drummer as far as skill set. They got lucky. I’m speaking of skilled sidemen who auditioned for an already successful act and became members. I’m speaking of a drummer who’s been in a band from the ground up and is only capable of playing the music genre of that band. I won’t mention any names but we know who they are, and some of them are my friends and students who are super grateful for the luck in their lives . And luck definitely plays a part in every career to some degree. I’ll also say, that in a city such as Los Angeles or New York, you need to be earning a minimum of $5000 per month, to survive . So let’s say a freelance drummer with a name living in these areas will earn anywhere between $60,000 to $500,000 yearly. Many of them cannot sustain this cost of living and end up selling to live better in another city. Of course with that comes much less or zero local work .
My Patreon address is www.patreon.com/hassbeat where I will gladly share a multitude of valuable and honest. information with you , whether you are interested in earning a living at this or not.
Best of luck to you all!
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