The Artist Economy

The Artist Economy

About the Substack

For the artists, managers, and operators building the next music industry. Owned audiences, real economics, and the playbooks the major labels won't write.

Free Subscription Benefits

• The real economics of the music industry — no ads, no editorial compromise.

Paid Subcription Benefits

• Every playbook — sync pitching, EPK, royalty collection, the Year One setup, the tactical files to make artists more money.
• The superfan method behind a newsletter built to 15,000 in six months — applied to your fanbase.
• The full paid archive — every deep-dive and framework. New drops land here first.

Paid Subscription Plans

• $10 a month
• $90 a year

About Joel Gouveia

Where music, money & technology collide — and how to win the next decade.