Awarded on completing every lesson in the “Money, tax & running it like a business” track of LUCY Academy. Free to earn; you need a LUCY account to keep your progress.
The unglamorous side that decides whether the money you earn is money you keep.
6 lessons, about 2h 6m in total. Level: Beginner → Intermediate.
Separating the music money from your money. What counts as income, and what you can claim. Invoices, contracts and getting paid on time. Withholding tax and getting paid from abroad. Insurance, gear and the risks worth covering. Budgeting a release, and knowing if it worked.