Okay, you did it!
Your monitors are perfectly positioned AWAY from the wall. You placed foam and furniture all over your room. You are ready to begin a side-hustle mixing and mastering demos for your friends and fellow artists!
But how do you actually land your first mixing client? And what is the right mindset to actually get paid for your work?
Sure lots of artists will gladly have you work for free but those KRKs aren't going to pay for themselves!
So in this post, I'm going to share some real-world tips for landing your first paid client. These tips are mostly psychological in nature. They will work whether you're a producer, mix engineer, or mastering engineer.