2 Music Therapy Company Success Stories [2024]
Are you passionate about helping people cope with emotional and mental problems through music? Starting a music therapy company can turn your passion into a profitable business.
As a music therapist, you will work with people of all ages and use music to help them through emotional or mental problems, learning or physical disabilities, development disorders, life-limiting conditions, or other physical illnesses.
To start the music therapy company, consider earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology and register for clinical training or a supervised internship where you will harness your skills. To practice, you must pass the national board certification exam administered by a certification board for music therapists.
In this list, you'll find real-world music therapy company success stories and very profitable examples of starting a music therapy company that makes money.
1. Music For Pets ($1M/year)
"In 2011, Amman Ahmed decided to invest what was left of his student loan in a company called Roundwaves, to make soothing audio to help busy people unwind.
He found composer Ricardo Henriquez online, and they started working together on a series of relaxing audio tracks.
However, both quickly noticed that not only were humans pleasantly zoning out to the backing tracks, but pets were responding as well.
Henriquez is based in Central America’s smallest country, El Salvador, a country known in part for infamous gangs such as MS-13.
His dog Zuki suffered from anxiety whenever the noises of gun violence filled his neighborhood, so he came up with the idea of composing specifically to relax his dog. "
How much money it makes: $1M/year
How much did it cost to start: $1K
Discover how Amman Ahmed turned a $50 investment into a $9.6 million/year business by creating soothing audio tracks for pets on YouTube, Spotify, and more, with only $5,000 spent on marketing over the years.
2. Snake Oil Music News ($1.2K/year)
Jordan Williams, founder of Snake Oil Music News, was inspired to start the business after attending over 170 gigs and 11 festivals in 2019 and sharing his experiences on his personal Facebook page. Encouraged by feedback from friends, he launched Snake Oil Music News in October 2019, quickly gaining hundreds of likes and followers. The page has since expanded to include interviews with bands, music video production, and live events, with a bright future ahead.
How much money it makes: $1.2K/year
How much did it cost to start: $0
How many people on the team: 2
Snake Oil Music News is a website that promotes new and emerging indie rock bands and artists, with a focus on reviews and live events, and has expanded to include merchandise sales and video content creation, looking for volunteers to help keep up with demand.
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