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Today I’m joined by Lars Tiger, a Norwegian music producer who makes $500,000 a year—almost entirely profit—working just two hours a week from his home in the south of France.

We dive deep into the experiment that made it possible: releasing thousands of piano tracks with no marketing, using pure volume to generate income and data. Lars shares how he redefined quality, stopped chasing perfectionism, and built a flywheel that creators in any industry can apply.

You’ll learn how volume creates financial stability, how to think like a fisherman (not a perfectionist), and why quantity—not quality—is the fastest path to mastery.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:26 Lars’ $500K/yr, 2-hour workweek model
04:12 Creating 1,000 tracks with zero marketing
08:10 Why 80% quality is enough (and often better)
14:05 The Pottery Class Experiment
17:52 From hits to stability: the math behind his model
20:21 Why Spotify only brings in 15–20% of revenue
22:30 What actually drives plays (hint: not TikTok)
25:42 Helping traditional artists embrace volume
30:38 Can this model scale to $1M+?
34:50 YouTube, repurposing, and platform expansion
39:00 Balancing freedom vs scale
46:04 Faceless creators, pen names, and creative freedom
52:02 What are you optimizing for?

If you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave us a review. We read every single one.

Learn more about The Nathan Barry Show: https://nathanbarry.com/show

Follow Nathan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarry
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarry
X: https://twitter.com/nathanbarry
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenathanbarryshow
Website: https://nathanbarry.com

Follow Lars:
Website: https://www.larstiger.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larstiger/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larstiger

Featured in this episode:
Lars’ Free Music Catalog Course: https://www.larstiger.com
ConvertKit: https://convertkit.com
Flywheels Course: https://nathanbarry.com/flywheels
The Personal MBA: https://personalmba.com

#musicproducer #entrepreneur #songwriter

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Content provided by Kit Inc. and Nathan Barry. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Kit Inc. and Nathan Barry or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://staging.podcastplayer.com/legal.

Today I’m joined by Lars Tiger, a Norwegian music producer who makes $500,000 a year—almost entirely profit—working just two hours a week from his home in the south of France.

We dive deep into the experiment that made it possible: releasing thousands of piano tracks with no marketing, using pure volume to generate income and data. Lars shares how he redefined quality, stopped chasing perfectionism, and built a flywheel that creators in any industry can apply.

You’ll learn how volume creates financial stability, how to think like a fisherman (not a perfectionist), and why quantity—not quality—is the fastest path to mastery.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:26 Lars’ $500K/yr, 2-hour workweek model
04:12 Creating 1,000 tracks with zero marketing
08:10 Why 80% quality is enough (and often better)
14:05 The Pottery Class Experiment
17:52 From hits to stability: the math behind his model
20:21 Why Spotify only brings in 15–20% of revenue
22:30 What actually drives plays (hint: not TikTok)
25:42 Helping traditional artists embrace volume
30:38 Can this model scale to $1M+?
34:50 YouTube, repurposing, and platform expansion
39:00 Balancing freedom vs scale
46:04 Faceless creators, pen names, and creative freedom
52:02 What are you optimizing for?

If you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave us a review. We read every single one.

Learn more about The Nathan Barry Show: https://nathanbarry.com/show

Follow Nathan:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarry
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarry
X: https://twitter.com/nathanbarry
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenathanbarryshow
Website: https://nathanbarry.com

Follow Lars:
Website: https://www.larstiger.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/larstiger/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larstiger

Featured in this episode:
Lars’ Free Music Catalog Course: https://www.larstiger.com
ConvertKit: https://convertkit.com
Flywheels Course: https://nathanbarry.com/flywheels
The Personal MBA: https://personalmba.com

#musicproducer #entrepreneur #songwriter

  continue reading

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