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Why most music producers quit
August 3, 2026

A survey of over a thousand music producers suggests attrition is steepest at the very beginning of the journey. According to the figures cited, 61% of respondents were still within their first year of producing, while only 8% had reached year two and 5.3% made it to a third year. The data points to the earliest stage as the hardest to get past.
— Aggregated by DJ Radar. Original report via We Rave You: weraveyou.com
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