How do EDM producers make money?

Most producers earn royalties from their music. Royalties are essentially funds generated when your music is played at festivals or streamed on platforms. However, a producer won’t receive royalties if the music isn’t registered with a Performing Rights Organization (P.R.O.) or if they choose to sell their music as a ghost production. When you sell a track as a ghost production, you transfer all rights to the buyer, forfeiting any future royalties.

Mechanical royalties are earnings generated from the sale of digital and physical music recordings by producers. These royalties are collected by distributors and later distributed among the entitled recipients.