{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Nathan Barry Show","title":"How This Musician Makes $500K/year Working 2 Hours A Week | 072","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3eda2784\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4214,"description":"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.\nWe 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.\nYou’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.\nTimestamps:\n 00:00 Introduction\n 01:26 Lars’ $500K/yr, 2-hour workweek model\n 04:12 Creating 1,000 tracks with zero marketing\n 08:10 Why 80% quality is enough (and often better)\n 14:05 The Pottery Class Experiment\n 17:52 From hits to stability: the math behind his model\n 20:21 Why Spotify only brings in 15–20% of revenue\n 22:30 What actually drives plays (hint: not TikTok)\n 25:42 Helping traditional artists embrace volume\n 30:38 Can this model scale to $1M+?\n 34:50 YouTube, repurposing, and platform expansion\n 39:00 Balancing freedom vs scale\n 46:04 Faceless creators, pen names, and creative freedom\n 52:02 What are you optimizing for?\nIf you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with your friends, and leave us a review. We read every single one.\nLearn more about The Nathan Barry Show: https://nathanbarry.com/show\nFollow Nathan:\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanbarry\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathanbarry\nX: https://twitter.com/nathanbarry\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenathanbarryshow\nWebsite: https://nathanbarry.com\nFollow Lars:\nWebsite: https://www.larstiger.com\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/larstiger/\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larstiger\nFeatured in this episode:\nLars’ Free Music Catalog Course: https://www.larstiger.com\nConvertKit: https://convertkit.com\nFlywheels Course:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/94Z7X6faUKE41kiKTRfZPH0m-h9g7ytYNEt5v0i7EJE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kODMx/YjU2MDE1OGMwYTVj/YWE2MjUyOTkwNTVi/YmJkMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}