Bones Net Worth And Income Sources

Ever wonder what is Bones’ net worth or who Bones is?

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Bones is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. As of 2021, Bones net worth is estimated to be roughly $2 million.

Based on various sources, we have come to believe that Bones’ net worth is around $2 million.

Bones, born Elmo Kennedy O’Connor makes his money from his music career. He is opposed to charging for his music. Instead, he makes his money from shows, concerts, events, and his branded merch sales.

Credit: Instagram

How much money does O’Connor make?

It is quite difficult to estimate how much money Bones’ makes every year. There is very little information on his concert ticket sales as well as merch sales.

Bones Tickets, 2021 Concert Tour Dates. Source: ticketmaster.com

How does Bones make money?

Bones makes most of his money from music events and concerts and selling merchandise on his official TeamSesh website [1].  

Bones sources of income include:

  • Earning from Music concerts and Events
  • Selling merchandise from the official website
  • YouTube Channel revenue
TheCurseOfTheGhost…BONES // TeamSESH Hip Hop Spotlight. Source: cvltnation.com

Income Source 1: Music concerts and Events sales

Bones earns mainly from ticket sales of events and music concerts. We estimate his earning could be $250,000.

Bones is a prolific artist. 

He was able to release 10 albums between 2015 and 2017. Bones got a chance to perform in KOKO, London on January 19th, 2018. Since then, his music has enabled him to travel to countries like Russia, Germany, Ukraine, and Italy.

Bones has a lot of concerts lined up for 2022 as part of the ScumBag Tour.  According to Bones’ official tour website [2], he has over 20 concerts scheduled between the start of March to the end of April 2022. We estimated his annual income based on this with an assumption of an average audience of 500.

20 concerts * $50 per ticket * 500 audience * 50% share of revenue = $250,000

Tickets prices for the Bones’ teamSesh concerts range from $25 – $50 dollars depending on the location, country, and whether it is exclusive or has other rappers on the lineup. 

According to market observers, there aren’t fixed formulas for splitting profits from a particular concert [3]. On average this is how the profits are split:

  • 10% – booking fees
  • 5% – Tax
  • 1% – royalties

The remaining 84% is then split between the event organizer and the performing artists according to their contract. So, Bones could be getting 40-50% revenue from each concert on average.

The following is a summary of Bones’ previous concerts and events:

Concert VenueDate Venue Capacity Est. Earning*
The Great American Music Hall San FranciscoFebruary 19, 2019 470 people$23,500
El Rey TheatreAugust 08,  2018700 people$35,000
The Novo, CaliforniaApril 28, 20172,400 people$120,000

*Using $50 per ticket for estimation

Income Source 2: Official website merchandise sales

Bones has his branded merchandise, from Deadthrone to SeshSkull Crew. Their merchandise includes hoodies, T-shirts, Beanies, and candles all available at the official website TeamSeshBigCartel [1]. You also get a chance to have autographed merchandise at their concerts.

No market consensus is available concerning the sales figure. Most of the merch on their website was sold out as of the writing of this article.

Income Source 3: YouTube Channel

Bones annual YouTube revenue is estimated to be $39,600.

Bones has a youtube channel with over 700,000 subscribers. Currently, the TeamSesh YouTube channel has 330 million gross views [4].

YouTube analytics estimate Bones channel to be getting an average of 700,000 views per week [5]. That times $4 EPMV times 4.2 weeks in a month will give you an estimate of $11,760 for the monthly earnings.

Below is a breakdown of their most popular videos and the estimated earning.

TeamSesh Youtube Video Publish DateViewsEst. Earnings
BONES – HDMIJan 13, 201538,925,871$194,625
BONES – DirtOct 26, 201329,777,376$148,885
Bones, Xavier Wulf & Chris Travis – WeDontBelieveYouApr 15, 201412,820,798$64,100
Bones – RestInPeaceFeb 23, 201612,761,371$63,805
BONES – TakingOutTheTrashApr 6, 20179,261,921$46,305
Bones – BranchesJan 18, 20178,376,906$41,880
Bones – BlackMoldAug 15, 20166,573,602$32,865
Bones & Eddy Baker – LooseScrewNov 23, 20195,304,937$26,520
Bones – TempoDec 28, 20165,180,387$25,900
BONES – BlastZoneMar 25, 20184,097,239$20,485

This is Bones’ most popular video on YouTube – HDMI:


Bones Early Life / Career

Kennedy was born in  Marin County, California. His parents were both creatives, his father was a web designer and his mother was a clothing designer. They later moved to Muir Beach and later to New York City. He has a big brother Named Elliot O’Connor.

O’Connor moved to Minnesota when he was 13 years old. This was when he met his fellow artists Xavier Wulf, Eddy Baker, and Chris Travis. The four artists joined to form Seshollowaterboyz.

He released his first songs under the name Th@ Kid. Bones began making music at the early age of nine. He used to rap on hip-hop instrumentals that he played on their home iMac G3.

When Bones was 16 years old, he moved to live with his elder brother Elliot who was born in 1987 in Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, Bones got to link up with artists that he had been collaborating with online.

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Bones Biography

Legal NameElmo Kennedy O’Connor 
Net Worth$2 Million 
Source of WealthMusic concerts & events salesMerchandise sales YouTube Channel revenue
Date of Born 11  Jan 1994
Place of PlaceUnited States of America
GenderMale
Height193 cm | 6’4”
Weight60 kg | 132 lbs
ReligionN/A
Marital StatusSingle
Girl/boyfriendNone
Children None
NationalityAmerican 

Frequently Asked Questions about Bones

Why is Bones not signed to a major record label?

O’Connor claims that major record labels have shown interest in him but wanted Bones to be their “white rapper” emulating Mac Miller and the likes. Bones did not like it and turned those deals down.

Did Bones drop out of high school?

O’connor dropped out of high school to pursue a music career in Los Angeles at the age of 16.

Does Bones hate his parents?

Unlikely. Bones has stated that his parents were very supportive of his passion and acknowledged that he could not have made it thus far in his music career without his parents.

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