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Originally posted by RebelWithanAK@Sep 11 2003, 02:51 PM
Greatwyrm, you know damned well that for every $19 CD the artist gets about $3-5 dollars. The rest are in packaging, distribution, and advertising campaigns for the half dozen or so superstars who are making millions for the producers already. Most small-time artists are actually getting quite a bit of exposure what with this free dissemination, which helps concerts, whereas the big-time ones don't need an extra $4 million in CD sales. |
the artists do not get anywhere near $3-5 dollars. they get between 3-10% royalties if they're on a good contract. only major, mainstream bands make significantly more than that. of each record sold, the band gets between $0.60 and $2.00. if they're lucky. the only time a band makes a significant profit on their records is if they sell it directly from a show, in which case they
might make $5.00. and that's if they didn't pay ludicrous amounts for mixing and production and expensive studio time.
musicians make their money from live shows and merchandise. buying records doesn't do them any real monitary support, because after production costs and managing, they're lucky to see $.10 of that $.60. it supports them in the sense that sales get them radio play and popularity, which makes for shows that sell out and a greater demand for merhcandise.