Subj : Re: When everything is digital.. this happens..
To   : Utopian Galt
From : Michael Borthwick
Date : Wed Apr 05 2023 17:28:19

 UG> e> The way he related the industry to me was that labels always screwed
 UG> e> talent, but in the post-mp3 world, labels made sure they could survive

I read an interesting article, for CD sales the two biggest takers were the producer and the distribution network about 30% each. The artist gets a percentage but they have to pay for basically everything else advertising, freebies to raido stations, hire of the studios and the staff, and all the other costs of producing a CD. I believe the take for the artists is around 1-2% of the cost of the CD depending on the artist of course.

The big money maker for the artist is the live shows and merch at the shows. Depending on the artists they can get 50-60% or more of the ticket sales and all the merch sales.

Of course if you're not a touring artist then you're kind of screwed.

.... There will be a rain dance Friday night, weather permitting!

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