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Do you buy music?
Jackie Blue:
--- Quote from: Ryder on 02 Jan 2008, 20:34 ---The sad truth is that unless you're, like, the Decemberists or someone huge, you're money is made from shows.
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No.
If you're a big enough band to make money from shows, you are also making money from CD sales.
Like hat said, there are many very good bands, on labels, who break even AT BEST on tours.
Seriously, how many people in here are musicians? Who have toured? Do you have any fucking clue how little money you make playing shows and how much money you spend on touring?!
The tour my band just did made approximately $100.
Ryder:
Because it takes crap to sell anything to most people. :-(
It's sorta like you need to find smart people through touring, and build yourself a fanbase. With enough people like you, who enjoy their music, there we have support for the artists so that that can make money. It's hard, yes! But it's just something you have to go through if you're an unrecognised genius. :-P
Coalition of Artists and Stake Holders, yo.
Edit: Well duh you make money from cd sales then. That money goes somewhere, right?
You tour when you're early in your career to spread the word, you HOPE to break even, when you get bigger, you make more and more money.
Hat:
--- Quote from: Ryder on 02 Jan 2008, 21:07 ---It's sorta like you need to find smart people through touring
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For what purpose?
Ryder:
So that you have someone to support the music.
Hat:
And you define smart as anyone who appreciates and wants to support the music, right?
Oh ho ho ho I see the clever little scam you have running there.
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