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lb969:
I have in front of me a copy of Business 2.0(magazine) and on page 144 (next to last page) is a little blurb called:


A real indie. We've all heard of bands finding success without a major record label, but how about with no label at all? Amazingly, the self-produced, self-titled debut album from Brooklyn-based indie rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah has sold more than 20,000 copies and generated as much buzz as a beehive. In August, thanks to glowing reviews on the Web and brisk sales through independent local record stores, Clap Your Hands entered Billboard's "top heatseekers" chart at No. 34 -- the best performance in history for an album not backed by a label. That sound you hear? One band clapping all the way to the bank. Yeah.

sjbrot:

--- Quote from: Business 2.0 ---That sound you hear? One band clapping all the way to the bank.
--- End quote ---


Hahaha. That's great. Couldn't you just imagine the band fanning themselves with the wads of ones and fives they must surely have accumulated from their 20,000 album sales?

Merkava:
Who cares? They're awesome. Fuck you. And your mom. Concurrently.

:P

lb969:
sjbrat, lets do a little math shall we?

20,000 cd's at say... $10(minimum)

20,000x10=$200,000

say $20
20,000x20=$400,000


Thats pretty good for a band that only uses WOM(word of mouth) to sell its cd's.

Everest:
What about various costs hmm?

In the end, their biggest achievement will not be their financial revenue, but their relative success.

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