What a band makes from sales + Label accounting

money money money…

How Much Does A Band Make From Various Music Platforms?
http://www.techdirt.com/blog/casestudies/articles/20110911/00284415891/how-much-does-band-make-various-music-platforms.shtml

looks like bandcamp is the way to go.


other really good reads:

RIAA Accounting: Why Even Major Label Musicians Rarely Make Money From Album Sales
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100712/23482610186.shtml

RIAA Accounting: How To Sell 1 Million Albums And Still Owe $500,000
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20110707/03264014993/riaa-accounting-how-to-sell-1-million-albums-still-owe-500000.shtml

stories like these make it hard for me to feel bad for what is happening to the record labels.

streaming services like spotify are such a ripoff to the artist!

Great reading.  Very informative….and depressing.

While I won't say the record companies are out to screw the artists, they are clearly only looking out for #1 (themselves).  The onus really is on the artist to fully understand what they are being asked to sign.

If no one has figured it out by now, Record Labels are nothing more than an high-interest rate credit card. They'll give you a nice advance up front, but you won't be seeing a dime from album sales for awhile.

Only way to make money is to tour, tour, tour!!

There is also this classic.

http://www.negativland.com/albini.html

I actually thought bands we're making less on their recordings. Of course a band that makes like 200 copies of an album isn't going to make money. The actual rates they are getting for their music plays is surprisingly high.  I thought bands only made $1 on their cds.