There's just something about having physical copy of the music I love. As a musician, I think it's important so support musicians in order for them to keep producing. At the same time, many of the big labels are abusing the musicians by giving them such a small percentage of their sales (as low as 5%), which makes buying music kind of frustrating because it's going into the wrong pocket.
I really admire people like Macklemore who are self-made and reap the rewards for their great music. The internet is becoming a great place to debut albums independently a get back a much larger percentage of the profits, so that's always encouraging.
As a jazz aficionado, I'm forced to buy music from huge labels like Blue Note, who often get 100% of the profits because the musicians are now deceased. I want the physical copy, but what exactly am I supporting?
An artist would be lucky to net $10,000 from the sale of 500,000 CDs. The biggest source of income for professional artists is likeness. A musical artist can make as much money in one really big event as a headliner, or a TV commercial, compared to years of album sales. If you love an artist, then go to a concert and buy a t-shirt! A lot of touring acts make their own merch, so all the money goes straight back to them. If you really want to know how to support your favorite group then ask them! When I was performing in a band, we made our own tie-dye shirts at home and sold them for $10 at shows. We were selling personalized products for cheap compared to other artists, and that was enough to secure a sale. We didn't make a big profit, but it paid for gas, food, and more merch.
One must be passionate and dedicated to survive as a professional musician. To be a touring original artist requires a massive investment that even most middle-class can't afford. Hence, I work at home writing for film and other media. If I ever meet a group of guys willing to "sell their soul" for Rock & Roll, I might reconsider.
Upkeep, unfortunately musicians pass in time like everyone else. Any sales for a deceased artist typically go to their estate. Most jazz artists are smart enough to will that to their families. I'm already missing Brubeck.
An artist would be lucky to net $10,000 from the sale of 500,000 CDs. The biggest source of income for professional artists is likeness. A musical artist can make as much money in one really big event as a headliner, or a TV commercial, compared to years of album sales. If you love an artist, then go to a concert and buy a t-shirt! A lot of touring acts make their own merch, so all the money goes straight back to them. If you really want to know how to support your favorite group then ask them! When I was performing in a band, we made our own tie-dye shirts at home and sold them for $10 at shows. We were selling personalized products for cheap compared to other artists, and that was enough to secure a sale. We didn't make a big profit, but it paid for gas, food, and more merch.
One must be passionate and dedicated to survive as a professional musician. To be a touring original artist requires a massive investment that even most middle-class can't afford. Hence, I work at home writing for film and other media. If I ever meet a group of guys willing to "sell their soul" for Rock & Roll, I might reconsider.
I primarily buy music through BandCamp dot com. It's great because you can listen to entire albums to see if you like them and get FLAC files instead of(or in addition to) MP3 files for most of the bands/albums there. And tons of the smaller bands have exclusive, limited vinyl pressings, cassettes, or CDs available there when their albums drop. I've got a really great collection of awesome dream wave/retrowave cassettes with full-on 80's aesthetics. BandCamp also nets the musicians much more money than iTunes or streaming services even if you only pay the minimum amount, but it also lets you pay more for the music if you really like it.
I really admire people like Macklemore who are self-made and reap the rewards for their great music. The internet is becoming a great place to debut albums independently a get back a much larger percentage of the profits, so that's always encouraging.
As a jazz aficionado, I'm forced to buy music from huge labels like Blue Note, who often get 100% of the profits because the musicians are now deceased. I want the physical copy, but what exactly am I supporting?
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One must be passionate and dedicated to survive as a professional musician. To be a touring original artist requires a massive investment that even most middle-class can't afford. Hence, I work at home writing for film and other media. If I ever meet a group of guys willing to "sell their soul" for Rock & Roll, I might reconsider.
Upkeep, unfortunately musicians pass in time like everyone else. Any sales for a deceased artist typically go to their estate. Most jazz artists are smart enough to will that to their families. I'm already missing Brubeck.
One must be passionate and dedicated to survive as a professional musician. To be a touring original artist requires a massive investment that even most middle-class can't afford. Hence, I work at home writing for film and other media. If I ever meet a group of guys willing to "sell their soul" for Rock & Roll, I might reconsider.