RawhideBlue Balls
join:2002-02-18
The Moon | reply to CitizenX9
Re: I will ALWAYS rip you off Mr. Michael Greene I posted earlier about making music available in mp3 format. Thats what the future has in store for us. I would much rather own the mp3 and put 150-170 songs on one cd rather than the normal 10-15. The new cd players are going that way and will play mp3 cds. Since cd burners are common place it only makes sense to sell me the mp3 so I can make my on mp3 cds.
To tell you from experience, bands do not make there money directly from major music labels. They do make money indirectly from them, through the way of advertising. Bands like Disturbed made it from word of mouth and now have the support from thier label. 85% of all revenue received by bands are from touring and the attendance at there shows on the tour, selling of merchandise at those shows, any commercial indorsments they may receive, any movies deals they may get, and any donations they may receive.
The money they receive from the labels by signing bonuses or a percentage of cd sales is just a drop in the bucket. These things only make up about 15% of a bands total income. The labels have little or nothing to do with the profits a band makes from the previous paragraph.
Well, hopefully I have got my point across to some. I dont promote the illegal distribution of mp3's. The major labels need to do something to help curb this. How, just read my previous posts.
Im outta here! |
| actually, that was nice - a post by someone who knew what he was talking about, (notice he did NOT scream that he was fighting a one man army against the forces of communism)
still, stealing mp3's is just lame. we all do it, but we dont scream how doing it is our way of promoting world peace. you cant afford to pay for things, and have to resort to petty thievery. njoi.
-kwirl |
