On Wed, 23 May 2001 10:58:46 -0400, you wrote:
>I'd feel better about paying 15+ per CD if I thought a significant per
>centage of it was trickling down to the artists
That's right, but to begin with, half of it goes to the retailer. You
can start calculating CD "profits" at more like $7.50 per.
Then you have - all worth the money they make in *most* cases ;-)
A&R
Producer
Recording engineer(s)
Graphic designer
Sidemen (most recording artists pay their band/ensemble)
Production costs (materials, printing, shipping, etc)
Marketing
Advertising
I'm sure I'm leaving out a few.
If we're talking about a large ensemble, to take an extereme example,
a symphony orchestra probably costs between $4000 and $8000 an hour,
if not more (I'm going off the top of my head.) That's IN the studio,
after the work has been rehearsed. Why do you think Kansas City and
other orchestras are collapsing? And we're not even talking about
groups with adventurous programming.
I want to produce a CD of my own music, and I think after paying the
other musicians, recording, producing, distributing, etc, it will
probably cost me around half a year's income. How much of that do you
think I'll get back without the backing of a major label?
Think I should take my own cover photo? No, I should probably hire
one of you professionals !! Add that into the budget. And pay
yourself well.
Ken Durling
Website http://home.earthlink.net/~kdurling/
Alternate e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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