> > > 3)For every penny the artist gets, the label still gets 65 or 70. > > Literally. I refuse to support those greedy parasites. > > How much does an artist get from allofmp3.com? > > And what would a reasonable cut be for the middlemen? Does this apply > to other areas of life? (For each $1 in the grocery store, what portion > of that makes it back to the farmer?) >
I read an article some years ago in Guitar Player Magazine. It was all about the music industry and how much artists get, and where the rest goes. A lot of it depends on the contract they get when they sign. New artists, get pennies for each cd sold. This is why you read about popular artists/bands that sue their record company. They want more money after they've proven they're a big market band/artist. I'm sure it's the same for the online music, the artists sees very little...A lot of artists make more money (per dollar) on things like T-Shirts and posters than from a cd. It's the price they pay for signing a contract with the devil. -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
