Good way to make money on a resale of some limited edition bullshit a few years down the line too.
I will buy records of newer vinyl albums to support the artist, but I'll listen to them digitally. I have a LOT of sealed records from 2007- of newer bands that I like. I've cooled down on listening to vinyl a lot, but i've also cut my buying down too. I love them, I will continue to buy and support, because I know it goes in waves with me - in a year I won't want to listen to anything digitally and I'll go back to vinyl.
Good way to make money on a resale of some limited edition bullshit a few years down the line too.
Yeah. I buy something at everyshow I go to if the ticket price is fair at all. If its like some kind of 150 ticketmaster ticket for 2 to 3 bands with one a like, eeehhhhh, I'll have to think about it.
I don't think selling t-shirts is enough to support artists so they live above subsistence level.
I don't know. It's a shitty system. People think they are entitled to free music. Bands work on albums as essentially loss leaders. Record companies get the bulk of the scraps. Etc. I've read articles on even how people in ostensibly popular 'indie bands' that draw crowds and shit are making like $30K a year and living like college students.
I can't imagine the profit margins on vinyl are very high, so comparing the revenue seems kinda silly.
Oh wait they're comparing it to free streaming. nvm. That is pretty crazy.
Last edited by FirstBlood; 27 Mar 2016 at 03:06 PM.
I can't remember what year it was, but I remember seeing that the top grossing touring band in Australia that year made less than minimum wage per person.
Ultimately, forgoing a lot of money is part of the path of being an artist. 99% of artists have day-jobs, the percentage of wealthy poets, sculptors and painters is basically negligible. If you can make a livable income making the art you love to make, you're living the dream.
yeah, I remember reading an expo on something similar. About how a lot of writers at book signings nad ted talks were big fucking liars about their income. They'd get up there and talk all this shit about "following your dreams" when college kids asked them on how to be writers, while the writers in question either actually had Day jobs that pay the bills, or have wealthy spouses.
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