12-30-2007, 09:09 PM
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[quote swampy]Yeah, the labeled artist will lose out, but the labels don't pay them much for CD sales anyway. They make their money on concert tickets and ancillary sales of tee shirts, programs and stuff. I've never heard that touring was profitable-- nI doubt this assertion.
It's largely true, but depends on the artist, the label and what the artist did (perform, write...)
But for the most part, it is true artists don't make much of the CDs but make much more off of touring and other product sales.
[quote swampy]Yeah, the labeled artist will lose out, but the labels don't pay them much for CD sales anyway. They make their money on concert tickets and ancillary sales of tee shirts, programs and stuff. I've never heard that touring was profitable-- nI doubt this assertion.
It's largely true, but depends on the artist, the label and what the artist did (perform, write...)
But for the most part, it is true artists don't make much of the CDs but make much more off of touring and other product sales.