shredfreak
Well-Known Member
I can't believe that venues charge a "merch rate." How fucking stupid is that?![]()
As far as i know they don't do that in Belgium here. It does sound fucking stupid though i have to say.
I can't believe that venues charge a "merch rate." How fucking stupid is that?![]()
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I can't believe that venues charge a "merch rate." How fucking stupid is that?![]()
as far as i know the labels are where the money go's.
Its making profit after paying your label fees thats the hard part.
Youd be surprised at the cost of touring. Tourbusses + drivers can cost like $500 a day in some places.
In my opinion this doesn't seem that bad. You just have to learn to live day by day and learn to be as minimalist as humanly possible. It seems to me these bands are living on a day to day income of roughly $25 per member. $15 income + $10 per diem. If budgeted correctly you could have everything you could possibly need on a day to day basis assuming you take the proper measures before going on tour.
the nirvana producer guy post is totally outdated imho, if i just see 52k$ studio figures i get the rages... you can produce a totally professional sounding album for cheesecakes
That's definitely a larger label studio budget but I disagree. Professional studios aren't cheap by any means and neither are quality engineers. You need to drop into a music industry city sometime and see what a professional studio brings to the table that the "go at it alone way" simply can not. There's some good stuff coming from the home DAW world but a lot of it is also very lacking.
the nirvana producer guy post is totally outdated imho, if i just see 52k$ studio figures i get the rages... you can produce a totally professional sounding album for cheesecakes, i bet with 5$ grand you're in if you have the workforce and skill in the band (and theres no excuse, everybody can learn anything... my calculations are based on professional mixing mastering and drum recording, the rest diy) and to be honest even with a crappy dayjob everyone can shell out 1k$ every 2 years to make a album if youre really invested.
That's kinda like blaming homeowners bitching about banks and mortgages. No doubt some homeowners made bad decisions and bought too much house based on bad assumptions, etc. BUT - it's not like most people can raise the 6 figures of cash to buy a house outright. Mortgages are the only way for most people. Most musicians can't build their own music production and distribution systems from scratch for similar reasons.
And when you get home, you have no place to live, no job, no girlfriend. Awesome deal.
You can basically hardly SURVIVE, as long as you are on tour.
Why dont we all talk about ways to sway the power back to the musician. Ways for the musicians to take their cut back. What is a fair deal when dealing with a record label, venues, and managers.
Re write the industry with a standard that is fair to musicians. Boycott all other contracts... ect.... Or does this sound outlandish? Musicians have the product to offer that makes the money. Seems as if this is the starting point.
LETS TALK ABOUT SOLUTIONS!
Well if they couldn't raise $600k to pay back a loan in a reasonable amount of time, assuming they already had the ability to put in a hefty down-payment, they should be shopping for a cheaper house or not shopping at all....