I picked up this link from another forum I hang in. Steve Albini worked on many albums (Nirvana's In Utero, for one) and was the singer/guitarist in Shellac, Big Black, Rapeman, etc. This >rant< predates some of the marketing options now available to bands via the internet, but it still paints a vivid picture...
So, ya wanna be a Rock'n'Roll Star?
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All I can say is....D**!
"During this line, the kid acted like he was pushing buttons on a calculator in the air. The kid played ******* air-calculator!"
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Points is money from sales depending on how the contract is written.
Basically, if the album tanks, you make nothing.
If it goes big, you make $$
Basically, if the album tanks, you make nothing.
If it goes big, you make $$
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Originally Posted by: AkiraWhat is the "points" thing all about?[font=trebuchet ms]Points = percentage. 3 points = 3%
The actual amount can get nasty, depending on what that percentage is based on. As you can see, there's a huge difference between a percentage of the gross income, and the net profit. From the band's point of view, anyway. Everybody else makes out like bandits.[/font]
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Originally Posted by: schmangePoints is money from sales depending on how the contract is written.[font=trebuchet ms]And as you can see in the example, even sales of 250,000 left them with a $14,000 debt on the royalties! :eek:
Basically, if the album tanks, you make nothing.
If it goes big, you make $$
Makes you wanna run right out and sign up, dunnit?[/font]
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Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings[font=trebuchet ms]And as you can see in the example, even sales of 250,000 left them with a $14,000 debt on the royalties! :eek:
Makes you wanna run right out and sign up, dunnit?[/font]
makes me want to get a lawyer if in the unlikely situation it will occur.
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Originally Posted by: AkiraIt makes me want to curl up into a ball and eat lots of Corned Beef Hash.
With baked beans.
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Originally Posted by: LordathestringsI picked up this link from another forum I hang in. Steve Albini worked on many albums (Nirvana's In Utero, for one) and was the singer/guitarist in Shellac, Big Black, Rapeman, etc. This >rant< predates some of the marketing options now available to bands via the internet, but it still paints a vivid picture...
classic. i read that a few years ago...it still holds true.
okay...my post is done...goodbye.
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