Originally Posted by: schmangeActually, I'm quoting figures from a typical rock/pop band with 4 members.
signed to a major label contract.

well - i wasn't talking about signed bands. what you say is true though. you need to be very good at calculating and have alot of very very good contacts to keep the cost for all the things you need at a minimum. i know of only one band who had all that stuff and still had half of the first advance left.