[atlantaprog] Re: The Problem With Music

Here's an article, quoting Bela Fleck, from August, front page of USA Today.
 
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-08-05-bela-cover2_x.htm
 
Notice where he says they get 70% of their income from touring, 20% from 
records, 10% merchandise.  Even if the records make nothing, he still has 80%.  
And this is a a group that gets very little from publishing (sheet music, other 
artists' cover versions on albums, public performance (radio, tv, foreign, 
nightclubs)).  These guys have it going on!
 
Brian

 
 

Jeff Blanks <jblanks@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
He also assumes that the band made no money on merchandising or the tour 
itself.  It might be *reasonable*, but I don't know if it's necessarily the 
case that often--probably like many of the other figures he quotes.


A while back, I played with Richard Brunelle (formerly of Morbid Angel) in a 
band that never got off the ground.  I seem to remember him (or maybe someone 
else) telling me that the other members of the band made about $30K/yr. 
$35K/yr. when he was in the band, which might be $40K or $45K in today's money. 

                
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