From Andrew Hime Sent Thu, Apr 15th 1999, 22:57
From Andrew Hime Sent Thu, Apr 15th 1999, 22:57
> At 05:17 PM 4/15/99 -0400, Nicholas Clarke wrote: > >But, a way to make profit will be found, not to worry. > > Yes: Performing, DJing, Commercials, Licensing, Merchandise (If only Aphex > twin would've sold t-shirts like the Come to Daddy Tee i won! And could > you imagine the Opportunity for "windowlicker" tees/posters? And better > yet, can you imagine the confusion caused to the parents and friends of > students who would wear "windowlicker" tees? I would have jumped at that > chance in high school. Whoops: I digress. Look at how well the > "windowlicker" calendar sold. I doubt there was ever before a market for > "import calendars."). Most tours don't make a lot of money - ask the Ninjas. Similarly, how do you propose an artist get big enough to be able to do a national or international tour? They have to have some musical releases out. But how do they get very far if they don't profit off that? And what if it's something that wouldn't work well live, or a person who can't DJ? Reducing an artist's profit when they're starting out is not a good idea, IMHO. I suppose this contradicts what I just said about MP3s... > Eventually, free digital music could be a way of advertising for an > artist's services (production), songs (like for soundtracks & commercials), > live performances, CDs and records (i still like holding physical objects > with actual artwork), and most of all, T-Shirts and Posters. MP3s can be tools - hell, we have em up on Sonic Therapy (http://www.sonictherapy.com - plug plug) and we're about to announce a fun little thing involving them that should keep people coming back for more. They are good for an artist starting out as a way to get their music heard. But you don't wanna shoot yourself in the foot - an entire album on MP3 probably isn't going to keep you eating. But then, some people are okay with the concept of giving music away, so hey, who am I to argue with them?