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Originally Posted by gideongallery
1. name one artist who has done that even big names like micheal jackson and the beatles played some smaller venues on their tours.
2. at the current rates taken by the studio and the tour managers/agents zoe keating make more money selling out 1750 seat art theater then she does on a 10k + stadium.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/201...ck-stars.shtml
unless you are in the top 200 tours ASCAP just takes money from your pocket if you play a larger theater.
so just like the music selling examples
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...ing-without-me
77k kickstarter campaign is the equivalent to an established artist selling
1.7 million in record sales.
do an apples to apples comparision (money in your pocket) |
You are trying to deflect.
I will say it again.
I never said that an artist can't be successful without a major label. I know for a fact that they can be. In some cases they can make more money selling significantly fewer records on their own than they would if they were on a major label because the label isn't taking most of the profit.
What I said is that you can't be a superstar without being on a major label. If you want to be an indie who makes a few bucks and makes a living and does their own thing, great. These days you can stay out of the major label system. If you want to be U2 or Taylor Swift or Bruce Springsteen or Britney Spears you have to be on a major label because you will need their money, influence and connections to get your name out there on the scale that is needed to reach that level.
That is it. That is all I said.