Re: Make Your Own Compilation CD Site -

k kiernan
Mon, 22 Dec 1997 16:13:02 -0500


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>>I think new tech will open up more bands to more people, if you can =
cut a
>>few songs for $2,000 have them on a web site, and people can download =
a song
>>or 2, burn their own CD, and you Make $1. That is not bad, no =
middleman, no
>>stores, no plastic, etc. More money will get to the musicians, not
>>manufacturers. Unless the government bans all of this.

>>Mark

yes, definitely, more people will put their songs up, as in IUMA, a =
very, very cool site. and they will sound like home-grown demos. if =
you can consistently cut a few songs that don't sound like demos for =
$2,000, and find a host site that will let you store huge files =
utilizing enormous bandwith, for nothing additional, please come work =
for my record label. 'cuz you know what, you can't.

DubbleDub wrote:

>>I think this can only be good for music...
>>Now maybe people wont release as much bad music/filler tracks...
>>If its a good song, people will find & buy it... at least =
eventually...

and artists won't take as many chances, and they'll try harder to make =
"hits". how will people find a good song if it never gets recorded? =20

>>Singles have always been available & albums still flourish...
>>I see it as just being able to buy a bunch of cassingles/cd5s/12", but =
now
>>theyre
>>all in one package...

1) singles are not always available, no way no how. singles are money =
losers; labels write them off as promotional expense, to get people to =
buy albums. when the sales of a single start to really take off, the =
label often pulls the single from the marketplace so as not to lose =
album sales.

a couple other notes/thoughts. in addition to the artist royalties, =
which i've focused on, musicians also get paid for writing the song (if =
they wrote it); these rates are constant per song ($0.0695/song) whether =
on an album or single. i personally don't have such a big problem with =
this whole compilation idea if the tracks used are only available after =
some length of time after release, like 1 year. at that point, most =
people who'll buy an album have already done so.

i'm all for continuing this thread, but i don't want to bore anyone, so =
this'll be my last post to the group unless i'm requested to do =
otherwise. this concept basically gets to the heart of the future of =
the music business, so i'm totally into getting into it.

-kevin k

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>>I think new tech will open up more bands to more people, if = you can=20 cut a
>>few songs for $2,000 have them on a web site, and = people can=20 download a song
>>or 2, burn their own CD, and you Make $1. = That is not=20 bad, no middleman, no
>>stores, no plastic, etc. More money = will get to=20 the musicians, not
>>manufacturers. Unless the government bans = all of=20 this.

>>Mark 
 
yes, definitely, more people will put their songs up, as in IUMA, a = very,=20 very cool site.  and they will sound like home-grown demos.  = if you=20 can consistently cut a few songs that don't sound like demos for $2,000, = and=20 find a host site that will let you store huge files utilizing enormous = bandwith,=20 for nothing additional, please come work for my record label.  'cuz = you=20 know what, you can't. 
 
 
DubbleDub wrote:
 
>>I think this can only be good for music...
>>Now = maybe=20 people wont release as much bad music/filler tracks...
>>If its = a good=20 song, people will find & buy it... at least = eventually...
 
and artists won't take as many = chances,=20 and they'll try harder to make "hits".  how will people = find a=20 good song if it never gets recorded?   
 

>>Singles have always been available & albums still=20 flourish...
>>I see it as just being able to buy a bunch of=20 cassingles/cd5s/12", but now
>>theyre
>>all in = one=20 package...
 
 
1)  singles are not always available, no way no how.  = singles are=20 money losers; labels write them off as promotional expense, to get = people to buy=20 albums.  when the sales of a single start to really take off, the = label=20 often pulls the single from the marketplace so as not to lose album=20 sales. 
 
a couple other notes/thoughts.  in addition to the artist = royalties,=20 which i've focused on, musicians also get paid for writing the song (if = they=20 wrote it); these rates are constant per song ($0.0695/song) whether on = an album=20 or single.  i personally don't have such a big problem with this = whole=20 compilation idea if the tracks used are only available after some length = of time=20 after release, like 1 year.  at that point, most people who'll buy = an album=20 have already done so.
 
i'm all for continuing this thread, but i don't want to bore = anyone, so=20 this'll be my last post to the group unless i'm requested to do = otherwise. =20 this concept basically gets to the heart of the future of the music = business, so=20 i'm totally into getting into it.
 
-kevin k
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