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Originally Posted by TheDoc
No no... The CD wise the dude gets like $1 - and the assholes get the rest. So me paying $10 or whatever or a music CD is screwed up. Now when I pay for a DVD - I know the talent is making money, writers, a crew talent and people - far far far larger than the Music Industry costs..
If something costs more to make, I'm willing to pay more for it.. that's VERY easy to understand.
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Originally Posted by kane
When you go to the movie theater your money isn't going directly to the writer, director or cast.
No theaters - ever now.. Period.
A new band - does not cost millions to make music for or market.. Music and Movies - Very different ball park. The smallest - cheapest movies are still more expensive than just about any music production, in cost.
How the people are paid out, or when.. it doesn't make a difference. That's business.
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I guess it all depends on the band/music.
A small band or indy band can record an album, mix it and master it pretty cheaply. If you have the space for a studio you can buy all the stuff you need for about 20K and do it all yourself.
If it is a major act it will quickly reach big money. Jive records had about 8 million invested in Britney Spears before her first song was ever even on the radio. There is a great book called, "so you want to be a rock star." It is written by one of the guys that was in a band called Semisonic. It is a great insight into just how much money goes into marketing a band to the masses. You might be shocked. No it isn't that of movies because their are different mediums and have a lot of different expenses. To me it is just different forms of art and choosing a price point for one is kind of like saying, " I will 20K for this panting by this artist because it is a painting and took a lot of effort to make, but I will only pay 3K for this drawing because drawing is easier and takes less to make."
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More people dig deep into music than you think. Canadians for example - my god them people are MAD about music -- ask any Canadian they are very proud of it.
I figure this is why the Industry is prob hurting the most - people are 'still looking.'
The Internet is quickly becoming the central Entertainment center for families. People are starting to turn to it first, then turn to the real world.
But time will only tell.. I do think it will happen.. It may take them a bit longer to get moving, but someone with some cash flow is bound to step up to the plate and show us all how it's done one day.
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I know a lot of people do dig for music, it is just not the masses. The masses watch American Idol then buy the CD of the winner. The masses tune into TRL (before it was taken off the air) and buy the music of the videos they like. The masses listen to the popular radio stations. There are diggers, but they have nothing on the masses.