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Originally Posted by TheMentat
The ones that did pay, paid $6. I wonder how much a regular band's "take" is per CD when released through the big production companies?
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Usually in a standard label contract (At least in the past 15 years or so where I have experience) A band could expect to make around $1 a copy, BUT ONLY after they had paid back (recouped) their debt to the record company. However, the structure in which they were "allowed" to pay back their debt is intensely f**ked up. If the record would sell for, say, $18.99 the amount of it used to "pay back" the artist debt would be, say, around $1 a copy. In the '90s, a label could EASILY spend $100k, $200k, etc. to help record a band's record. So it was not unheard of for a band to have a gold or platinum record and never have made ANY money from it.
In fact, my band's HIT record from 1993 has sold about 1.5 million copies and they have never made $1 from the actual sales of the record. Tours, Merchandising, royalties, yes. But not from actual sales.
And the stunts and gimmicks will continue. It's the only way to garner any attention at all, besides . . . . well . . . having good music. Or a good live show.