First Time In Music History - Artist Gives Away Entire CD
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LOS ANGELES, CA - July 12th, 2001 - While some artists are giving 1 or 2
songs away to promote their CDs, Country music artist Marc Cory Lee is doing
what no other artist has done in the history of the music business.
Starting July 18th, Mountain Records recording artist Marc Corey Lee will be
giving away over the Internet his entire CD, "Stardust Cowboy" for FREE to
all of the United States. This is the same CD that is selling on Amazon.com
for $11.99.
Nashville's InReview magazine named "Stardust Cowboy" one of the top 10
albums of the year. The CD's first single, "Memphis Rain", has just reached
#7 in Europe and has found success on hundreds of radio stations across
America.
In an age where acquisitions are turning MP3.com and Napster into
subscription only services, Marc Corey Lee is doing the unthinkable. He is
giving his entire CD away for FREE and is prepared to give away millions of
copies!
By Marc Corey Lee successfully giving his CD away for FREE to millions of
people, industry professionals believe that this could setting the standard
for how new artists promote and distribute their music.
This offer is only available through FightCloud.com. Starting July 18th
consumers can listen to music samples and get their personal copy of this
FREE CD mailed to them by going to www.FightCloud.com
FightCloud.com has set up a preview page for media only. For a preview
before the public launch, please go now to www.FightCloud.com.
About Marc Corey Lee:
Marc Cory Lee just received the ASCAP Plus Award for songwriters and was
named Best New Country Artist at the Los Angeles Music Awards. He has
performed on national tours with Merle Haggard, Alabama, Jo Dee Messina, and
Dwight Yoakam. Marc's music has been featured in an Aaron Spelling
Production and on PAX TV.
About FightCloud:
FightCloud is a promotional distribution company that promotes artist's
music by giving their CDs to consumers for free. FightCloud's PromoPayback
program shares FightCloud's distribution profits 50/50 with each artist.
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F. Gentry
featuring the Dixie Chicks and out of $77 million they have generated neither of
the three is a millionaire yet. They have 11 semis with trailers and three
buses. That's a hell of a payroll. Managers and road managers. They pay
their own studio time or its taken out of what they make. Can you imagine that?
I know the dude means well by giving away the proceeds of his first album. I
believe in charity too. I believe all that is given to a worthy cause will come
back at least three fold. Is giving the proceeds of you CD away to the general
public a worthy cause?. Are they going to pick you up when you fall flat on your
face???
His money and career. Cheers and good luck, Floyd
Brian
"F. Gentry" <fge...@flash.net> wrote
> This is the fastest way to go flat broke in a hurry. I just saw
> a TV news show featuring the Dixie Chicks and out of $77
> million they have generated neither of the three is a millionaire
> yet. They have 11 semis with trailers and three buses. That's
> a hell of a payroll. Managers and road managers.They pay
> their own studio time or its taken out of what they make.
> Can you imagine that?
The payroll for the concert tour is paid BY the concert tour, not
by CD sales.
If you'd paid attention to everything said on that show (60 Minutes II)
you'd have heard it said that almost all of the money from CD sales goes
to the record companies, distributors, dealers, lawyers, accountants,
agents, etc., and very little to the artist. They also said that from
the artist's point of view CDs are mostly marketing tools used to
generate enough interest in an artist so that they can make their real
money from touring, songwriting, businesses, and business
connections that the public never sees, etc.
Why do you think so many artists start their own record companies? It's
so they can get more of the income from CD sales into their own pockets.
Given that an unknown new country artist is unlikely to sell very many
CDs, the "loss" may very well be worth it in terms of public relations
value. That's apparently what they believe in this case and it's not a
bad idea.
Brian
Mark Lewis
"Get CD" button, it went right back to the first page.
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Danjrus
Friday the 13th.
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F. Gentry
their own record company. I can count the independent companies who have
been successful on one hand.
Floyd
Mark Lewis
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Mark Lewis
(http://ilikesit.com/blindnello/) bein' one.
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F. Gentry
not any independent labels in Dallas that have been successful. Hey I'm for the
little guy. They even have a place in Nashville where independents are pushed
exclusively and they still don't get the hits. The major labels can put the
independents under the barrel. because they can pay the budding stars more
money, Have more distribution and the most important is to be played on country
radio. Without country radio your dead as far as getting on the charts, This
has a domino effect of knocking you out of all the major venues. Who is going
to take a chance on some one on an indie when they can get the guys from the
majors.
I have never heard of this artist and I don't mean to knock him. I'm just
telling you what he is up against and it seems your telling me I don't know what
I'm talking about.
Just sends one my way and I can tell you in a minute if he has a chance or not.
I can not tell you if he will be successful or not. Just whether he has a
chance or not. Don't get me wrong. Each time an indie hits the charts I
cheer. I love to see the little man overcome all obstacles. I have just seen
too many who have tried and failed. Cheers, Floyd
Brian
"F. Gentry" <fge...@flash.net> wrote
> Brian wrote:
>
> > If you'd paid attention to everything said on that show
> > (60 Minutes II) you'd have heard it said that almost all
> > of the money from CD sales goes to the record companies,
> > distributors, dealers, lawyers, accountants, agents, etc.,
> > and very little to the artist.
> >
> > companies? It's so they can get more of the income from
> > CD sales into their own pockets.
> I was with you until you made the remark about why so
> many artist start their own record company. I can count
> the independent companies who have been successful on
> one hand.
I said that many artists start their own company due to the
frustration of seeing the corporate weasels rip them for such
a high percentage of the cash flow year after year. That was
also something that the Dixie Chicks made pretty clear on
the show.
Whether such artists are successful at the venture is another issue
altogether.
Brian
Country Boy
All you have to do is keep your costs low (which the majors don't do), and
be creative in reaching a dedicated audience, and you'll make a profit.
Since a lot of these indies are run by actual fans of music (rather than
suits), making a profit is all they want.
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Rick
Plantation records a Independent company? If so he made big bucks off of
"Harper Valley PTA", and Jeannie C. Riley. I read somewhere, that years
later she had to sue Singleton for royalties that were still meager
compared to the money she made for him.
(the) Rooster
> Damn Mark I don't want to get in a shoot and run battle with you
It's a 'Run and Shoot' battle you don't want to get into with him. ;-)
> but there are
> not any independent labels in Dallas that have been successful.
See my previous post.
Stan
(the) Rooster
> There are several here, in Dallas. Blind Nello
> (http://ilikesit.com/blindnello/) bein' one.
>
> "F. Gentry" <fge...@flash.net> wrote in message
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> > I was with you until you made the remark about why so many artist start
> > their own record company. I can count the independent companies who
have
> > been successful on one hand.
> > Floyd
Many all over. It's just Floyd is using a different definition of
"successful". See, when it comes to independents (like say, Camel
Productions) the intent is to get around the music machine. Yes they don't
sell numbers like on a major record label, but they get the profits
themselves and they make new albums and they distribute them to their fans.
That is what I call success.
Stan, Camel fan
http://camel.4mg.com/
F. Gentry
I could name on my fingers the indies that had made stars of people. You
will realize for every one who made it, there were thousands who didn't.
Yes Plantation was one of the better ones but they did have trouble getting
royalties out of the,. so I've read. Sun was a big indie. Sun was about
the biggest and brought more stars to the industry than any other.
As I stated, they are few and far between. Floyd
(the) Rooster
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"F. Gentry" wrote:
> Rick they were an independent recording company. I stated in my reply that
> I could name on my fingers the indies that had made stars of people. You
> will realize for every one who made it, there were thousands who didn't.
> Yes Plantation was one of the better ones but they did have trouble getting
> royalties out of the,. so I've read. Sun was a big indie. Sun was about
> the biggest and brought more stars to the industry than any other.
> As I stated, they are few and far between. Floyd
I did some legal work for start-up record companies; rule was, you had to
have at least two consecutive hits before you'd get paid for the records you
shipped. None of the distributors paid for the first record. The second
record had to be a big enough hit that customers were asking for it, then
they'd pay the bills for the first one so you'd ship 'em stock of the second
one.
Rick
Floyd wrote:
Rick they were an independent recording company. I stated in my reply
that I could name on my fingers the indies that had made stars of
people. You will realize for every one who made it, there were thousands
who didn't. Yes Plantation was one of the better ones but they did have
trouble getting royalties out of the,. so I've read. Sun was a big
indie. Sun was about the biggest and brought more stars to the industry
than any other. As I stated, they are few and far between. Floyd
Floyd, I do agree they(indies) are few and far between. Another that
comes to mind is Scorpion Records, who I am sure made some Mega, Mega
Bucks from Elvis "impressive" Ronnie McDowell. Of course the timing
there made a difference I'm sure.
Also glad you brought up Sun....certainly contributed a wealth of talent
to the music world. Thats why Sam Phillips' going into the hall of fame
is so deserving IMO...