How much do bands make?
Mike
been reading some stuff about Marduk and Legion say's that they're all
unemployed and have no other income other then the band... do they make that
much that he doesn't have to work?
Rotweiler
still manage to pay my rent, eat (alot), buy 1 or 2 CDs a week, not to
mention support my habit (of comic book collecting).
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think that human perfidy is not capable of depriving
some of its members of these ingredients so that they
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cd sales figures,merchandise,and touring have to be factored in as well.
However,bands occasionally have trouble with labels paying royalties, as
Monstrosity found out with NB.
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"Mike" <mst...@sdnc.quik.com> wrote:
> I've been wondering... how much do these bands reely make? I mean.. I've
> been reading some stuff about Marduk and Legion say's that they're all
> unemployed and have no other income other then the band... do they make that
> much that he doesn't have to work?
>
I make about 30K annually. Of course, none of that's from Rampage...
Seriously, it's hard to say exactly. I know in the US, artists typically get
dicked in their contracts, to where basically the band gets $1 for each CD
sold net (after paying the record company, publishing company, etc.). That's
for big pop names - metal bands don't have that kind of selling power, so
they get even less. Commercial radio play pays a bit, publishing ("selling
the songs for jingles...") can pay a BIG bunch...if your songs sell (I can't
see Holly Farms using "Fucked with a Knife" to sell turkeys...). Most metal
bands probably make their biggest chunk of change on merchandise - T-shirts
etc. Bands typically will handle that themselves (or the management will),
so after cost of having the shirts made, every shirt they sell is almost pure
profit - why do you think shirts are $20 to $24 for just the simple two-sided
short sleeve? That's how the bands eat, most often.
And again, that's only what I've learned from US labels... anyone know how
European labels run?
Lord Vic
Mike
John Tracy
wrote:
>I've been wondering... how much do these bands reely make? I mean.. I've
>been reading some stuff about Marduk and Legion say's that they're all
>unemployed and have no other income other then the band... do they make that
>much that he doesn't have to work?
Big label acts make a maximum of $2 per CD. Most underground bands
tend to make almost nothing, from what I understand. My guess is that
bands like Marduk/Dimmu Borgir, etc. might make around a buck for each
CD.
mac...@interlog.com
Underground and unsigned bands get ass-horizontology from every which way.
Basically, an unsigned band puts money into the band to keep it going
(merch, recording, transportation to shows - rusting cars, etc.) and any
money made gets funneled back into the band ($5 show profits etc.)
Nobody ever said it was a lucritive business.
I've read that Chris Barnes said that he didn't have to work for 6 years
ever since he started Cannibal.
John from Obituary said the same thing.
I heard that Marduk's 'Heaven Shall Burn...' (great fucking album!) sold
some ludicrous amount like 30,000 in an impressive amount of time (can't
remember the exact span of time) and I doubt they can afford to kick back
and relax.
Morbid Angel (as you can imagine) are probably better situated as they've
had 10 years to get established with a continual battery of good successive
releases.
I remember reading in Extremities that the member of At The Gates all live
on welfare. I would assume this is the product of such a rigorous touring
schedule (not being able to hold down a job for more than 6 months without
relocating).
It's a lifestyle (Metal!) and if you love the music enough, this is the
sacrifice you've gotta make. I don't know of any executives kickin' out the
blasphemic grind overseas for 6 months a year, y'know?
Steve W.
"I shall dance upon many legs
when the cloven feet of the
Goat with a Thousand Young
pounds the infidels back into
the dust from whence they arose."
- Boac-Treth
b...@bm.com
wrote:
>I've been wondering... how much do these bands reely make? I mean.. I've
>been reading some stuff about Marduk and Legion say's that they're all
>unemployed and have no other income other then the band... do they make that
>much that he doesn't have to work?
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