Mark2 -> RE: some numbers from the music industry (Mar. 23 2018 21:45:34)
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I'd agree things are somewhat worse for musicians than say, fifteen-twenty years ago. In the 90's I was getting 500.00 a man regularly for corporate events. They pay the same today, which is one reason I don't do them anymore. I made a cd in 2002 - they sold for 20. at gigs, and I got 6.50 from distributors. Good luck selling cd's today. I realize if you gig a lot, you will sell some, but you might make more selling t-shirts, buttons, and hats. In 2018, I get a check every few months for 20.00 for downloads......I suppose if I had a 1,000 different cd's in the market place, it might be a living. In the 70's and 80's I played in bands that worked six nights a week on the road. Those gigs are pretty scarce now. In the 80's I got hired to do a tour in Italy-paid flights, equipment rentals, hotels, per diems, pay for the concerts, all funded by the record company. Today.....good luck. If you are a name artist, you can still get paid for live gigs. My agent got Bruce Hornsby a one hour corporate for 30-35k. Hotel and flight too. But he's a name musician. I know sidemen in name acts who get 500.00 a gig and they have to travel for it. In the clubs in SF today, you might get 100.00 for a gig if you are lucky. But IMO, it's kinda always been this way. The musician is at the bottom of the totem pole in the music business and always has been, except for the name act, who in SOME cases, gets to call the tune. My dad's cousins had a huge hit in the 60's with the Mungo Jerry- "In the Summertime" They told me they made nothing on it but learned the business. And, they were the record company, not the artist. I'd imagine they are still mining it, cause I've heard it on some commercials, and it's still played on oldies stations. If you want to hustle, I think one can make a living, but you'll be working three times as hard as a guy with a day gig for half the money. I realize there are exceptions, and god bless 'em. Society needs those folks, even if they don't want to pay them.
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