Message 14/18
Date: 09-Sep-05 @ 11:17 PM -
RE: Doing something about music...
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K just out of interest if I made a tune and it sold 1000 copies worldwide on a small label, how much money could I expect? A £1 a record sold?
theres practicaly no money in 12" now - if you sold 1000 and made zero compilations depending on your deal you could expect a few hundred on sales ( its all after break even and runs of 1000 barely cover the cost, well to press and sell 600-650 would break completely even so everything over that is profit )
if your track is big enough to shift nearer 2k units its gonna make a good few comps where the money actually is, then after that theres the majors ready to licence a big club track from an indy label
bigger comp deals vary but if you think of something like 18 percent retail/dist divided by the number of tracks on comp = cut ( so 18% of 100,000 units at £10 % 40 tracks )
thats keeping things in big round numbers and a bit optimistic for easy calculation lol, but in an ideal world if each tarck you did made 3 or 4 major comps and 3 or 4 smaller you can see where the money is for release - the actual vinyl part is used for promotion to bedroom djs/club djs as much as anything else to get the interest out now (and its dwindling month by month sadly
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remember there also publishing involved for everything that has your name on it, right down to the copyright control cuts of each record pressed to everytie its played/broadcast on radio - publishing deals often provide the best upfront advances if your willing to sign off 30% of your pubs for ca duration as they scramble for the hottest new money maker
blu