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RIAA Accounting: Why Even Major Label Musicians Rarely Make Money From Album Sales

By Big Al on Friday, January 14th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Here’s another great article on the “behind the scenes” money stories of the music industry. This comes from a posting over at techdirt. We recently had a fun post about Hollywood accounting, about how the movie industry makes sure even big hit movies “lose money” on paper. So how about the recording industry? Well, they’re [...]

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How Much Do Musicians Really Make From Record Deals?

By Big Al on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | 5 Comments

This is a great breakdown of the current record deal math done by Cord Jefferson at The Root. By the math in the article, the average “signed” musician makes $23.40 for every $1,000 of revenue earned by the label. Think about it in terms of downloads. Get signed to a label, and sell 1,000 downloads [...]

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Modern Music Making Tools = Increased Suckage Factor?

By Big Al on Sunday, June 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Modern Music Making Tools = Increased Suckage Factor? is a really interesting post over on Dave Chick’s blog. I wanted to highlight a comment on the topic made by Derek K. Miller from the the Inside Home Recording podcast. I love the way everything below is summed up in a tidy and meaningful manner. _____________________________________ [...]

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