What's the money / income split in the music business?
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the answer will definitely depend on how long the artist is in the business.  Also, the advances are generally advanced against costs, so the recording costs are generally taken off the top before the splits.\n\nAs for the %ages, the artists consist of 3 pieces -- musicians/artists, writers and producers.  The actual split is going to depend on the experience of the producer and how much he/she brings to the table.  These 3 would be 1/3 each.  The manager gets a cut out of the artist/musicians share, the cuts vary based on their participation in non-tour management.  The label actually receives all of the money from the CD store or online service.  So it's really a question of how much is the label paying out -- it's typically 15 to 30% of the gross receipts (which are roughly 1/2 of the list price).\n\nsorry to add to your confusion but royalties are a very very difficult and sticky calculation sometimes because people in the music business arent the sharpest tacks in the box and contract language can be ambiguous.
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It depends on your style of music.  If you are an independent, I suggest purchasing "Indie Bible, Sixth Edition."  It is a book that contains publication information, radio stations, independent vendors, websites, and promo information.  It gives you addresses, phone numbers, and important tips for all around the world.
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He definitely makes $80,000- $100,000 per song/beat.
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that depends on if they are getting money per hit so it depends on advertising. If they are selling something that would alter it as well. Someone sellign a high volume of expensive goods would make more then someone sellign high volume of cheap goods
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google it, grab newspapers in your area, if you are interested in the music industry. other than that, if you have the talent, you will be found
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It's difficult to say...since each group in each city would set its own rates.  Generally speaking, a new musician will probably be getting just barely enough to pay the rent...unfortunately...unless you are an exceptional performer in a major philamonic orchestra.
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My opinion at the time that napster was disbanded was that it was too bad for the artists. However, in retrospect and the growth of itunes and ipods, I can see how it would dramatically affect their income (not that lowering celebs income is a major concern of mine) and therefore under our copyright laws and royalty situations napster was in the wrong.
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how much do you make?
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It depends on the producer and if you use back up singers and whole orchestras for instance.  Micheal Jackson spent many millions of dollars to make his last recording that nobody really heard.  I would think that $5,000-$10,000 a day would be common, but that doesn't make it good.
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$10,000 each per concert. 5% Royalties on their first album/single. Then after 1 year they are free market! $$$$
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Well it depends on what you want to do with this label.  Are you only going to produce your own stuff, or are you going to produce other artists?  Either way you have to set up a company of some sorts whether it be a corporation or an LLC (you DO NOT want to do a sole proprietorship) and then go from there.  You're going to have to make sure that the name you're using doesn't belong to someone else so you'll have to do a trademark search which Thomson & Thomson in Boston does a thorough search for about $350 or so and you'll have to search the names registered as companies with your Secretary of State or whoever governs corporations in you state.  Also, it helps to get the book by Don Passman that tells artists how to break into the music business just so you know what you're up against.  If you can get an entertainment lawyer at a decent price (which I am in the State of Florida) then they will know all the paperwork and steps necessary and can better guide towards what you need to do.  However, it is something that you can do yourself if you know what you're doing.
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Record deals are not all they're cracked up to be. Generally speaking, the label fronts you a chunk of money when you're signed. Whan they don't tell you is that this money is out of *your* upcoming royalties that you haven't yet earned. And they find lots of ways to charge you money for things that are necessary to get your record out and promoted - and this comes  out of the money you haven't yet made.\n\nThis is why so many bands don't make it once they've been signed. Your best bet is to get out there and perform live in as many venues as you can. The venue gets a cut, but if you sell CDs, etc., then you pick up all the cash from that. It's possible that if you build up a local following, someone will eventually sign you. But you're better off staying independent, or looking for someone like Austin's Freedom Records (the label takes all of the profits till costs are recouped, then splits 50/50 with the artist. Contrast this to the usual 15% that the artist gets. Oh, and all the expenses that the label incurs? They come out of your 15%. Have a nice day!).\n\nAmerican Idol is the lottery. Your chances are a zillion to one. If you go out and work to build a following, and you stay independent as long as you can, you're more likely not to come out broke,
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CEOs at large companies, high up people at finance companies.   Generally upper level management.  The entertainment business is not bad also but it has a large cost.\n\nReal estate isn't bad either if you scale it up big time.
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No one in the business to make money would "admit" to doing it just for the money, especially bands.  If you enjoy a particular bands music, whether they believe in the song or not, would it really change your feeling about the music if you knew they were selling out?  But think about it, why would they "risk" that by admitting to selling out? Taking a job for more money is only a "sell out" to yourself if you take the job for more money but are miserable.  But then again, I guess it could work the same way for bands, right?  Come to think of it, if a band plays popular music that sells, and it is completely opposite of what they enjoy playing and play well, then yea, that would be a "sell out" for them.  Not a sell-out to anyone else if they like it, but it must be miserable for the band.  But, ya know, money (unfortunatly) makes the world go round.  I believe a "true artist" does have an obligation and will stay with that obligation, over and above the ability to make money.  I guess it's probably such "true artists" are the ones that accuse others of selling out.  It may be wrong but if the general public enjoys what they hear and buy it, it doesn't matter if it's known whether or not a band sells out.  I don't think it would make a difference.  Just as someone taking a particular job for more money; in either case they are only selling themselves out!  \n  Hey, you said feel free to ramble on and on....!!!\n  Great question by the way, you could get into an awesome discussion about this particular matter!  Thanks!
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Most DJ's are paid a low rate.  Audio producers get paid slightly more for their talents.  The real money is in sales though.  While a DJ drives around in a beat up used car that is between 10 and 20 years old the salepeople drive around in brand new Lincoln Town Cars and great big SUV's.  It sucks but that's the way it works.  And yes, the money comes from advertising.  As for the artists which are played, every radio station pays the record companies based on how many times a day the song is played.  If the station has a webcast they have to pay twice.
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I found A neat resource for anyone to look at who is interested in the music business. www.MyMusicBreak.com watch the movie at the bottom of the page. I am thinking about this myself.
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There black crossover acts that came out of the 80s with a vengeance (thought they had albums prior).\nPrince's income is largely a mystery as his album sales are not all counted due to his using alternative distribution methods through his website. \nWere MJ makes about a dollar for each album sold, Prince makes about 8 to 10 dollars of each album sold as he insists on owning all his masters and uses record companies mearly as distributors. MJ has the beatles catalog (200 songs) valued at 200 million. Prince has about 3,000 songs he wrote himself in his vault (the number grows by about a song a day) which he's banking on in the future.  In the end Prince will probably win out since MJ hasn't generated positive cash flow for years (he has to sell several million copies of an album to break even) and Prince's break even is roughly 200 albums.