This Just In…

Musicians don’t make any money…

It’s never been cheaper to distribute music, and recording costs are now fantastically inexpensive. That’s old news, but it looks like marketing costs are actually increasing, and the number of artists making ends meet remains depressingly slim. In fact, the latest finding shows that less than 30,000 artists are actually earning a living, according to stats shared by Topspin CEO Ian Rogers at New Noise Santa Barbara over the weekend.

Hey thanks for the tidbit there Digital Music News. And it’s not just the cannon fodder trying to scrape by at dirt level either; Live Nation just reported that summer concert revenue is down 26%.

Evidently though, the worthless bastards who inundate my e-mail with requests for money in the name of bogus promotion, “exposure” and gig submissions aren’t keeping up with the trends.

Oh well, see you at the beach…

Comments

• 
  

  
  

  
  

• 
  

• The Freak List

  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Maurice Ravel)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Barry McGuire)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Richard Berry)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Phil Spector)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Karlheinz Stockhausen)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Guitar Slim)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Lightnin’ Slim)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Little Arthur Mathews)
  • Freak List – Randomized, Homogenized And Scrutinized (Bill Evans)

• Music Business

  • And The Brand Plays On Pt.8
  • Mick Taylor Hasn’t Seen Stones Royalties Since 1982
  • Rammstein Takes A Crack At The New Business Model

• Pribek At Zazzle

  
  Don't Eat Your Cat by Pribek
  Get this custom mug at Zazzle

  The post to blame: Most Peculiar Mama (Don't Eat Your Cat)

• Yobs in the News

  • It’s a wonder that you still know how to breathe….
  • Mindless Yobs In The News
  • The best song in Texas, right now this morning (8-07-10) is…

• The Anti-Demographic

  • My Next Guitar?
  • Friday Night Cage Match/Fondue Party/Evolving Conversation/Dancing About Architecture Vol. 39
  • And The Brand Plays On Pt. 12

• Tags

  Al Gore and the brand plays on art Barack Obama bar fight Beatles Bill Dees Blues Bob Dylan business coffee dancing about architecture Danny Gatton FNCMFPECDAA Frank Zappa Frank Zappa Freak Out List Friday Night Cage Match/Fondue Party/Evolving Conversat Gibson Google Guitar Guitar Face guitar hero Hugo Chavez Hunh? Jack Jack Pribek Guitar Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin Madonna mindless yobs Music Music Business music industry ozarks Pribek Rock rock and roll Rupert Murdoch Springfield The best song in the world Thirst n' Howl Winnebago Woah yob YouTube