On Jul 23, 1:41 pm, Brown Hornet <jsidh
...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> On Jul 23, 3:54 am, Luca <sirbumpalot-05
...@nurfuerspam.de> wrote:
> >http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/?p=6
> > The whole interview is dope. They talk about everything and their
> > mothers (literally). But there's this bit on hip-hop and the internet
> > which I thought Phonte put very well. Mainly cos I see it the same way.
> > ---
> > TSS: I promised to come back to the whole internet thing so let me take
> > you to downloading, your presence online w/the forum, being here now and
> > all….How does Tay feel personally about all of this? Do you think cats
> > way across the map would know LB without the worldwide web?
> > Phonte: I fucks with downloading, man…..a lot of the artists I listen to
> > now, and ended up buying all their stuff on the strength of downloading..
> > TSS: Basically, I hope that’s what a lot of people do honestly…get open
> > to some shit because it’s free, love it and then show their full support
> > financially
> > Phonte: I know LB wouldn’t be ANYWHERE without the power of the
> > internet. It’s more than one way to make a dollar, man..I tell cats all
> > the time, look at your CD’s as a loss-leader just like Best Buy sells
> > their CD’s at a loss, hoping that you’ll walk in to buy the new Ne-Yo CD
> > for 3 bucks, and walk out with a DVD player. That’s how you have to look
> > at your career as a recording artist…believe me, I know…lol. You’re not
> > gonna make much money of your CD, unless you do crazy numbers. So you
> > pretty much use your CD as a way to make other streams of income. So if
> > people download the CD, but come to a show ($20) and buy a T-shirt
> > ($25), you’ve won…
> That's a good way of looking at it from the artist's point of view
> (Loss Leader). It gets them exposure to new audiences and be able to
> collect money from other means. Labels aren't going to like it though
> so you have to wonder how much longer smaller acts will be able to
> stay signed.
Best buy is a multi billion dollar corporation and cd's are a small
ticket item (one of the smallest they sell). Shows and T-shirts
aren't really that much more of a big ticket purchase as opposed to a
cd, so its not like losing 3 bucks on your cd is gonna be made up for
by selling a ticket to a concert that probably is paying the artist 5
bucks a head before the managers and road crew take cuts. Selling cds
a loss leader works if you have a clothing line or are into acting or
whatever since its easier to generate buzz thought hiphop and throwing
some money at producers and a video in order to establish your name
and get your other ventures off the ground, but i donno about caking
off shirts and concert revenue while you pay have to pay off debt to
your record label
