Bay-Area Artists are sellin album rights more often now!
- Thread starter Justin
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I don't know if that Mac Dre figure is right, but if you can take your music and sell an album that you didn't have to pay production costs for (get the beats via networking) and recorded on your own Pro-Tools Studio and get cashed out upfront in the Music Industry today then by all means do it. And IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS A CRAP ALBUM JUST BECAUSE AN ARTIST SOLD IT OUTRIGHT! People have to pay bills and this is their job. Just as someone in the Antique business goes to Auctions and sells their Valuable Antiques to the Highest Bidder now so are BAY AREA rap artists. You have to make a living in this industry and you have to change with the times and find a new way to make money. The BAY AREA rap artists are always pioneers in this business when it comes to new ways to get paid.
Showtime at Frisco Street Show is the one that took this to a whole other level. And I was glad to see him at the forefront of it. Its like this. BAY AREA rap artists don't really see publishing in a large scale, they don't get broke off big chips for shows, and they don't get WORLDWIDE requests for features. They have to make their money upfront somehow and this is an excellent way. It is just that the "BUYER" has to make sure to use quality control and make sure that they are getting a well put together album.
Trust me I am now feeling first hand how the effects of the Independent Music Game is changing in the BAY AREA and how it can effect a person that makes their music "SOLEY" from this business. If I didn't breed American Pit Bull Terriers on the side and wasn't doing Promotions for other artists across the Nation then I would of fell hard. I can't lie I did fall hard but am pushing back up the latter and have a lot of Cd's scheduled from the label and am going to be working the Digital Downloads real heavy for 2009.
Showtime at Frisco Street Show is the one that took this to a whole other level. And I was glad to see him at the forefront of it. Its like this. BAY AREA rap artists don't really see publishing in a large scale, they don't get broke off big chips for shows, and they don't get WORLDWIDE requests for features. They have to make their money upfront somehow and this is an excellent way. It is just that the "BUYER" has to make sure to use quality control and make sure that they are getting a well put together album.
Trust me I am now feeling first hand how the effects of the Independent Music Game is changing in the BAY AREA and how it can effect a person that makes their music "SOLEY" from this business. If I didn't breed American Pit Bull Terriers on the side and wasn't doing Promotions for other artists across the Nation then I would of fell hard. I can't lie I did fall hard but am pushing back up the latter and have a lot of Cd's scheduled from the label and am going to be working the Digital Downloads real heavy for 2009.
JT been buying albums for the last 9 years. he said it was better because there are no for sure sales and guys rather get something than nothing at all. this is just the time we are in. shit im ready to make a album and sell it for $5000 for 12 songs i can use that scratch to come up on some bizness moves i want to make.
Thats if they allow you to get most of your publishing and song writing money. If you are a starting artist, you'll get some publishing and song writing money but you wont be able to own it all, you gotta be an already established artist.. But even like the real established artists are starting to get 360 deals because they have that much income coming in
