I heard anecdotally from a successful solo musician the other day a report that DG are asking for around 10% of touring revenue from their newly signed artists, and expect a new artist to submit finished CD-ready recordings for release, which the artists pay for themselves. Not sure the actual origin of this information or if it's verifyable.
If this is true, looks like you have to invest a substantial sum to get released..... survival of the well-off.
This surprised me - anyone familiar with the deals currently being made by classical labels? I imagine there is some variation depending on the stature of the artist.
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Topic - What record deals are major classical labels offering these days? - andy evans 02:25:47 08/11/16 (43)
- Outside the classical world that used to be called a private pressing or a vanity venture... - musetap 10:06:35 08/11/16 (4)
- Just part of the business... - Ivan303 08:12:13 08/12/16 (3)
- Gotta play the subway to get the cash to pay for recording the CD... - musetap 21:11:03 08/12/16 (0)
- So maybe Joshua Bell was ahead of his time... - Analog Scott 11:18:24 08/12/16 (1)
- Yeah, he didn't notice that all of the other subway musicians... - Ivan303 11:53:53 08/12/16 (0)
- LOL. If that's true its even worse than jazz labels. - Rick W 09:17:26 08/11/16 (22)
- The "benefit" DG offers is that THEIR name is on the CD, too... - John Marks 09:27:56 08/11/16 (21)
- Those are some pretty weak presumptions in this day - Analog Scott 13:20:12 08/11/16 (10)
- Yes, except ... - rbolaw 13:32:04 08/11/16 (9)
- Vanity of vanities! All is vanity - jsch3 14:19:30 08/11/16 (1)
- RE: Vanity of vanities! All is vanity - rbolaw 16:20:23 08/11/16 (0)
- "they need to make it back somehow." - Analog Scott 14:08:56 08/11/16 (6)
- It hunts for Naxos. nt - rbolaw 14:10:26 08/11/16 (5)
- Naxos is getting 10% of their artists' concert fees? - Analog Scott 14:31:40 08/11/16 (4)
- Read my earlier posts for more info about Naxos. nt - rbolaw 16:18:16 08/11/16 (3)
- I don't know about your earlier posts about Naxos - Analog Scott 18:48:22 08/11/16 (2)
- OK, but why ask me if you don't want to know the answer? - rbolaw 19:52:20 08/11/16 (1)
- I didn't say I don't want the answer but you brought up Naxos not me - Analog Scott 20:01:20 08/11/16 (0)
- RE: The "benefit" DG offers is that THEIR name is on the CD, too... - Tony Lauck 10:11:39 08/11/16 (6)
- I've done LOTS of recording, only once, in 1980, was there only one mic. And - oldmkvi 09:13:33 08/12/16 (3)
- Which recording was that? (I do like minimally microphoned recordings!) [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 14:38:03 08/12/16 (2)
- RE: Which recording was that? (I do like minimally microphoned recordings!) [nt] - oldmkvi 14:57:21 08/12/16 (1)
- Thanks! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 15:01:24 08/12/16 (0)
- RE: The "benefit" DG offers is that THEIR name is on the CD, too... - Daverz 18:54:35 08/11/16 (1)
- DG may still be multiple microphone happy, but they do it a lot better these days [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 23:52:06 08/11/16 (0)
- Yes, for now. - rbolaw 10:01:56 08/11/16 (0)
- Maybe, if the buyer is ignorant enough. - Rick W 09:52:30 08/11/16 (1)
- That's why I said, "for now". - rbolaw 10:04:00 08/11/16 (0)
- Jazz is much the same. - D Harvey 09:10:53 08/11/16 (0)
- RE: What record deals are major classical labels offering these days? - rbolaw 06:18:31 08/11/16 (13)
- RE: What record deals are major classical labels offering these days? - rbolaw 06:31:38 08/11/16 (12)
- I think you're right - Chris from Lafayette 08:47:32 08/11/16 (11)
- RE: I think you're right - rbolaw 16:31:36 08/11/16 (10)
- Makes sense - andy evans 01:22:28 08/12/16 (9)
- It just doesn't work that way though in todays classical music scene - Analog Scott 08:04:51 08/13/16 (7)
- It has to make sense if this is what's happening... - andy evans 03:48:36 08/14/16 (6)
- Is it "happening?" - Analog Scott 16:18:58 08/14/16 (5)
- You seem determined to disbelieve this... - andy evans 17:20:07 08/14/16 (4)
- By the way, I don't disbelieve that DG is pimping this deal - Analog Scott 20:40:45 08/14/16 (0)
- It's not about determination. It's about logic and facts - Analog Scott 17:31:10 08/14/16 (2)
- Logic and facts......??? - andy evans 01:58:29 08/15/16 (1)
- Bad analogy - Analog Scott 03:04:41 08/15/16 (0)
- True, although ... - rbolaw 07:20:22 08/12/16 (0)