In Reply to: What record deals are major classical labels offering these days? posted by andy evans on August 11, 2016 at 02:25:47:
Artists that are "successful" and get gigs as soloists must have support like agents/lawyers etc. capable of setting up digital sales. Seems to me they would be better off just selling their self-produced recordings on their own label at concerts and on-line at vendors like Amazon. Cd/digital sales are not money makers whether thru a label like DG or the musician's own independent label. So what's the big benefit DG offers (if what you posted is accurate)?
Edits: 08/11/16
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- 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)