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In Reply to: RE: Uh no..... posted by Sordidman on March 16, 2012 at 09:58:56
Songwriters can be very rich, in fact they make more money from music than anybody else.
Basically the gross profits from sales (minus only production, packaging and distribution) are split two ways: 50% go to the writer and 50% to the artist.
Out of his 50% the artist has to pay back the record company advance, studio hire, the producer, musicians, the mix engineer, any promotion and his manager. All this is taken first and the artist gets whats left.
The songwriter pays nothing.
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A lot a more money going out than coming in......
You should see my bodyguard invoices. :-)
But really, - sure, - a few smart people get their due.
However, - as you said, - "a songwriter can get rich"
That is very true, some are.
Cheers,
"In this land right now, some are insane and they're in charge. To hell with poverty, we'll get drunk on cheap wine."
That's another beauty of being a successful songwriter: Bodyguards are not necessarily needed.
There are some really obscure yet hugely successful ones.
Like the ex-guitarist of '70s glam rock band Mud. Amongst other things he wrote 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' for Kylie Minogue. He lives quietly in a cottage in the Malverns.
Michael Bolton was a millionaire before he released his first record singing etc
I even once seen an interview with a gothy looking couple who churn out trashy chart fodder tunes by the bucket-load.
I usually listen to electronica and I notice that a lot of the better producers such as kaskade, armin van buuren and DJ tiesto (except a for a ouple of tracks) dont brickwall everything.
Kaskade and Late night Alumni's (same people involved with each)(kaskade is a member of late night alumni) are always full and vidbrant and full spectrum sounding, Especially seince deep/progressive house music demands it.
The worst sounding album compression wise is still death magnetic which is why i didnt buy it and never will, there are a couple that come close to being just as bad. the killers hot fuss is pretty much red all the way through.
But, Junkie XL, Sasha & Digweed, Stephane Pompaugnac, Amon Tobin, Chemical Brothers, etc... have varying degrees of quality. It's interesting. Some, like Orbital, are not so bad. Sometimes it depends on how far an artist goes...
I notice that a lot of the Air CDs are pretty good. Some of the Kruder & Dorfmeister stuff is pretty OK too....
"In this land right now, some are insane and they're in charge. To hell with poverty, we'll get drunk on cheap wine."
Ooh, I like Kruder&Dorfmeister.Good DJs too, I have seen them together one New Years Eve in Berlin and singly later on.
Nice guys.
PS: Remaining on the teutonic path Burnt Friedmann is good too.
Edits: 03/16/12
I have a double CD by K&D and I digs it!
Get Air, and the other K&D CDs. There was talk about a reunion, - but, - we're all waiting; and waiting...
Try also Euphoria, Blunted, and the Six Degrees Compilation: "Recline"
Cheers,
"In this land right now, some are insane and they're in charge. To hell with poverty, we'll get drunk on cheap wine."
You might also like stuff by Groove Corporation, Burnt Friedman, Kid Loco, Jazzanova, Thievery Corporation, Fila Brazillia, Rockers HiFi, Noiseshaper to name but a few.
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