In Reply to: 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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- RE: Uh no..... - b.l.zeebub 11:04:04 03/16/12 (8)
- oy, - being a songwriter... I know all too well - Sordidman 12:23:13 03/16/12 (1)
- RE: oy, - being a songwriter... I know all too well - b.l.zeebub 16:27:45 03/16/12 (0)
- RE: Uh no..... - Raymond Leggs 11:25:49 03/16/12 (5)
- You listen to more electronica than me - Sordidman 12:26:24 03/16/12 (4)
- RE: You listen to more electronica than me - b.l.zeebub 16:31:27 03/16/12 (3)
- RE: You listen to more electronica than me - jimdgoulding@yahoo.com 01:18:39 03/19/12 (2)
- Not too bad sound quality either..... - Sordidman 11:17:38 03/20/12 (0)
- RE: You listen to more electronica than me - b.l.zeebub 10:57:15 03/19/12 (0)