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Or better yet, go to a concert. Most artists could never live off CDs, but from $30 tickets they could.

• x0x0 11y ago
  my startup idea that someone else should totally build: Sell a soundboard recording of the show I went to for $25 on the spot as I leave. I went to the show so I now have an emotional connection to that particular performance. Will this get shared? Sure, but the majority of people downloading bootlegs own the artists' oeuvre anyway.
  • jowiar 11y ago
    At least for Springsteen's current tour, this is almost the case (modulo a couple of days). I think livedownloads.com is the backing entity.
    • x0x0 11y ago
      that's awesome, thanks for the link!
    • peddamat 11y ago
      The fact that larger bands don't up sell a drone video of each show is just leaving cash on the table. I'd happily pay $30-$50 for a video recording of every show I attend.
  • protomyth 11y ago
    Pearl Jam did it except for the venue I went to. I must say I was a bit peeved about that.
• bpodgursky 11y ago
  Touring for your primary income is a brutal lifestyle, especially if you're not in your 20s and unattached to dependents. I don't think it's reasonable to say "oh, if you want to make money with music, you should just spend 6 months of the year living in a van traveling the country".
  • mcbits 11y ago
    I don't see why that's unreasonable. Plenty of jobs in other industries (consulting, sales, construction, trucking...) have a large travel component to them. You don't have to accept work with 50% travel, but if that's where most of the money is for what you want to do, then it should be on the table. Even an author, typically far more introverted than a musician, has to seriously consider hitting the road to do book signings and interviews for any hope of success.