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To back this view up there are plenty of artists who openly admit they "break even" when they've sold a 300-batch of records. The operating costs include buyin
by comprev 3y ago
To back this view up there are plenty of artists who openly admit they "break even" when they've sold a 300-batch of records.
The operating costs include buying instruments/software/hardware, using a mastering service and pressing vinyl - all of which are not cheap.
They do it for the love of producing music - and watching their work sell out within _minutes_ of being released... which in turn inspires them to make another record (or ten haha!)
- amrocha 3y agoI'm not dismissing that, but most artists sell out given the chance. The thing is that the gap between "breaking even" and "life changing money" is huge for most artists. You wouldn't sell out for 50K per year, but 1M? Sell out for 2 years and you're set for life, then you can go back to making the music you love. But very few artists can pull 1M per year, so it doesn't happen as often.