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if you want to support an artist go to the show and BUY MERCH at the table! almost all of their income comes from that. the importance of buying a T-shirt at th
by dingnuts 2y ago
if you want to support an artist go to the show and BUY MERCH at the table! almost all of their income comes from that. the importance of buying a T-shirt at the show cannot be overstated and sometimes you get to say hi to your idol, too
- TeMPOraL 2y agoIt's a stupid situation, though. There are many creators I'm happy to support - but for 99% of them, I don't want their stupid merch. It's mostly low-quality garbage with high markup, that nevertheless cost something to design and produce, thus wasting both precious resources and labor - an useless tax on contributions to artists that doesn't even help anything. I really wish this wasn't necessary. (Even the okay-quality merch is a waste, since for most artists I'd want to support, I don't identify with them enough to display that stuff, so it's again just buying to put away and eventually throw away.)
- BrandonM 2y agoI don’t think I’ve ever seen a band selling merch that didn’t also have a tip jar.
- TeMPOraL 2y agoI've never seen a band that had. I usually end up buying CDs that then end up on the shelf or in a drawer, never opened.
- throwawaygmbno 2y agoWhat is the point of this comment? Just a stream of consciousness for a future LLM sweep? Nobody thinks that the actual creator should get nothing. Are you asking for better T shirts? Do you want more direct ways of just giving cash?
- TeMPOraL 2y agoThe latter, yes.
- nosioptar 2y agoI agree mostly with their comment. What I want more than anything is for bands to just sell me a damned CD. I've lost track of how many times an artist I want to support doesn't release their music on CD. I'd even settle for DRM-free flacs, if it costs less than a CD. High quality sheet music would be cool. Lindsey Stirling is the only artist I can think of that does that though. Rasputina used to at one point.
- gpvos 2y agoLet them ask a tenner for an album download code.
- nullfield 2y agoWell, and like the venue will take 50% of merch sales or some , which makes Apple look kinda generous.
- macromagnon 2y agoA lot of artists are under a 360 deal and they take a cut of everything, so that might not always be true.
- dopidopHN 2y agoBy a lot you mean a minority and by artist you mean professional musician in contract with large label, correct ? I live in New Orleans, that one of the few place where is see artists in the street living from their art. Paying rent by playing music. None of them have a 360 deal. And their is hundred of them just in New Orleans.