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The funny thing is, even if Deadmau5 only sells his music on iTunes, Amazon etc, by the time you deduct Apple's/Amazon's cut and the record label's cut, he isn'
by Matsta 14y ago
The funny thing is, even if Deadmau5 only sells his music on iTunes, Amazon etc, by the time you deduct Apple's/Amazon's cut and the record label's cut, he isn't going to make that much, maybe $100k or even $200k Net if he's lucky.
To put that in perspective, I know that Deadmau5 usually gets around $100k per gig he gets played (for the bigger festivals anyway), so really after 2 gigs he's going to have made more then his whole album.
And it's the case with most artists now anyway, they make more money from concerts then they do in song sales.
- carbocation 14y ago> And it's the case with most artists now anyway, they make more money from concerts then they do in song sales. It's kind of nice that some artists occasionally (not always, due to piracy) make money from their marketing (i.e., their song sales, spotify plays, etc).
- tptacek 14y agoLots of midlist artists make below-subsistence on concerts. The payouts from club appearances are very low. Deadmau5 is anomalous; comparing his take to that of a typical indie musician is a little like comparing Slint to U2. It's probably true that most artists make more now from concerts than recordings, but don't kid yourself: that's just because most artists can't make anything significant from recording anymore.