[boc-l] New albums

[j.hillenburg at comcast.net]

It seems to be, at least somewhat, about the "will" of the songwriters to keep creating for the sake of creating. Some will, but few. It doesn't make them 
lesser talents, per se, just with different aims and needs. 

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From: "Carl Edlund Anderson" <cea at carlaz.com> 
To: "BOC" <boc-l at lists.ispnet.net> 
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 10:36:42 AM 
Subject: Re: [boc-l] New albums 

The vastly lowered costs of recording technology are actually part of what make it even possible for bands to produce new albums/singles these days. (I follow various producers and mixers, etc. involved with recording on Facebook, YouTube, all those places, and a [almost wearyingly ;) ] common refrain from all the pros is about how recording budgets simply disappeared after the ‘90s or in the early 2000s. No one can afford to spend a lot of money on recording, these days. Luckily, you can now do a lot for less. Even a frickin’ total amateur like me can produce home-recordings that do not sound embarrassingly bad. :) People who know a lot more than me can make what are essentially home-recording that sound as good as about anything else you’ll hear.) 

But, as noted, the money to be made is really no longer in selling records (or “recorded music”): it’s in concert tickets and T-shirts. Established acts may be able to more readily afford the production of a new album, but it’s essentially a promotional item for their concert tour (on which set-lists are likely to be dominated by the back-catalog). Up-and-coming bands need recorded music to get online attention, but that attention then needs to be translated into ticket and merchandise sales if they are to remain going concerns. Either way, no one is likely to make a lot of money from selling recorded music — though you might keep it together by putting bums on seats and shirts on torsos. ;) 

In short, to make money from music these days — whether a lot, or even just a little — you gotta gig. 

Cheers, 
Carl 




On 25 Apr 2016, at 09:05 , Nathan Gilbert < nathan.gilbert at gmail.com > wrote: 

I imagine Hawkwind make their new albums on the cheap -- in their home studio or something on the order of 50$US an hour. If they are getting around 10K total album sales that would more than cover their cost of producing the album and potentially lay the foundation for a UK tour. 

I also am interested in new music from these bands, but I'm very pessimistic in the financial feasibility of making music these days. ​ 




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