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Post by _ on Feb 10, 2017 17:52:56 GMT -6
What are the best ways to support artists financially? Such as - Streaming vs. buying? (Bizzle of God Over Money Records sent a brief and helpful email about this. If you're interested, I'm sure I can replicate it here.)
- Where to buy? E.g., Amazon, iTunes, Bandcamp
- Are Facebook likes or YouTube subscribes or something like these helpful?
And the main reason I am asking these questions:
- Is there any difference in terms of supporting the band between buying a digital release or buying the physical CD, on Bandcamp for example? The real life example is that I am planning on buying Mefiboseth's Hora Novena on the Vision Of God Records Bandcamp; the digital is $5 and the CD is $7.77, and I'd like to buy the CD if it somehow supports the band (or VoG!) more.
Other thoughts?
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Feb 10, 2017 21:10:11 GMT -6
FB likes can help spread the word about a band, but that's about it. Subscriptions on YouTube don't help, but watching the band's videos can help, if the band has YouTube partnership. Like on my music channel, I allow ads on the sidebar, and (on most videos) those little rectangular ads at the bottom that don't actually interrupt the video. I get ad revenue from those. But you don't get a lot of money from those unless you're a big YouTuber. I think YouTubers get like $1.00 USD for every 1,000 views or something? ... Maybe a little more? Not much, though.
I'd guess that Bandcamp would help the most, since bands can set their own prices, and you usually have the option to pay more if you want. But of course if you want to support the label, too, buying something from them would be best. Never ran a label (unless you count self-releasing things and calling it a "label") so I don't know if digital or physical releases bring in more profit.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2017 22:41:02 GMT -6
It's questions like these that make me wish that Kai was still here. Edit: If you decide on the CD, I recommend buying it directly from visionofgodrecords.com if you can (it doesn't look like it's on there yet though), because that way Bandcamp won't get a share of the money. But if you want to support them by paying more than $7.77, Bandcamp is your best option because of the ability to pay more. By the way, I think this album is a nice choice. It showed up in my Bandcamp feed since I'm following VoG. I listened to a bit of it and it seems really good. I'll likely end up buying it too, but I'm also kind of torn between physical and digital. I've reached this point where I've been buying digital more than physical lately, but I have begun a CBM collection after all, and I feel like I'm only really adding to that if I buy physically...but I fear that my music tastes might change over the course of time and I'll be stuck with a large pile of CD's that I no longer care about and wouldn't be able to sell off. But I don't really know. Some of the rare stuff (like Vaakevandring and The Defeat of Satan) I'd definitely be able to sell, but I can't imagine that it'd be easy for me to sell off something like Elgibbor - Repent or Perish. ^Sorry for that little tangent lol. Perhaps that should have been in The Obligatory Random Thoughts Thread...
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Feb 11, 2017 20:54:18 GMT -6
Speaking of Bandcamp, I wasn't sure where to post this, but I wanted to post it somewhere. For the next few days, all proceeds from VoGR's Bandcamp will go to Dale Huffman's family. If you wanted to download something from their Bandcamp, this would be a nice way to help a worthy cause.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Feb 12, 2017 20:50:54 GMT -6
The best way to support an artist financially is to buy/send money directly from them. CDs off their store, donations, I've boycotted BandCamp before because of piracy, but they do compensation right. You buy off iTunes, AmazonMP3, or some other digital conglomerate, they don't give a penny to the artists until they get enough money out of it. (I know this from first hand experience with Hguols) The more underground labels tend to either buy CDs wholesale from artists (at a much reduced price since they're buying in bulk) or give the artist X number of CDs. With the latter, again, buying from the artist is how they make their money.
I think its just as important to support underground labels as it is artists. Sometimes, that's the only way the releases are made. Sometimes that's the only way you hear of new artists is from an established label.
For myself, I've sold over 200 Orationem CDs. Mission complete. I'm in a spot where I could care less about money I make from my music because its like offering food to someone who's full. Subscriptions, likes, views and comments on YouTube are what I'm hungry for now.
I like being in a spot where its more about being heard, and getting feedback than cash thrown my way...
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