For the times they are a-changin' - Bob Dylan
It's no secret that since 1999, the high water mark in terms of sales volume for recorded music, sales revenue has been cut roughly in half due to the disruption caused by internet distribution (legal and illegal) and now by streaming services.
In fact revenue is so scarce that recording artists are getting extremely creative in devising ways to great cash.
For example, Gene Simmons (yes that Gene Simmons) will personally travel to your house - at his own expense - to deliver a 150 song boxed set. The price tag? $2,000.00.
For my musician clients, this story is actually a very important statement about how the revenue in the music industry has evaporated.
While this seems like an outrageous publicity stunt, this goes to show that you have to turn to non-traditional techniques to raise money. I.e. if you can't sell records on their own, then pair the records with some other "experience" that will entice your fans to pay you. Could it be a culinary event? Wine or beer tasting?
The subtext here is that the marketplace doesn't value recorded music the same way it once did. As creators, that is a hard truth that isn't easy to accept. Some out of the box thinking can go a long way to help generate revenue to support your artistic career.
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