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   XPost: soc.culture.canada, alt.internet.p2p, can.general   
   XPost: can.legal   
   From: schmange@nofuckingspamschmange.com   
      
   > I herd that in the US most of the money goes to the record labels and   
   > less than 10% of it goes to the artist.  It¹s probably similar in   
   > Canada.  The record labels are power hungry and make sure that all of   
   > the artists have a contract with them stating that the record company   
   > owns all the rights to the songs that the artists write or sing.  The   
   > record labels trick the artists into signing these contracts by giving   
   > them a big lump sum of money when the artist is just starting out, then   
      
   Here's an example of major label earnings   
      
   Advance: $250,000   
   Manager's cut: $37,500   
   Legal fees: $10,000   
      
   Recording Budget: $150,000   
   Producer's advance: $50,000   
   Studio fee: $52,500   
   Drum, Amp, Mic and Phase "Doctors": $3,000   
   Recording tape: $8,000   
   Equipment rental: $5,000   
   Cartage and Transportation: $5,000   
   Lodgings while in studio: $10,000   
   Catering: $3,000   
   Mastering: $10,000   
   Tape copies, reference CDs, shipping tapes, misc expenses: $2,000   
      
   Video budget: $30,000   
   Cameras: $8,000   
   Crew: $5,000   
   Processing and transfers: $3,000   
   Offline: $2,000   
   Online editing: $3,000   
   Catering: $1,000   
   Stage and construction: $3,000   
   Copies, couriers, transportation: $2,000   
   Director's fee: $3,000   
      
   Album Artwork: $5,000   
   Promotional photo shoot and duplication: $2,000   
      
   Band fund: $15,000   
   New fancy professional drum kit: $5,000   
   New fancy professional guitars (2): $3,000   
   New fancy professional guitar amp rigs (2): $4,000   
   New fancy potato-shaped bass guitar: $1,000   
   New fancy rack of lights bass amp: $1,000   
   Rehearsal space rental: $500   
      
   Big blowout party for their friends: $500   
      
   Tour expense (5 weeks): $50,875   
   Bus: $25,000   
   Crew (3): $7,500   
   Food and per diems: $7,875   
      
   Fuel: $3,000   
   Consumable supplies: $3,500   
   Wardrobe: $1,000   
   Promotion: $3,000   
      
   Tour gross income: $50,000   
   Agent s cut: $7,500   
   Manager's cut: $7,500   
      
   Merchandising advance: $20,000   
   Manager's cut: $3,000   
   Lawyer's fee: $1,000   
      
   Publishing advance: $20,000   
   Manager's cut: $3,000   
   Lawyer's fee: $1,000   
      
   Record sales: 250,000 @ $12 = $3,000,000 gross retail revenue Royalty   
   (13% of 90% of retail): $351,000   
   Less advance: $250,000   
   Producer's points: (3% less $50,000 advance) $40,000   
   Promotional budget: $25,000   
   Recoupable buyout from previous label: $50,000   
   Net royalty: (-$14,000)   
      
   Record company income:   
   Record wholesale price $6.50 x 250,000 = $1,625,000 gross income   
   Artist Royalties: $351,000   
   Deficit from royalties: $14,000   
   Manufacturing, packaging and distribution @ $2.20 per record: $550,000   
   Gross profit: $710,000   
      
   The Balance Sheet: This is how much each player got paid at the end of   
   the game.   
      
   Record company: $710,000   
   Producer: $90,000   
   Manager: $51,000   
   Studio: $52,500   
   Previous label: $50,000   
   Agent: $7,500   
   Lawyer: $12,000   
   Band member net income each: $4,031.25   
      
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