How Much Does A Songwriter Earn When Pandora Plays His Song 1.16 Million Times?

[Dinosaur David B]

And going back to what we were discussing earlier, if you ARE doing this for your hobby and passion, and making your money elsewhere, there is no reason to accept a sucky deal.

[yngwie666]

Stupid question may be, but can any band open for a big name if you have the cash ?

[Joebuddha]

Yes.

In NY anyway.

[Dinosaur David B]

Wow. That the talent has to buy their way on to a stage with a national act says everything you need to know about the business these days. That is an appallingly remarkable state of affairs.

[lasm2000]

If a DJ knows when and what to say I love having them around.


Note to all DJs on the forum. The band and song title should be said both before And After a song plays. God knows how many times I've flipped to a different station, found myself listening to something killer that I'd purchase if I knew what it was, waited for the end of the tune focused and ready to take down the info and instead found myself banging my head on the dashboard as the DJ introduced the next tune. :pissed: :wall: :chainsaw:

Absolutely, it happens to me with an outrageous frequency. I shall add that SoundHound solved that problem for me, at least in many situations, but yes, song names should be said before and after songs are played, and preferably not on top of the solo at the end of the song that gets cut most of times :ahhh:

[yngwie666]

Wow. That the talent has to buy their way on to a stage with a national act says everything you need to know about the business these days. That is an appallingly remarkable state of affairs.

You mean that if the son of Bill Gates would form a band with his school buddies, he could potentially open for the Rolling Stones in a stadium ? :nuts:

[Joebuddha]

I don't know if I would take it that far, but that is the general gist of it.

Pay for play didn't exist in NY when I was younger, I've only encountered it since I began playing with Awaken.

It is really prevalent in the Metal scene here especially on Long Island.

Plus it's been intimated to me that most of that money goes to the headliner.

[eduardoritos]

I think that "thanks" to internet, music business, in his most part, is retourned to XIX century (and before) when most musicians did work in little venues, bars, clubs, teathers, earning a little money and some drinks.


Other musicians are (where) big names/composers, with good clients (bach, betthoven...). Now, those could be composers to movies or tv big shows.


Also, you can be a teacher, too.


No more big bands, arenas, sales of millions. Maybe some rarities from youtube, but not the rule.


It's in the first item (playing bands in bars) where always be the source of great music and ideas in rock. This circuit filters the groups and extends the name of good playing people, and rising them to bigger places.


I'm one of these. I'm playing little gigs, enjoying the night and the little crowd, having some little money and good moments.

[Agrippa]

Truth in shredding.

Frank Gambale has his say:


http://www.truthinshredding.com/2013/09 ... d-its.html

[Andy G]

Spotify have FINALLY come clean... Artists earn $0.007 per play.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25217353