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Unsigned Bands Making Money From Downloads

Posted by: Jason Tate (04/27/07)
KOAR have an interesting article up about how the internet is changing the musical model. They mention how bands like "One Less Reason and My Favorite Highway are making between 5 and 10 thousand dollars per month just on downloads."
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02:25 PM on 04/27/07
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5 or 10k ? wow. nice
03:10 PM on 04/27/07
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It's so easy to get your songs on online stores now...I-tunes has less exclusivity and Downloadpunk is free, and then there is sno-cap which offers a a myspace widget with a little bit less of a royalty.
03:28 PM on 04/27/07
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wow thats so freakin cool, 10k is impressive shit for an unsigned band wow.
03:35 PM on 04/27/07
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Dave....gave me a dolla. please.
03:43 PM on 04/27/07
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Wow I had no idea bands made that much off downloads. I wonder how much a band that say tops the itunes charts would rack up in a month.
03:48 PM on 04/27/07
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this is one of the best articles i've read in a while.

the collection of articles like this is creating the perfect opportunity for somebody to come in and own music. it's the person that can capitalize on the opportunity that is going to revolutionize the relationship between money and music.
03:55 PM on 04/27/07
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This digital revolution is going to have a great impact on labels(greater than it already has). Expect many bands to hold off on record deals. We'll be seeing a lot of self-digital releases. For instance http://www.myspace.com/wearethemaine .
08:06 PM on 04/27/07
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I wonder how much they charge to receive that much, but anyway it's great! This is a pretty intriguing trend, and we'll just have to sit back and see how labels take it.
09:20 PM on 04/27/07
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TuneCore.com - $7.50 annual fee. Artist's keep $0.70 per song download on iTunes.
09:43 PM on 04/27/07
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Originally Posted by emiliodelgadoView This Post
Dave....gave me a dolla. please.
haha no joke.
Quality article though.
12:01 AM on 04/28/07
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if highway makes that much then why do they have 4 unbooked dates on their tour. That makes no sense. At least i got them in MI =)))
12:27 AM on 04/28/07
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One Less Reason has been my favorite unsigned band for the last 2 years. They deserve it after being signed and then dropped by Universal.
12:19 PM on 04/28/07
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if you are talking about one less reason from jackson, tn then they are one of the most god-awful bands ever.
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