RSSIt’s all about the Benjamins?
Nov 07
Of Interest digital download, fan funding No Comments
Even though I spend a lot of time on here talking about the importance of fostering a relationship with your fans, and reevaluating the price of your music, concerts, etc… in relation to what they feel it may be worth, sometimes I just feel like writing something like this:
Coming from someone who still buys cds through local stores, the mail, merch tables or any other means, the idea that someone would consider music worthless seems crazy to me. So, I tend to address the artists in terms of thinking that their fans respect them and their artistic output.
Sadly, this is not always the case.
For some artists their fans may spend more time downloading their music illegally than actually buying it. They may avoid going to concerts because they can watch it at home on YouTube or some other site without having to spend a dime. They may not buy merch because they really just want a tune to listen to while driving their car, not something to tell the world they love a band.
So, for those of you who feel you’re just not getting the response you deserve, and maybe the world doesn’t understand how much work you put into your latest release, I think that article sums it up. It may not make the most logical sense, and it may not be professionally presented, but it does get the point across.
Sure, I still hope that most of you are in this game because you love making music and you can not imagine doing anything else, but I also know that the bills don’t pay themselves. So, when you’re best plans are not stirring the masses into a buying frenzy or causing them to scour their couch for any change they can give to support you in the studio in exchange for a mention in your liner notes, just remember that you’re not the only one out there feeling frustrated.
That being said, try not to go to the extreme of suing your fans into submission. I’m pretty sure that a strategy like that doesn’t work from any angle.
