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[Sue Denim..]

Originally Posted by Spoonie

so the secret is to get your shit spread out, get signed, 3 album deal, go massive, set up a label of your own and organise distribution, move to that after 3 albums. then it's fucking cash money all the way!!

/x

Surely the secret is to release a catchy Christmas tune that's regurgitated every year. Then sit back and watch the cash roll in.

[Spoonie]

well that works too, but i like my plan better!!

/x

[Ross]

If you`d been at the foyer's FREE workshops you would now know ALL about advances and the record industry.

Yet again aberdeen bands avoid something that is 100% free and regret it later.

[Dayeth]

I think you'll find bands like Opeth who get fuck all money for royalties and radio/tv play rely quite a bit on merchandise sales.

[Bob]

Originally Posted by Spoonie

come on man, stayover obviously just aren't working hard enough

/x

You need to work for that shit? Fuck, I thought it all materialised out of thin air. If I got to work for it, I don't want it. Sorry guys, I quit.

Bob
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Originally Posted by Ross

If you`d been at the foyer's FREE workshops you would now know ALL about advances and the record industry.

Yet again aberdeen bands avoid something that is 100% free and regret it later.

Yeah, but this much is common knowledge.

And if playing in a band is a vocation rather than an occupation then I don't give a shit. If I can play music in a kick ass band and still feed myself I'm happy. Actually, forget the food. Gimme beer.

[StewCat]

Dont let the record lable take you out to lunch, your the one who has to pay at the end of the day

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[bostaph]

Well man, as both you and I have discussed in great length on a par to previous members leaving the band -

Maybe not this simple but here we go -

1. Band get noticed
2. Band get signed
3. Band get pro recording that costs alot of money
4. Band get loadsa gigs at Drakes sized venues round Britain and the likes to a crowd of 3 etc.
5. Spend lots of time in a B reg transit with holes in the floorpan where the cabinets keep trying to escape through! Dont see loved ones for months
6. Fail to make any impact on the harsh crowds that we know so well, and yer up shite creek!!
7. No job, no fame, owe record company alot of money!
8. Spend the rest of your life paying back the record company by working somewhere shite for £1.99 per hour minus lunchbreak!

[GraemeC]

Originally Posted by bostaph

Well man, as both you and I have discussed in great length on a par to previous members leaving the band -

Maybe not this simple but here we go -

1. Band get noticed
2. Band get signed
3. Band get pro recording that costs alot of money
4. Band get loadsa gigs at Drakes sized venues round Britain and the likes to a crowd of 3 etc.
5. Spend lots of time in a B reg transit with holes in the floorpan where the cabinets keep trying to escape through! Dont see loved ones for months
6. Fail to make any impact on the harsh crowds that we know so well, and yer up shite creek!!
7. No job, no fame, owe record company alot of money!
8. Spend the rest of your life paying back the record company by working somewhere shite for £1.99 per hour minus lunchbreak!

Or

1. Spend lots of time in a B reg transit with holes in the floorpan where the cabinets keep trying to escape through! Dont see loved ones for months, sell van buy Bedford Viceroy coach convert to take gear and band and continue to gig all over country.
2. Band get noticed
3. Band get signed to half million pound deal with EMI and record album with major producer in Atlanta.
4. Bands first tour with EMI includes Capital theatre, Birmingham odeon, Newcastle city hall and Hamersmith odeon.
5. Record company fail to promote band efectively worldwide or in the countries who take them to their heart Holland, France, Germany etc etc so when contract renewal comes up band reject it.
6. Record company write off £55,000 debt and sell band rights to own material for fair price.
7. Band return to career and take a wee break from music (13 yrs)
8. Band record new material and sign to InsideOut records and continue to gig all round the world 25 years later.
9. Band play Moshulu on 17th March 2006 to large and appreciative crowd....??

[jester1470]

Originally Posted by GraemeC

1. Spend lots of time in a B reg transit with holes in the floorpan where the cabinets keep trying to escape through! Dont see loved ones for months, sell van buy Bedford Viceroy coach convert to take gear and band and continue to gig all over country.
2. Band get noticed
3. Band get signed to half million pound deal with EMI and record album with major producer in Atlanta.
4. Bands first tour with EMI includes Capital theatre, Birmingham odeon, Newcastle city hall and Hamersmith odeon.
5. Record company fail to promote band efectively worldwide or in the countries who take them to their heart Holland, France, Germany etc etc so when contract renewal comes up band reject it.
6. Record company write off £55,000 debt and sell band rights to own material for fair price.
7. Band return to career and take a wee break from music (13 yrs)
8. Band record new material and sign to InsideOut records and continue to gig all round the world 25 years later.
9. Band play Moshulu on 17th March 2006 to large and appreciative crowd....??

I will be there, are tickets onsale yet ?

Cheers

Stuart

[Bob Double Jack]

Originally Posted by Ross

If you`d been at the foyer's FREE workshops you would now know ALL about advances and the record industry.

Yet again aberdeen bands avoid something that is 100% free and regret it later.

i went to one of these workshops, and cannot recommend them enough. thoroughly enlightening.