> I know that Steve Poindexter owns his own security company (i can't
> remember who told me this, Vidal possibly??). aparently that ghetto mofo
> doesn't make enough money through D-Jax and from spinning at parties to
> make it...that might explain why all of his records sound like they were
> recorded 10 years ago...even the new ones.
> jeff
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Perry, Jeff [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 5:34 AM
> > To: 313@hyperreal.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: [313] artists/loot
> >
> > I'm wondering how many electronic artists (especially in the US ), have
> > full
> > time jobs (not related to their music). What do you think? After
> reading
> > todd sines' article about the music business on hyperreal ( and various
> > other
> > sources) It seems as though it is extremely tough to make enough money
> to
> > support yourself.
> >
> > I'm not talking about support like, " See my brand new
> > Analogamaticuberfilter XK60000, it matches the color on my BMW ."
> > I mean support like, " Damn, I guess I'm eating macaroni and
> > cheese...............AGAIN (staring a a box of newly pressed vinyl and
> > wondering if...... just in case, vinyl is edible)
> >
> > It seems for the up and coming artists money would play a big factor
> > in breaking out. It can cost alot of money to press your own records,
> buy
> > equipment, move out of your mom's house, etc.
> >
> >
> > Anyway I was wondering if anyone out there wondered about the same
> thing.
> >
> >
> > peace
> >
> >
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