Odeluga, Ken wrote:
the expectation for an artist to _have_ to get a job is unrealistic IMO
(many do i know but that is not the point)
.....the logical thing then is to make your name known as a dj and earn
that way......the exact opposite of the above surely.
Not really Robin - nowadays and for (I would contend) many decades, most
recording artists have made more money out of performances than record
sales. The example I always like to give is The Grateful Dead.
wires crossed a little i think. i meant exact opposite to the death of
the superstar dj....
i agree with your point tho, so will electronic music have to move in a
direction where performance is a lot
more important (other than djing)?
You could also say the same abt people like Bowie, who's records have not
made any money for about 15 years - yet he still has a massive deal - why?
Partly royalties (plus it helps to keep the artist on board if you want to
still benefit from their back catalogue) but also toaring, plus everything
that goes with it. It's big business. So is Derrick May et al.
you're right.
robin...
Ken
