| I don't know about Beatport specifically...
but I do know that 10,000 copies sold is a "hit" these days. Many labels do 2,000-3,000 TOPS... figure a 60/40 split, 1.99 a track (Label, Beatport). Then the Label will split their portion with the artist... so it's more like a 30/30/40 (label, artist, beatport) split.
And then there's Justice, The Jaguar, Higher State of Consciousness that spin out of control...
Justice got $200,000k for a 3hr DJ set NYE...
Then there is licensing and the Britney Spears remix...
I bet the bulk of their money came from performance, licensing, and remixes. Not "The Cross" album, which I doubt ever graced the Beatport #1 spot (any song).
but that's the exception to the rule.
I always laugh when I meet someone who's obviously
a tad high on themselves... who's big claim to fame
was selling 2,000 copies on Beatport. Too much
ego... a least the hip-hop/rap crowd has something
to have ego about.
Jay-Z could wipe his ass and flush the toilet and in those
10 seconds, he'll have sold 5,000 copies of his record.
Puts it all in perspective... |