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work2do · 7th February 2010

u folks aren't factoring the costs involved in making the music itself. u cant just give it away for next to nothing when u have spent $ on producers, songs, engineering, studio time, promotions, radio, video, etc. Alot more monetary investment goes into making an album besides plastic cases and metal discs which is minute in comparison to the other costs.

iTunes has quickly become the #1 retailer of music and even if they raised their prices they still would be the #1 retailer. 99 cents is sh*t in comparison to the $4.99 price we used to get on singles.

There is no money now for artist development and the other aspects that were once a staple of the music game when i first got in. Now .99 a single is too much? That's bullsh*t.

Returns get any smaller and I mine as well fold up my major distributed label and open a bar in the Caribbean.

7th February 2010	#10
work2do Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,705	u folks aren't factoring the costs involved in making the music itself. u cant just give it away for next to nothing when u have spent $ on producers, songs, engineering, studio time, promotions, radio, video, etc. Alot more monetary investment goes into making an album besides plastic cases and metal discs which is minute in comparison to the other costs. iTunes has quickly become the #1 retailer of music and even if they raised their prices they still would be the #1 retailer. 99 cents is sht in comparison to the $4.99 price we used to get on singles. There is no money now for artist development and the other aspects that were once a staple of the music game when i first got in. Now .99 a single is too much? That's bullsht. Returns get any smaller and I mine as well fold up my major distributed label and open a bar in the Caribbean.