From: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org (basia-digest) To: basia-digest@smoe.org Subject: basia-digest V4 #197 Reply-To: basia@smoe.org Sender: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-basia-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk X-To-Unsubscribe: Send mail to "basia-digest-request@smoe.org" X-To-Unsubscribe: with "unsubscribe" as the body. basia-digest Sunday, September 26 1999 Volume 04 : Number 197 Today's Subjects: ----------------- TTL ["Jim Clary" ] BIG FOUR-O ["tom, kelly & jordan" ] Re: BIG FOUR-O ["Jim Clary" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 13:33:09 -0500 From: "Jim Clary" Subject: TTL Thanks all for the feedback on "Third Time Lucky". I agree that this is a remarkably beautiful song, regardless of how we interpret the lyrics. Jim Clary jclary@fastlane.net ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 15:25:45 -0500 From: "tom, kelly & jordan" Subject: BIG FOUR-O Jim Clary said; "Those interviews provide a lot of insight and are well worth reading. I learned from reading them how tough the recording business really is. Usually when recording a CD, the *artist* has to pay for all studio time, which is quite expensive. During one interview, the numbers quoted *per day* for a good London studio were 1,000UKP ($1,650), or 1,500UKP ($2,470) for digital recording. This can run up a lot of debt very quickly, which is probably why artists go on CD promotional tours - to pay off the debt, and hopefully make a some bucks for themselves in the process. Also, my understanding is that the artist receives a few cents royalty for each CD sold. The only artists who do not have to pay up front for recording time are those considered "superstar status"." Jim the person on this list who could answer your question is Larry Lipman. He's the man. Oh, we have a Big Basia Birtheday coming up here on Thursday the 30th, and if she was born in the year of 1959 it's the,,,,,,, - -------BIG FOUR-O--------- Happy Birthday, Tom ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 25 Sep 1999 16:35:09 -0500 From: "Jim Clary" Subject: Re: BIG FOUR-O Thanks guys! I'll check with Larry. However I described the financial scenario to my sister who is a radio station music director, and knows some recording artists. She believes that it is correct (actually she told me about the "superstar" exceptions). Basia's birthday is Thursday September 30? I didn't know that. Very interesting; mine is on the following day, October first. Based on my own personal experience, time doesn't just fly after BIG-4-0... it goes to full throttle, with afterburners! Jim Clary jclary@fastlane.net - ----- Original Message ----- From: tom, kelly & jordan To: Sent: Saturday, September 25, 1999 3:25 PM Subject: BIG FOUR-O > > Jim Clary said; > "Those interviews provide a lot of insight and are well worth reading. I > learned from reading them how tough the recording business really is. > Usually when recording a CD, the *artist* has to pay for all studio time, > which is quite expensive. During one interview, the numbers quoted *per day* > for a good London studio were 1,000UKP ($1,650), or 1,500UKP ($2,470) for > digital recording. This can run up a lot of debt very quickly, which is > probably why artists go on CD promotional tours - to pay off the debt, and > hopefully make a some bucks for themselves in the process. Also, my > understanding is that the artist receives a few cents royalty for each CD > sold. > > The only artists who do not have to pay up front for recording time are > those considered "superstar status"." > > > > Jim the person on this list who could answer your question is Larry Lipman. > He's the man. > Oh, we have a Big Basia Birtheday coming up here on Thursday the 30th, and > if she was born in the year of 1959 it's the,,,,,,, > > > > -------BIG FOUR-O--------- > > > Happy Birthday, > Tom > > ------------------------------ End of basia-digest V4 #197 ***************************