Re: downloads with a donation button was Why SHOULDN'T musicians be paid?

["Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>]

On Thu, Apr 17, 2008 at 11:32 PM,  <phaslem@wightman.ca> wrote:
> As a bit of an experiment I did that back at Christmas time and then sent
> out emails to everyone on my email list that they could download the 
>cd's in
> 128 bit format for free but there is a donation button encouraging 
>people to
> help support the website and future recordings.
>  Since Christmas I have had over 2,000 downloads, (this originating from
> about 150 emails) and to date I have recieved $5.00 in donations and
> physical cd sales of $50.00 from people that downloaded and decided they
> wanted a cd.


Interestingly, this is the same experience Trent Reznor has shared
with the public regarding his recent two "free donation" releases;
first the collaborative work with Saul Williams and then with his own
NiN release Ghosts. One may guess that Radiohead bumped into similar
figures, although they did not give out the details.

However, Reznor made a lot of money with Ghost anyway by a parallel
format that was produced on a physical medium in a very exclusive way
and produced only as a limited edition matching received pre orders.
That's a genus concept! No "taking chances" or risking to print too
many copies and given all budget figures right from the start, no
marketing costs. This is similar to the concept Einstūrzende Neubauten
has been successful with for years and that Todd Rundgren pioneerd
decades ago. Music release on demand,

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Per Boysen
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