A few people have asked recently about how much it costs me to release new music. Obviously it’s much cheaper than it was even just a few years ago. But it’s definitely not free. So, since I have a new single coming out this Thursday (watch here for an announcement…) and all this is fresh…
As promised in my recent survey results, I’m going to be switching over to a NYOP price model for downloading my comedy and music from my website. And yep, that includes free if you want to be cheap like that. Having as many people as possible seeing and hearing my work is the important thing. …
I recently released a survey to mailing list to get some feedback on possible models for future distribution of my music and comedy. Quite a few other artists were interested in seeing the results as well, so I thought I’d post them here. Now, I would not hold this up to any sort of strict…
Seth Godin wrote a blog recently about the game-theory of discovery and the free-gap. It’s an interesting thought from the man who coined the term “idea virus”. Like he says, “free” isn’t new and isn’t going away. But the distance between those who get things for free and those that pay for them is getting…
Yep, it’s definitely something that’s coming down the pike. As early as September ’09. So, which of my songs would YOU like to play on Rock Band? I’ve got some ideas of which I’d like to put out. I think, on the easier side, would be songs like Horizontal Tango and Share My Pixie Dust….
Let’s look at a live show. My fee for an hour on stage is anywhere from $200-$1500 depending on the venue. That means, at the minimum, my time is worth $200/hr. Someone like Paul McCartney would get considerably more. Let’s say an arena full of 10,000 people at $45 per ticket. Conservative estimates on both…
A lot of people ask me about my views on downloading. Particularly as they’re buying one of my CDs after a show. Well, here it is. It’s bad. It’s illegal. I don’t like it. And I don’t participate in it. Now I understand giving away free samples and such. That’s not my beef here. That’s…
So, Ms Jammie Thomas-Rasset now owes the RIAA $1.92 million for her illegal downloading activities. Here’s the original article: http://www.startribune.com/local/48287937.html?elr=KArksUUUU But didn’t the RIAA stop suing people months ago? Yep. They finally figured out that it’s a bad idea to sue your customers. Doesn’t due a lot for customer loyalty. I’m sure there was some…
