MIXTAPES GO INDUSTRY

                            MIXTAPES GO INDUSTRY

MIXTAPES: 

MIXTAPES 
Use to be a series of songs or tracks an ARTIST or DJ made and distributed themselves                       for free or at a low cost around $5 per album to get gain and create a fan base & build a                       following. 

NOW: 2016    

The major labels are now using the method behind MIXTAPES to sell albums. 

HOW:            

Most labels are pushing artist to create as many songs as they can and once they have                          10-15 mid-level tracks they push these out and hope to make solid sales at least 25,000                        sales per release. They also aim to have 2-3 songs from this release to be powerful                                enough to get the artist on the road. For every release now the labels are looking to                              gain at least $250,000 off album sales and then another $150,000 or so from                                          performances of these songs. Labels are pushing artist to flip at least $400,000 per                                release. On average the labels will have these artist drop 2 MIXTAPE/ALBUMS per                    year. The end game is to make an estimated 1 Million off each artist signed.

WHAT THE ARTIST SHOULD MAKES.  

A good artist who knows how to negotiate his or her contracts,                                                               Artist should push to receive at least 25% of the profit revenue generated                                             from a Mixtape styled album, if you have your own production                                                               crew then the percentage should be 50%.  

The label will make more then enough money from the other 50%.

MIXTAPE CONTRACT OUTLINE WITH MAJOR LABEL DISTRIBUTION: 

If  the artist comes with a complete MIXTAPE that includes all production cost mixing mastering etc. All the label has to do is push or distribute this MIXTAPE across all media outlets etc in 2016 labels still have more access to distribution outlets then any artist.
These type of Artist should demand or receive at least 75% of the album sales after cost.

Do not take an advance, if you was a broke artist before your music a few more months of being broke will not crush you.  Turn down the advance and await to get your royalties.

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