Ha! Then I truly have zero. I'll bet that was a licensing thing.
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How popular are CD's nowadays?
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Ha! Then I truly have zero. I'll bet that was a licensing thing.
The last time I was in San Diego I went to see Chicano Batman at the Casbah, and I asked their merch table girl what they made more profit off of: the CDs or the T-shirts?? She said "the T-shirts", so I bought a couple!
PS: Gabriel Villa is still one of my favorite drummers on the whole planet
I believe they are a piece of the entire puzzle. If you are an original band and don't have a CD, it looks bad. (I understand some people may disagree.)
The digital is a way to sell one song at a time, get promotion, and just be another piece of the puzzle. It also adds to the bands professionalism.
The digital is a way to sell one song at a time, get promotion, and just be another piece of the puzzle. It also adds to the bands professionalism.
These days, I go with Bandcamp. I’ve done CD’s, Vinyl and Tapes in the past. Way back in the past. Lol.
We do digital download, cds, and streaming. No reason to do one or the other.
The USB thing is interesting, but I personally wouldn't want music that way.
The USB thing is interesting, but I personally wouldn't want music that way.
BTW, even though I think tapes and vinyl are lame, people put out a lot of their stuff on those. You should include them in your list.
It has been a few years, but some people still like physical media. We have used a combination of CDs and digital-distribution with image files, should you want to see the artwork. Also, cassette tapes. Because, well, tape.
I probably buy CDs the most then cassettes and then vinyl... I still love my cassettes!!
I've essentially stopped buying CDs, and don't want to be stuck with bins full of soon obsolete media. Some I haven't even opened because they came with the mp3s. They've become a special occasion purchase, usually something obscure. If I saw a live band that I really liked, I'd probably buy their cd. Actually, I've always hated CDs and yet have managed to accumulate 100-200 over the past 25 years. I'll be able to join AARP soon.
Even major artists don't make any money off CDs anymore. Some of them give them away with concert tickets.
Even major artists don't make any money off CDs anymore. Some of them give them away with concert tickets.
exactly.
without a streaming option, you'll miss a majority of the Millennial's, and all of whatever era came after them.. Band Camp (Bandcamp) is a good alternative to iTunes and Google Music for the artist, but getting your audience there will require some work.
vinyl is getting popular again, and would attract the widest age range, but at far lower total sales.
Nothing sounds as good as a good turntable setup....
That's sales. It doesn't have anything to do with how many times am artist's song is listened to.
The problem is that nobody is "buying" ANY kind of music in any mass quantities. CD sales aren't up. It's just that the actual PURCHASE of mp3s is down so much (due to streaming options) that the sunk below the abysmal CD and vinyl numbers.
That article doesn't imply that CD sales are spiking. Rather ALL sales are ridiculously low due to streaming.
CDs are going away soon, they don’t even put CD players in new cars anymore it’s all going Bluetooth...
“Favorite artist” is not synonymous with “our band,” so, accurate response or no, I do not see it being helpful. The trick is to become their favorite artist first, before even trying to sell them a release only available on CD.
I bought a Tascam CD player for the house last month as one of my ol' Sony's bit it; it also plays off USB drives.
I have 5 CD players in the house (bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedroom and recording space) and one in the office.
I carry a CD Walkman for the hour + commute.
I bought 3 CD's last week, and own thousands - yep, I'm a geek.
But, my own stuff and my collaboration stuff is basically all Bandcamp and Soundclick, altho' I note I've not done gigs in years (not by choice).
BTW, if ya buy a CD on Amazon, they usually have it downloadable as part of the sale..
I have 5 CD players in the house (bathroom, kitchen, living room, bedroom and recording space) and one in the office.
I carry a CD Walkman for the hour + commute.
I bought 3 CD's last week, and own thousands - yep, I'm a geek.
But, my own stuff and my collaboration stuff is basically all Bandcamp and Soundclick, altho' I note I've not done gigs in years (not by choice).
BTW, if ya buy a CD on Amazon, they usually have it downloadable as part of the sale..
I wouldn't. I'd view it as pretentious and backwards looking. When favorite bands are charging $75 for the cheapo lawn seats, they're not hurting for cash.
I like CDs, but I am old and have an old enough car that it still has a CD player. The younger folks I work with have zero interest in CDs.
My band released our album last fall on CDs. Go figure. I suggested perhaps just digital but they all wanted CDs.
My band released our album last fall on CDs. Go figure. I suggested perhaps just digital but they all wanted CDs.
