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mimi college charts represent how much a cd is played on college radio, it has nothing to do with sales. college students are smart and morally apathetic enough to burn cd's instead of buying them, or just keep mp3's on their hard drive since they're constantly at their computer. the sales figures were real but now they're outdated. still, the increases are probably very small. this is just not a well-selling genre, and what hurts the most is when the true appreciators don't think it's necessary to BUY the music they really like. |
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if those numbers are soundscan they may be accurate for all the soundscan barcode reading shops in the states (HMV, Tower, Virgin etc.) but there is also a whole shitload of independent shops who don't submit data to soundscan, for Warp releases I would say at least 50%. I'd say double these for the states and then double again to include UK and japan and you're not far off. Still, it's not easy to make money doing non-pop non-vocal music... Especially in the states where there's not that strong of a techno scene. It should be noted though, Warp's numbers are definitely among the highest in the business. Most artists are lucky to sell 1000 copies, even ones that you may think are 'famous'. Basically, all that bad shit you heard about how hard it is to make it as a musician, is true. Doesn't mean it's not worth trying though, there are some people out there making a living (IE: many on the Warp roster) and there's no reason that with a lot of hard work you can't be one of them. Difficult does not mean impossible. |
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a lot of hard work and LUCK btw soundscan is copies shipped, not necessarily sold |
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hmm well i didn't realize that was what the college charts were -- but it is exposure nevertheless. |
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it's exposure but it makes only a minimal dent in the sales of albums (eg: mogwai's latest debuted at #181, next week it will be off the charts i'm sure. first week sales are almost always the highest.) it probably affects concert ticket sales more than anything else, since you can't pirate a ticket. |
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i guess this isnt a good topic for me to be posting to since i hardly give a fuck -- i buy the music i listen to. i suppose i should care more, but i guess if the bola man can drive a mercedes, that's his business. but i don't feel guilty if he can't -- hey, i bought his records. |
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you don't have to admit anything to me, i'm not an authority figure.. same goes for anyone, i'm not singling anyone out |
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