On occasion, I get a check from ASCAP for ten or fifteen cents...
The Krink said
12:05 AM, 04/16/15
Thats impressive really that I know (cyber) a musician that
has done just enough to be rewarded for life. Maybe you
should write a new song..a new smash hit. Maybe play
around with electronics and laptop computers for that
sound that will have "everybody on the dance floor".
Can I ask what tune/record is bringing this new revenue
to you in dimes and nickels?
Buckethead said
8:09 AM, 04/16/15
The Krink wrote:
Thats impressive really that I know (cyber) a musician that has done just enough to be rewarded for life. Maybe you should write a new song..a new smash hit. Maybe play around with electronics and laptop computers for that sound that will have "everybody on the dance floor". Can I ask what tune/record is bringing this new revenue to you in dimes and nickels?
I'm not sure it would be "rewarding" but I sold a tune many years ago. I get no claim tu it because they buy the tune and all rights however I get a small royalty for penning the tune. After the initial payment for the tune, they sent me about $300. Any residual claims are paid if the tune is played on the radio or live shows I guess. It's about .000001% of .00000001%.
When you sell tunes, they never tell you who bought them for what purpose. It could be the next big hit or used in a car commercial. As for me, I'll just have to keep showing up at 2LARRCO...
The Krink said
12:36 AM, 04/17/15
For many up and coming entertainers its been suggested to
keep your day job just incase things your dream doesnt
work out. But once a musician always a musician so you
may get a new idea some day that you want to share with
world. Are you younger than Willie Nelson?
BlackDog said
6:04 AM, 04/17/15
If railroading doesn't work out for BlackDog then BlackDog is going back tu his previous gig as a piano player in a New Orleans whorehouse.
Buckethead said
7:06 AM, 04/17/15
The Krink wrote:
For many up and coming entertainers its been suggested to keep your day job just incase things your dream doesnt work out. But once a musician always a musician so you may get a new idea some day that you want to share with world. Are you younger than Willie Nelson?
I might not look it but I'm 1/2 the age of Willie Nelson...
Buckethead said
7:07 AM, 04/17/15
BlackDog wrote:
If railroading doesn't work out for BlackDog then BlackDog is going back tu his previous gig as a piano player in a New Orleans whorehouse.
I wasn't aware you ever gave it up?
The Krink said
1:02 AM, 04/18/15
Buckethead wrote:
The Krink wrote:
For many up and coming entertainers its been suggested to keep your day job just incase things your dream doesnt work out. But once a musician always a musician so you may get a new idea some day that you want to share with world. Are you younger than Willie Nelson?
I might not look it but I'm 1/2 the age of Willie Nelson...
So point being that you got the rest of your life to come up with a
better song than Willie Nelson can if thats possible...please say
I quit buying music in 1994 because I realized I was
wasting money. Took a while for that to hit me.
I then went into taping music from free resources
like a great radio station. I've been into a 1000 record
stores and I have a 4K+ record collection. Then I
went hard for the CD's and spent a fortune every
month going out and buying them and thankfully that
ended at 1500 CD's. Maybe its getting older that I cant
keep up with the new ways people get their music.
Just know the whole music biz is a mess. The stuff
worth listening to today may be hard to find. Once
again you need a great radio station to guide you today.
musicians against Spotify have to accept streaming is 'final destination' for music industry, says Sony Music CEO
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-and-other-musicians-against-spotify-have-to-accept-streaming-is-final-destination-for-music-industry-says-sony-music-ceo-10175941.html
has done just enough to be rewarded for life. Maybe you
should write a new song..a new smash hit. Maybe play
around with electronics and laptop computers for that
sound that will have "everybody on the dance floor".
Can I ask what tune/record is bringing this new revenue
to you in dimes and nickels?
I'm not sure it would be "rewarding" but I sold a tune many years ago. I get no claim tu it because they buy the tune and all rights however I get a small royalty for penning the tune. After the initial payment for the tune, they sent me about $300. Any residual claims are paid if the tune is played on the radio or live shows I guess. It's about .000001% of .00000001%.
When you sell tunes, they never tell you who bought them for what purpose. It could be the next big hit or used in a car commercial. As for me, I'll just have to keep showing up at 2LARRCO...
keep your day job just incase things your dream doesnt
work out. But once a musician always a musician so you
may get a new idea some day that you want to share with
world. Are you younger than Willie Nelson?
I might not look it but I'm 1/2 the age of Willie Nelson...
I wasn't aware you ever gave it up?
So point being that you got the rest of your life to come up with a
better song than Willie Nelson can if thats possible...please say
you will try Buckethead.