Re: CD SALES DECLINING?

[Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

On the other hand, over time an artist's output and public taste may
diverge.  If Paul McCartney's sales can go down over the years, so can
ours.

TravisH

On 1/9/06, phaslem@wightman.ca <phaslem@wightman.ca> wrote:
> My own experience has been much the same as the rest here.... Over the 
>past 10
> years I've witnessed a steady decline in sales, it used to make up most 
>of my
> income, but now is only a fraction. For instance; there is a very high 
>class
> art show in the summer that I would go to for no pay but in exchange for 
>booth
> space I'd play and demo the cds. 8 yrs ago I could count on selling 
>around
> $4,000.00 over the 3 days, Last summer I did that show again after 
>taking a
> break from it for a few years so I had new product, I still only sold 
>about
> $800.00. The only thing that kept me from feeling really bad about it is 
>that
> all the artisans are experiencing the same thing. A jeweler I know used
> to make
> his entire income for the year at the One of a Kind show in Toronto,
> that's a 10
> day Christmas show, he used to sell somewhere in the neighborhood of
> $120,000.00
> at that one show, last year he sold about $18,000.00.
>
> I agree that there is a great deal less disposable income, but also I 
>think
> there is also a lot lower appreciation for the arts in general. A good 
>friend
> who is a fine artist had a show in one of the top galleries in Toronto
> recently
> told me how this one woman came in with chips of paint and was only 
>concerned
> with what would go with her living room colours. Absolutely no 
>recognition for
> the art work and what was being communicated.
>