Re: AW: average loop music CD price

["future perfect" <artmusic@gte.net>]

Why stop there? When you perform, just charge the venue 2/3ds less than the
rest of the musicians in the town...I am happy the working musicians in 
this
area (Tampa Bay, FL) have all kept the cost of their CDs between $10-$15.
This helps all of the musicians, and when people buy the CDs, they know 
what
to expect to pay. Personally, in the year and a half since the first CD 
came
out, and the scores of shows Ive done since, I have not noticed anyone
passing on the CD because it was 'too expensive'.
People are used to spending around $15 for a CD no matter where they buy 
it.
I do not think what I spent my own money and sweat on  is only worth $5.
CD's are not a source of advertising to me, (thats why I make flyers and
have a website) ; they are a good source of income. If you don't think you
are worth as much as whats out there, chances are your audience won't think
so either.
Dave Eichenberger
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>True, true - but the reason Warner Brothers prices a cd at $14 is not
because
>they spent x amount of dollars on the production of that cd, or recording
that
>cd - it's because they have so many salaries and so many huge contracts
with
>big artists that all the other artists have to subsidise.
>
>We could go round and round - personally, when I get my cd together, I am
>going to price it more along the lines of $5 or less, so that more people
are
>likely to pick it up. This is very similar to a discussion I once heard
about
>bands touring and selling t-shirts - you will sell a lot more shirts for 
>$5
>then for $15 - and every shirt is free advertising. Well, assuming you 
>make
>good music, more people will pay $5 than $15 for a cd, and if they like 
>it,
>they will tell people about it.
>
>And how much did studio time cost you? How many discs are you going to
press?
>
>- Bill
>Crossedout@aol.com
>