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Which music professional is responsible for maintaining proper communication between artists and labels?
Artist relations representative
Do record labels rely on the a and r staff to find new artists and bands?
Yes
What website can you go to play a CD of your chose?
Last.fm has many free playing albums. Just click on a song and stream it.Not all artists and/or labels choose to avail the public of entire CDs for your listening pleasure. You'll generally find only independent bands and labels doing that.
How do singers make money off their album?
From the sale of there CD's.... (not from illegal downloads.. lol ) Who ever said that is an idiot. Recording artists on major record labels usually make 10% and sometimes 15% of the retail sale price of their album. Sometimes a certain percent of that will be given to the producer of the record. The record label then takes 85 to 90% of each product sold, the label will then recoup the cost of the recording and production cost which they front to the artist. Artists on independent record labels can receive as much as 50% of the product sold at retail price. It isn't uncommon for artists to go into debt to their record label. CDs basically give the artist exposure and is not a revenue source. Artists make most of their money from touring and merchandise which the record label typically isn't involved.
Why did alternative bands prefer independent labels?
It was easier for an alternative band or performer to sign with an "indie" label than one of the major labels. The independent labels were more willing to take a chance on something different or new. Some bands used their indie success to get major labels interested (like Nirvana), while others stayed true to the small labels that supported them early on. A few performers (like Juliana Hatfield) had concurrent deals with both an indie and a major.
