Re:Don't Fire Your Illustrator
by Vt71fcAqt7 on Monday August 21, 2023 @02:26PM
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The music industry has always had a long tail. Its very much a go big or go home industry. Do you have any data around revenue change for small artists before and after spotify?
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Re:Don't Fire Your Illustrator
by easyThrowaway on Monday August 21, 2023 @04:16PM
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Sorry, no hard data. Mostly the perception of the industry at the time. Lots of tales of people quitting, moving, or going on "indefinite hiatus".
TBH "Fly or Die" was way more common on the US side of the industry. And even in the USA by the late '90s to the end of the 2010 it was somewhat doable if you were skilled enough to make a living solo (we're talking 60-80K/year max) as a "jobber" opening for bigger acts on local venues.
Like, the entire NYC indie scene got a start from this premise. If you get a chance, give a look to "Meet Me in the Bathroom"[1], which is a documentary specifically of this timeframe.
[1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n71c1Szjv08&themeRefresh=1