The difference between “gross” and “net.” For real, this time.

August 1, 2005 By Leave a Comment

Turns out, one of the biggest search phrases that land folks on this site is “what is the difference between gross and net,” which I answered flippantly before. For the benefit of newbies, here’s a quick primer in record label accounting 101:

Filed Under: Concerts, Editorial, Recording, Selling CDs, Tips

The Creepy Side of Indie Music Venture Capital

July 26, 2005 By Leave a Comment

David’s getting bizarre e-mail. Thing is, he and I (and other folks who pop our heads out on the independent music prairie) get stuff like this all the time from folks that think they can’t do any of this on their own. As David says, any “angel investor” in your project has to see that [...]

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Catching Up with Tracy Bonham

June 28, 2005 By Leave a Comment

Steve Safran, who normally covers the news business for Lost Remote, has a fun extracurricular Q&A with Tracy Bonham about returning to indie labels after leaving Island Records, and all the inherent changes in marketing, touring, and getting paid.

Filed Under: Recording, Selling CDs, Selling MP3s

CD Releases as Milestones

February 18, 2005 By Leave a Comment

Thanks to all the folks who dropped notes or trackbacks about Slow Cooked Success — who knew that a quick post would have such a profound effect on so many people? What I love about it the most is that it’s spurring the conversation forward… Michael Devers from Lone Star Music made one of those [...]

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