Yeah, a lot of producers own their own labels, so I'm not sure whether its as unfair as that... Also, I think dance music labels are usually run on slightly fairer lines than mainstream labels seeing as how they're mostly owned by producers. I still think you wouldn't make much from beatport sales though, compilations are where its at. Also television advertisments! If you can get a song on one of those, you are made.

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you should be getting a lot more than 5% of the labels income

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Originally posted by echosystm I'm going to guess that the artist probably gets somewhere around 5%.

What's the markup on download service providers, i don't know, but your guess is where you are wrong mate
In the vinyl days, approx 15-20% was the standard, in digital age, it's 50%.

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ehhh i didn't make much either. My first release ''Love Affection'' on Emotive Sounds only got 71 sales. And that was my first release. My second single ''Purity'' was only 59. But other than that i only made like 70 freaking bucks..

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Originally posted by ******** but once again I don't have exact figures and these people work on sound tracks and other things in addition to their own albums.. also some larger trance producers have worked in the film industry.. on such well known films as Aladin and others..

Alan Menkin did the score for alladin and i'm pretty sure it had nothing to do with a trance producer. I'd say most EDM producers don't know enough about music to really branch out into other more viable sources of income regarding producing so they kinda have to dj.

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Originally posted by zodiac9 The digital age has shaken up the record industry. CD sales are way down, every style of music is affected. I'm sure the major EDM artists are feelng it. Nowdays, live performance is where the money is. So DJ/producer is the way to go. A DJ is able to promote their music, so they sell a lot more CDs and digital downloads. I really don't have no clue as to how much Digweed, Sasha, or other mainstream producers make off music sales. There's no doubt that DJing is their bread and butter. The average producer, like us ones here, are lucky to sell 20 tracks per release. My first release I sold 14 tracks. I was told that was good, LOL. It's pretty discouraging. My bad experience with a label was due to laziness on their part. They were slow to get releases out, and would hardly even answer my emails. They did pay me though.

You'd be suprised at how many people lash out bones on choons today. I think in the EDM scene on average there is a higher percentage of people who buy their music as opposed to the mainstream crowd. I told my friend I'd give him my tune coming out in a bit and he refused saying he'll have his credit card. Not like I don't wanna make money, but people have a thing about buying something that's just a buck or so! I bought a few tunes, have you?

Unless you're a musical maestro or have the ability to shit trendy tunes you won't make money off producing a track alone; you can probably equate it to working in the mall + being a bit famous.

A certain dj I know in the super elite djmag top 100 is gigged about 4 times a week and makes 2g's plus every gig... not bad I'll tell ya that! Lots of flying, that's all

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Originally posted by RichieV Alan Menkin did the score for alladin and i'm pretty sure it had nothing to do with a trance producer. I'd say most EDM producers don't know enough about music to really branch out into other more viable sources of income regarding producing so they kinda have to dj.

I heard that either Dave Dresden or Josh Gabriel was involved as an engineer or something... Other DJs often do films, BT, underworld and others have gotten into it I know. I think there are others though...

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The money is in playing shows. Even for mainstream bands on the radio most of their income comes from touring.

This is largely true too, mainstream acts aren't any different to trance acts in most respsects.

At the end of the day, if you have a hit it will be on MTV, radio, compilations and used in advertisements. It will make money. Take the band The New Radicals, they had one hit song "Get what you give" and have been raking it in ever since. Mainly their money has come from ads and movies and other "incidental" places where the track's been used. Its this "incidental stuff" that really makes the money a lot of the time.

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I vote we change the thread title to "How much A$$ can famous producers get?"

Producing pays well

So you mean, money is not a motivation to start producing, it's motivation to start for DJing,,

You shouldnt start producing with that kind of deliberation.

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