This is where Pledge Funding helps a lot. They have to raise the amount in the time to release the monies pledged.
Then they fulfil their obligations to pledgers, and after that all the monies above manufacturing costs and writing royalties is their own.
Write you're own songs and you get to keep it all.
You still have to work though, gigging hard seems to be the way to sell and build a fan base, living your dream as you go.

This is why we should IMHO all support live music, and small venues like the LRB are so important in providing artists with the opportunity to cast their magic.
On top of that, it's great fun and a cheap night out.

Thoughts, Chris smile

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