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Re: Making CD's

To: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Making CD's
From: SEMarcus <SEMarcus@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 1997 21:26:51 EST
Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com)
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Reply-to: brass-band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

In a message dated 12/3/97 8:10:45 AM, you wrote:

<<More and more these days it is becoming the norm for bands (of all levels)

<Q>to
sell CD's of themselves at performances. I had previously assumed this

<Q>was a costly exercise and way out of the league of smaller bands. However,

<Q>I noted recently that (as with all things in life) the selling price of

<Q>some of these discs is coming down. At the weekend I saw a band who were

<Q>selling these discs for £5.

<Q>

<Q>My question is this; does anybody have any experience of making a CD with

<Q>their band. What was involved (studio time, practice etc), how many were

<Q>pressed, did the cost include sleeve design and most importantly, what did

<Q>it cost?

<Q>>>

Are the copyright laws in the U.K. significantly different than in the U.S.?
In the States, royalties must be paid for every piece recorded that is not in
public domain.  That, in itself, may make selling CD's cost prohibitive unless
a substantial number of CD's are sold.

Kindest regards,
Steve Marcus (SEMarcus@xxxxxxx)
BBb Bass, Prairie Brass Band
http://www.uwm.edu/~mcmahan/profiling/profile.80.html
http://www2.qrsmusic.com/qrsmusic/Mrktng/Dealers/Butsound/BeautSound.htm
http://www.steinway.com		



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