thats my honest opinion.
sure,there tremendous musicians,but guess what?
theres alot of good bands around nowadays..
im hopin the festivals blow them up,but if not,god knows how long it can keep goin like this.
what if they had a partner fund it, almost like a seperate entity of The Breakfast. work out a deal where they get a % of each item sold and the financial backer gets the rest and keeps the merch up and going.
if I had the money I would volunteer myself because I know a guy who has a company that makes all types of that stuff, Barker Specialty in Cheshire. Probably could get real good deals.
just an idea...
1 & 2) well, since the live shows would be more discs, charge more for them than the studio albums. it\'ll help boost studio sales too, theoretically. and merch is definitely a necessity for advertising, but start off with something to make them some money so that they can afford the stuff that costs them money.
as for 3, i don\'t actually believe *they* need to be stepping it up. they\'re up they\'re raging every night. but they need someone not in the band who\'s sole focus is worrying about this kind of stuff so that they can focus on songwriting, playing etc. far too many good, small bands get broken up over this kinda stuff (disagreements, one guy seemingly making decisions for everyone, resentment that not enough end result is appearing, etc). i\'ve never been a fan of the musician/manager combo. the band shouldn\'t have to worry about this, they should have someone else worrying about it. its hard enough to be on the road playing to small crowds without the extra burden of worrying about the business end, too.
now, who that person should be for this particular band, unfortunately, i can\'t answer that one.
spacey, that\'s an excellent idea! most bands that make it have financial backers/investors!
#2.selling live shows would only hurt the sales of real radio,and the others..
You\'re missing the point, the object is to sell to each customer, the live DVD
and Real Radio.
spacey, that\'s an excellent idea! most bands that make it have financial backers/investors!
Moe. is a great example. They had HUGE financial backing years ago. Can only assume that that fat kat is still helping them. I forget which one, but one of their fathers(?) has mad cash. Might have been some other kind of relative. It was years ago...memory a little
foggy.
matt,the folks who come to breakfast shows,for the most part,have about enough money to get in the door,a drink or 2,and if were lucky soemthing off the merch.
how many hippies go to the table and walk away with 40+$worth of stuff?
matt,the folks who come to breakfast shows,for the most part,have about enough money to get in the door,a drink or 2,and if were lucky soemthing off the merch.
how many hippies go to the table and walk away with 40+$worth of stuff?
In that case, why even bother with the merch table? I think we\'re going in circles here.
Sell studio albums because they are more inclined to buy them over the possible free trades of live shows.
People want stuff with logo\'s on them, something that says The Breakfast. People are more inclined to buy keychains, lighters, stickers, signs, patches. If yo had a bunch of things that could sell between 1-5 bucks there would be an increase in sales. For a majority of people that go to shows, DVD\'s and Live Shows are usually less bought because people can get those for free. Put a few impulse items there and they will buy.
not at all.
options are good.
have real radio,and for the folks who have that,sell something else.
zones was really good.
shirts are important.
and stickers.
lets start up a collection.
or just start sellin our own
**** off the table..
Sell studio albums only.
People want stuff with logo\'s on them, something that says breakfast. People are more inclined to buy keychains, lighters, stickers, signs, patches. If yo had a bunch of things that could sell between 1-5 bucks there would be an increase in sales. For a majority of people that go to shows, DVD\'s and Live Shows are usually less bought because people can get those for free. Put a few impulse items there and they will buy.
there used to be shows available on the table.
nice ones,with covers and labels.
they were awesome.
camp creek,tla,etc.
bring this back.
most breakfast "fans"should already have the studio
****.
i agree with having the options of having non-studio recordings.
if you are looking to increase sales a little and make a little money, you need something that everyone will want to walk out of a show with.
I know that I have never left a show with enough money to buy a CD. I am lucky to have $5 left.
Quick sales = quick profit, which the band then could turn over and use towards improving their professionalism in such areas as, better sound equipment, lights perhaps, and other musical gear.
I think we can all agree on one thing here: the band needs to increase the number of items at the merch table at all different price points.