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Chapter EIGHT

The Money Paths: Ticket Sales and Live Shows

Let’s follow the money path of a live performance ticket sale backwards from the customer/fan to the artist’s pocket.

A concert ticket costs $40 + $10 service fees.

The ticket agency peels off the service fee right off the top, more

 Venue rental fees are more

 Direct show expenses are more

 The promoter earns in the neighborhood... more

 Paying the band’s own road expenses, including the fees for the tour manager and business manager and road crew expenses comes next. Buses, trucks, drivers, roadies, hotels, jets, sound, lights, video all get paid, leaving the band members to split.... more

 There are also places on the tickets and live shows money path where you can put more money in your pocket. Chapter 10 discusses these areas and possible solutions.

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Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 The Music Industry: Players and Cash Flow Streams
Chapter 3 Accounting 101: Just the Basics
Chapter 4 More About the Players
Chapter 5 More About the Cash Flow Streams: aka The Money Paths
Chapter 6 The Money Paths: Royalties ·
Chapter 7 The Money Paths: Publishing
Chapter 8 The Money Paths: Tickets and Live Shows
Chapter 9 The Money Paths: Merchandising
Chapter 10 Money Path Solutions = Greater Profitability
Chapter 11 Money Path Solutions: Website, FAN CLUB, and CRM
Chapter 12 Lawyers and Accountants and Bookkeepers, Oh My!
Chapter 13 Music Industry Contracts
Chapter 14 Music Industry Budgets
Chapter 15 Music Industry Resources
Chapter 16 Interviews: What do the Music Industry Experts Say?
Illustrations (the Players by clan)
Appendix i

Network Partners