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Post by CLICKME on Nov 18, 2003 18:56:51 GMT 10
does anybody know how bad this show is and how it really works? in all recording contracts the 'artist' is billed for all expenses incurred including video clips, producers, the actual show, manufacturing etc.
cossima was clever in pulling out because she didn't want to be the winner, the winner will have to sell as many as millions of cds before they will get paid anything! and that is not very likely in australia.
watch the show for a laugh but be aware of how hard it really will be for the contestants to work that hard and get paid so little.
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Post by Jubes on Nov 19, 2003 14:06:39 GMT 10
Yer, I did read that in our local paper on the weekend.
All a bit rough on the winner.
The article stated that the winner will need to sell 500,000 CD's before they earn a cent (they need to pay back $1,000,000 for publicity etc).
You would thing Network 10 would pay that mill, they have allegedly made $20,000,000 on the show thus far via advertising and Telstra.
All a bit cheap I say......
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Post by scalewankers on Nov 24, 2003 16:16:26 GMT 10
that's the recording industry - if Cosima wants to be a part of it (and keeps babbling on about how she's been working towards it since she was 6??) then she should know how it works.
This is why companies flog certain acts relentlessly while other artists never get signed - money has to be recouped
If you think it sux - which it does - lobby companies to provide music on a track by track basis and support independant bands and labels
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Post by Angelus on Nov 24, 2003 17:09:13 GMT 10
Yes but think of it like this,
I will spend six years at university...
After that I graduate with a $30000 HECS bill.
But when I graduate I will make money for the rest of my life.
Can you see the similarity in the situations?
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Post by agreed on Nov 25, 2003 6:56:34 GMT 10
I know - Uni was a complete waste of time for me too! I have a $15,000 HECS debt and when I work they'll take a shocking $50-$100 from my pay a week! I can certainly see the similarity all right! Uni is a waste of MONEY and it's all about making money from hopeful kids who think wrongly that Uni means work! I can't even get work in my chosen qualification - Psych! Hopeless, so I'd much rather be in Guy's position right now because his single according to many sources will be the biggest one of Australian music history. Strange but true. The advance orders were massive and wayyyyy beyond a million copies. He'll be making money sooner than he thinks and that Pepsi deal he's doing all the money goes to him....so Guy is sitting pretty, tired from all the work BMG is flogging him with and Grundys (pleaseeeee leave him alone you evil TV people), but he's set. Shannon on the other hand looks desperate for cash - anyone wants to give him a loan LOL? There'll be thousands of hands up I'm sure!
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Post by Angelus on Nov 25, 2003 22:28:53 GMT 10
I just hope Guy doesnt give all his money to the church and donates it to some decent charities... that is if he's going to give his money away at all...
Us students are charities... kind of?
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Post by Tash on Nov 26, 2003 11:22:32 GMT 10
I just hope Guy doesnt give all his money to the church and donates it to some decent charities... that is if he's going to give his money away at all... Us students are charities... kind of? A close friend of mine is a member of Guy's church and believe me it is almost compulsory that members donate a large portion of their earnings to that church. But if that is what he wants to do with his money it is his choice, after all he is earning it. |
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Post by Angelus on Nov 26, 2003 17:41:49 GMT 10
You know what... it's not a problem with that as long as the church does good stuff for the community it doesnt matter.
But really you're right, it's his money and what do we care anyway?
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Post by Chris on Dec 17, 2003 10:21:00 GMT 10
But if Guy needs to sell 500,000 CD's to get money to pay for everything he doesnt need to worry. "Just As I Am" has already gone 7xPlatinum in just 2 weeks! Which is about 650,000 albums sold. He is not short of money at all trust me.
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Post by Mo on Dec 30, 2003 0:49:39 GMT 10
What does this have to do with Cosima's dark secret  |
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Post by *¨^¨JESS ¨^¨* on Dec 30, 2003 1:16:35 GMT 10
Ha, there is none, shes a sweety  |
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