heh. hit the send button too soon.
my point about soliciting interest from more contributors than you
need is that many will say no (or never respond), several will say
yes and then never turn a track in, or bow out at the last minute. at
various times, you need to decide whether the artists you have left
and/or tracks you've been given make a good enough compilation.
you may need to solicit further artists to make it a worthwhile
venture, albeit at the risk of delaying the release further.
10-20 copies per artist is usually for a pressing of around
1000-2000 copies of a single CD with about 10-14 artists.
besides those copies, you have to assume an even greater
number given away as promos.
as far as "your financial plan", i mean, do you intend
1) to keep pressing the comp, make money and pay royalties to
the artists, or
2) press a limited edition and just break even, or
3) do you just want to make something cool and get it known so
much you don't care if you lose money on the deal?
my advice is that if you would do it for the third reason, good for
you, but try to do the second. if your comp is successful enough it
may cross over into the first category (assuming all the
artists/labels/publishers involved agree to that).
d.
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