"Aaron Trumm" <aaron@nquit.com>
quoted 11 lines does sony own any recording studios? that would hit the artists
> > does sony own any recording studios? that would hit the artists
>> two ways at once. a lot of bands move into a studio (such as the
>> house where both the cure and radiohead recorded albums). if
>> sony (or any other label) owned any of those, they'd be making the
>> money back that was spent making the album as well as housing
>> them. not to mention the in-house chef...
>
>Sony has its own studios, yes, as do a lot of labels. I don't suppose the
>artists get charged for studio time, per se, but I do suppose that in some
>cases, if Sony funds your recording, they do so by sending you to their
>studio...this probably depends on the project and artist in question.
oh, i beg to differ. a label doesn't run its studios for free. it's
a business, and anyone who has the money can book time. just because
an artist is on one of their labels doesn't mean they're going to let
them have a free ride. what if, they can argue, another client
wanted to book that time? then they've lost that money. so everyone
pays. especially because a lot of major labels own any number of
subsidiary labels - all technically separate companies. they'll
charge the artist's advance against royalties. the money goes out
and comes right back in the company. this happens in all kinds of
different businesses.
d.
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