"Mike Rivers" wrote in message
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OSPAM writes:

Have I sold a ton? No, I've
still got a couple hundred left from the 1,000 I originally ordered,
and a
couple hundred have gone out as promos - it's been available since July
of
'02, so you can do the math on the rest.

OK, I did. In two years, you've made about enough to pay for a pretty
decent mic. This perfectly reasonable for a hobby,

Well, a pretty decent mic, and a few other things too, and it's enough to
motivate me to do it again with a follow-up CD. I enjoy the hell out of the
whole process from start to finish, and my listeners enjoy what they get
out if it... it's a win-win, even though it's at a small, minor-league
level. And for me, that level of success is fine... I have no illusions of
becoming a rock star in my early fourties, ferchrissakes! Now, in the case
of my little label itself, I wouldn't mind at all if I can build that into
something a but more substantial than just the current two artists on the
roster that I currently have, and I am working towards that... talking to a
few more bands & seeing if we can put something together that makes sense
for all parties involved. That's a hobby at this stage too, of course, but
we'll see where that can go. If nothing else, it affords me the ability to
contribute to the creative process with regard to music other than my own,
and it affords the artist the ability to get a product out there that's
better than what they could put together on their own.

but believe it or not, there are people who actually think that they
deserve a living
from their music and all they need to do is create and the world will
appreciate their efforts enough to sustain them.

Yeah, no kidding...believe it or not there are people in other industries
that feel the same way; but then you've probably encountered them as well,
so you know what I'm saying.
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Neil Henderson
Saqqara Records
http://www.saqqararecords.com