Music Maven 3

[Tigercat]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

Patriot Record's Crawfish Pie are vigorously working on the release of their first single, "Don't you People Have Homes," due in stores next month.

Another crawfish themed band!? We shall crush you!

[stevew]

Game looks to be broken again, anyone else think so?

[Klinglerware]

My label just dissolved, on the lookout for a new one.

"Maximum Appeal" is on the cusp of commercial success. Our first two singles have sold out, and we are now playing arenas in the US. We want to release our first album, but are waiting until we can get a label to help us with a fairly large press run...

[Celeval]

Pocket Hooligan's self-titled first album release debuted at #22 on the overall album charts, and #3 on the Punk Charts with just under 100,000 copies sold.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Klinglerware

My label just dissolved, on the lookout for a new one.

"Maximum Appeal" is on the cusp of commercial success. Our first two singles have sold out, and we are now playing arenas in the US. We want to release our first album, but are waiting until we can get a label to help us with a fairly large press run...

You have an offer from Front Office Records

SI

[Franklinnoble]

What sort of contract are you looking for? Short term, long term? How much per release?

Keep in mind, the money up front has to be paid back before you see any money from album sales... so more is not always better.

[Klinglerware]

Originally Posted by Franklinnoble

Keep in mind, the money up front has to be paid back before you see any money from album sales... so more is not always better.

Understood. I'm willing to take-on fronted money if it would mean more CDs being pressed--I was stymied by a lack of funds in the past. I'd do a one album deal for now...

[Klinglerware]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

You have an offer from Front Office Records

SI

Thanks, I'll take a look...

[Desnudo]

Crawfish Pie's, "Don't you People Have Homes," sold out a pressing of 2000.

I have $50 in my bank account. What happens if I go broke?

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

Crawfish Pie's, "Don't you People Have Homes," sold out a pressing of 2000.

I have $50 in my bank account. What happens if I go broke?

You won't be able to repress anymore records or pay for practice space (so you would lose that time if it is scheduled). Your best bet is to go on the road and earn some dough.

[Desnudo]

Do I need a car?

[Franklinnoble]

Nope... you can tour with nothing. Get on the road... best thing for your career.

[sterlingice]

Sounds like it's quite a bit harder now that he made the "can't go for a 28 day tour with a new band and no songs" type code in there.

SI

[Franklinnoble]

Oh... wasn't aware of that.

Well, I'd do the longest tour possible, and spend the rest of the month practicing.

[Deattribution]

You can go on a 28 day tour, it's just you'll be rejected for 10-20 of those dates until you get a few songs in your set list. It's important to keep it as filled as possible.

So for anyone just starting out, I'd recommend 28 day tour and then use the other days practicing to get some songs.

[Airhog]

I believe you need 4-6 songs to go on a 28 day tour and play most of the dates

[SirFozzie]

Woot! Time Bomb Cage Match hit #6 on the charts it's first week of release (rated 72)...

Nearly 200,000 Copies sold in week 1.. this rocks. (FOR should see a boost from this I hope)

[ausonny]

Well my band Miracle and the Sleeper just became the best selling band of all time. Time to come up with a new goal.

[Desnudo]

We have six songs and got 26 out of 28 dates accepted. Our tour starts NE, GA, WA, NJ, WI, TX. I hope we have a fast car.

[Klinglerware]

Thanks to both Front Office Records and Patriot Records for offering contracts to my group. I went with Front Office...

I'm a little disappointed with the sales of my first album. Oh well, better start ramping up on the promotion and go back on tour to make money...

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by Klinglerware

Thanks to both Front Office Records and Patriot Records for offering contracts to my group. I went with Front Office...

I'm a little disappointed with the sales of my first album. Oh well, better start ramping up on the promotion and go back on tour to make money...

I made kind of a weak offer, considering I later found out you wanted more money for one album...

Anyhow, if you (or anyone else) has a particular deal in mind, let me know. There's no real benefit to "negotiating" over these things... just tell me what you want.

[tanglewood]

Elements third album was rated 89 and debuted at number 1 in the chart. Yeah! Hopefully it will make up for the dissapointing sales of Stage 2.

[Desnudo]

We made $548 from our tour. On the plus side, we now have 27 groupies. Although the example photos aren't the prettiest, it's a start. Now everyone is unhappy and tired though. I can guess how to decrease fatigue, but could someone please tell me how to raise happiness?

[MizzouRah]

Well, some friends and I are going down to catch the game close to the EJ Dome. I wish I had tickets, but I couldn't swing 'em.

Go Illinios! Go NC!!


Todd

[Ben E Lou]

My boy band, The Sell-Outs, are going to release their third album tonight:

Release Details for We Can't Believe You Sheep Keep Buying This Stuff:
(750000 copies will be released at the end of this month.)

Track List Order Title Quality 1 Shameless Musical Sluttiness 53 2 Look At Me 47 3 We're Getting Rich 51 4 Getting Paid 55 5 Selling Out For Money 57 6 Another Weak Song That Will Sell 59 7 Yeah It Sucks. Now Buy It Anyway! 59 8 Fortune and Fame 65

Earnings Label Cost 0 Band Cost 937500 Label Gross 0 Band Gross 0

Monthly Sales Month Sales No Data

The Sell-Outs already have two Gold singles and one Gold album, with a third single sure to go Gold tonight. Their latest single, "Getting Paid," has a shot at being a Platinum seller.

Band Discography
Release Name	Type	Release Date	Label	Rating	Total Sales
We Can't Believe You Sheep Keep Buying This Stuff	Album	(Unreleased)			0
No musical integrity	Single	2006-02-01		27	29,514
Music That People Will Buy	Album	2006-08-01		46	221,347
No Thought Went Into This	Single	2006-11-01		58	458,904
More Vapid Stuff	Single	2007-02-01		57	500,000
More Music That People Will Buy	Album	2007-07-01		59	533,692
Shameless Musical Whores	Single	2007-10-01		57	499,739
Who Cares If This Is Good?	Single	2007-12-01		51	355,823
Getting Paid	Single	2008-06-01		74	573,096

[Ben E Lou]

As for the update on Too Bad Bruthaz, the smash hit single "Read 'Em Their Rights" should become their first Platinum hit around 3 months from now, and their third album looks to be a sure thing for Platinum status. Tonight, T.B.B. will be releasing their second single in as many months, entitled "Keep It Gangsta, Dog." 1 million copies will be released.

Band Discography
Release Name	Type	Release Date	Label	Rating	Total Sales
Keep It Gangsta, Dog	Single	(Unreleased)			0
Gangsta Groove	Album	2005-12-01		24	17,500
Microphone Wrecker	Single	2006-08-01		43	162,619
Hardcore Gangsta Shiznit	Album	2007-03-01		53	414,887
I Got A Gat	Single	2007-07-01		58	420,006
Nigga, do ya want a big red helmet in yo ass?	Single	2007-10-01		54	350,416
Read 'Em Their Rights	Single	2007-12-01		80	927,305
Album Three, Beeyatches	Album	2008-05-01		79	794,954
What Set You From?	Single	2008-07-01		68	299,402

[Travis]

To join in on SkyDogs turf here, Canadian Myth is releasing their second single, hoping to sell out the original pressing of 750,000 copies within 3 months so we can go for the 1,000,000 mark. Their first single sold 250,000 copies in 3 months, and wasn't repressed, making it an instant collectors item

[Airhog]

I think i can finally get a CD that sells good. Im goona shoot for an 800k release. I have two songs that are both 64's and I hoping my single will come out around a 73. Should be enough to sell that many.

[McSweeny]

hmmm

it seems that all my songs have dropped from "Flawless" to "Did We Write This" after i spent a few months touring and resting. I'm heading into the studio to record my debut album. It'll be interesting to see how and if that effects it at all

[JeeberD]

Exact same thing happened to me, McSweeny. Pretty much sucks, right when I was a couple of months away from recording my first album...

[Qwikshot]

Dust Country are rock star gods, and Koda is doing well (though their album tanked).

[Klinglerware]

Yeah, I know that it's probably been answered somewhere in this thread--but can you re-press records that have sold out?

[bosshogg23]

Yes you can. Click Band Details, then the record that is sold out, then update the amount produced. Enter only the amount you want repressed.

[Klinglerware]

Originally Posted by bosshogg23

Yes you can. Click Band Details, then the record that is sold out, then update the amount produced. Enter only the amount you want repressed.

Thanks. I can't believe I've gone this long without figuring that out...

[Travis]

Congrats SD, beat me out by just under 3,000 singles this month. Might need to press some more copies soon.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by SkyDog

My boy band, The Sell-Outs, are going to release their third album tonight:

Release Details for We Can't Believe You Sheep Keep Buying This Stuff:
(750000 copies will be released at the end of this month.)

"We Can't Believe You Sheep Keep Buying This Stuff" sold 274,695 copies, good for fifth on the best-seller list for the month. It was rated 65.

The Sell-Outs already have two Gold singles and one Gold album, with a third single sure to go Gold tonight.

As expected, "Shameless Muscial Whores" passed the 500,000 mark.

Their latest single, "Getting Paid," has a shot at being a Platinum seller.

Sales of "Getting Paid" remained fairly strong at 148,460 for the month. It still has a pretty decent shot at Platinum.

As for the update on Too Bad Bruthaz, the smash hit single "Read 'Em Their Rights" should become their first Platinum hit around 3 months from now...

Yup, nearly 30,000 copies of the 9-month old release sold, putting us at only 43,000 to Platinum status.

...and their third album looks to be a sure thing for Platinum status.

No kidding, "Album Three, Beeyatches" sold over 100K in the fourth month of release, putting it a little over 895K overall.

Tonight, T.B.B. will be releasing their second single in as many months, entitled "Keep It Gangsta, Dog." 1 million copies will be released.

"Keep It Gangsta, Dog" really wowed 'em. It was the #3 selling single overall, #1 best-selling hip hop single of any style, and appears destined to supplant "Read 'Em Their Rights" as the #1-selling Gangsta Rap single of all time. Too Bad Bruthaz continue to proliferate gangsta shiznit around the world, fools!

[McSweeny]

my bands first album sold 234,145 copies this month, making it the 8th best selling album and the best selling punk rock album of the month. It is rated 72

[stevew]

Is the game hung up again for anyone else?

[sterlingice]

Yup. It's stuck.

SI

[Tigercat]

Its back up now, and we(PTSH) are #1 on the charts with 760,000+ sold in the first week of our newly released single, Hardways. Woot!
(Surprising since our popularity isn't that high right now, although I guess the high rating of the single helped.)

[Airhog]

Well I finally got around to releasing my next single. Just isnt doing as well as I though with only 300+ sales. I think the number of records you sale, relates to your fanbase of the genre you pick. No one that is a blues rock back has had number even near that good, but I guess thats just like real life

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by Airhog

Well I finally got around to releasing my next single. Just isnt doing as well as I though with only 300+ sales. I think the number of records you sale, relates to your fanbase of the genre you pick. No one that is a blues rock back has had number even near that good, but I guess thats just like real life

Don't forget to promote!

[Desnudo]

With sales of 145 last month, bringing the total sales for their first single to 2543, Crawfish Pie made Patriot Records a $17 profit.

[Raiders Army]

Glam Gams will produce their first self-published single "Bleeping Bleep" next month.

[Franklinnoble]

Originally Posted by Desnudo

With sales of 145 last month, bringing the total sales for their first single to 2543, Crawfish Pie made Patriot Records a $17 profit.

Ka-Ching!!!

[Coffee Warlord]

Office Pimps and Breeding Pine Trees are both fantastically wealthy now.

The game's getting fairly stale, though. Just mindless repitition at this point, honestly.

[sterlingice]

Yeah, the stickiness for the game goes away after about a month. The only reason I'm still going at this point is because of the label, which does add a bit of fun to it that I wouldn't have otherwise.

And I don't even have one of those bands at 100/100 music skill. When I was getting there in MM2, I'd start auditioning band members because then their other skills are obscenely higher since it distributes so things like intimidation and charm that you can't normally mess with can be improved this way.

SI

[lighthousekeeper]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Yeah, the stickiness for the game goes away after about a month. The only reason I'm still going at this point is because of the label, which does add a bit of fun to it that I wouldn't have otherwise.

And I don't even have one of those bands at 100/100 music skill. When I was getting there in MM2, I'd start auditioning band members because then their other skills are obscenely higher since it distributes so things like intimidation and charm that you can't normally mess with can be improved this way.

SI

I'm sorry that the game gets boring after a while - wonder what should be the next big addition to the game to take it to the next level?

[Swaggs]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

I'm sorry that the game gets boring after a while - wonder what should be the next big addition to the game to take it to the next level?

Signing bonuses, the ability to promote, the ability to dump people from the label (and eat the bad contract), and discounted studio/producer rates for labels would be nice. Also, the ability to send mass mails to everyone on the label would be good.

I think deaths and retirements for band members would be a nice touch. Stealing members from less prestigious bands would be cool. Maybe a bio of the bands that people have been in, if you go that way.

Collaborations on songs and multi-band albums would be cool, too.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

I'm sorry that the game gets boring after a while - wonder what should be the next big addition to the game to take it to the next level?

I'll go dig up my notes for MM2 and add with some ideas now. I had quite a few suggestions at that time which I think would have added quite a bit to the "stickiness" factor.

SI