The reason Grizzly Bear isn’t making money is cause they aren’t taking advantage of many of the smart moves bands do to make money today. There is so merch, upselling or pre-orders for their music. We also have no idea how much they are giving to management, booking, label, lawyer, etc. I wrote a longer piece about this below. But is you have numerous people taking 10-15% of your profits there isn’t much left for you. http://musformation.com/the-hidden-details-of-the-grizzly-bear-poverty-debate/
The reason Grizzly Bear isn’t making money is cause they aren’t taking advantage of many of the smart moves bands do to make money today. There is so merch, upselling or pre-orders for their music. We also have no idea how much they are giving to management, booking, label, lawyer, etc. I wrote a longer piece about this below. But is you have numerous people taking 10-15% of your profits there isn’t much left for you. http://musformation.com/the-hidden-details-of-the-grizzly-bear-poverty-debate/