Creative Juice

EP301: What Selling Drugs Taught Me about The Music Business


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The music industry gets compared to a lot of other industries...but have you ever heard it compared to the illicit drug market?

 

In this episode of Creative Juice, Jack and Circa twist the narrative of music business economics and draw surprising and hilarious parallels between the music industry, drugs, and black markets! Learn about the economics of the music industry and the supply and demand dynamics of both music and drugs, why artists got the short end of the stick in the Wild West of the record industry, and how big-name artists are similar to drug dealers for public consumption!

 

If you're looking to navigate the music industry and want a new way to think about the psychology of your fans, this episode will both entertain and enlighten, giving you a path to own your alternative market!

 

DISCOVER:

  1. How the Music Industry Orchestrates Demand

  2. A Crash Course In The Economics of the Music Industry

  3. What Artists Don't Understand About Markets and Sales

  4. What Similarities Exist Between Big Artists and Drug Dealers

  5. Why Artists Got Screwed in the Wild West of the Record Industry

  6. How To Understand Supply and Demand of Music vs Drugs

 

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