Trent Reznor, the brains behind popular rock/electronic group Nine Inch Nails, released his latest Cd, Ghosts I-IV, on Sunday.
The Cd, currently available only through a download on the band's website , is being released by one of the many new ways that artists are trying to get their content out to their wide ranging audience without the help of a giant media label [Reznor used to be under the Interscope Records label].
Because Reznor had a little bit more free space to work with since he wasn't attached to a record label, there are a variety of options available to his fans for his new album. The songs, 36 in all, are available for $5 download or fans can download the first 9 for free. For those feeling extra saucy, Reznor added in deluxe packages - the highest being $300 and including the tracks on Vinyl as well as Reznor's autograph.
One report has shown that all of the 2,500 deluxe packages have already sold out, meaning from the deluxe packages alone, NIN has grossed $750,000. One could only assume that with the additional downloads the band has already made over a million dollars - - and not a penny goes to a giant label.
Although NIN has been around for over 10 years, the band's eye-popping figures might soon catch on and encourage bands all over to drop their major record labels and become independent once again.
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