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Evandar wrote:

I think the way Metallica does it is nice. If you are a member of their fan club, you can enter a lottery along with other members and get the chance to meet them backstage (as the band would be there for days talking to fans if everyone could meet them). They've been doing this for many years, and I've seen videos of it, and the lucky few seems to be in heaven every time. 😁 Metallica themselves breaks even or makes a slight loss (at least when I was a member, some 10-11 years ago) with the fan club thing, by the way, so it's not as if they're being greedy, quite the opposite.

that sounds totally reasonable.
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Evandar wrote:

I think the way Metallica does it is nice. If you are a member of their fan club, you can enter a lottery along with other members and get the chance to meet them backstage (as the band would be there for days talking to fans if everyone could meet them). They've been doing this for many years, and I've seen videos of it, and the lucky few seems to be in heaven every time. 😁 Metallica themselves breaks even or makes a slight loss (at least when I was a member, some 10-11 years ago) with the fan club thing, by the way, so it's not as if they're being greedy, quite the opposite.

I like artists with fan clubs. They can do some pretty great things with fans.

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I'm on the fence about this. On one hand, it's exploitative. On the other, it does give there fans an opportunity they might not have otherwise. Not to mention there are plenty of musicians who can actually use the money.
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Actually in japan meeting with the band are often used as incentives to buy the artists CD. The marketing companies include redeemable coupons for meetings with the band (usually they are only brief photo op meetings though) or other swag in the CD cases. Sometimes they include different rewards for different issues of the same album so its not uncommon for people who are really into the band to buy multiple copies of the same album. Right now i think that its only the bigger bands who are doing it but as I understand its becoming more widespread.

Western labels should really start to look to the east for ideas on how to expand the music industry. I honestly think the reason that Japan is now the biggest music market is because of the incredible marketing and packaging of Japanese releases.
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Evandar wrote:

I think the way Metallica does it is nice. If you are a member of their fan club, you can enter a lottery along with other members and get the chance to meet them backstage (as the band would be there for days talking to fans if everyone could meet them). They've been doing this for many years, and I've seen videos of it, and the lucky few seems to be in heaven every time. 😁 Metallica themselves breaks even or makes a slight loss (at least when I was a member, some 10-11 years ago) with the fan club thing, by the way, so it's not as if they're being greedy, quite the opposite.

Pearl Jam has Club Ten. Members get first crack at the best seats at discounted prices, as well as other perks.

Pearl Jam has also survived for over 20 years, a lot of it on the strength of their fans. Their fans are treated very well by the band, and the same goes the other way.

If a band wanted to charge me money to meet the members, I'd not pay it. I'd rather not meet the band members at all than have to pay for the "privelege". They are people, just like we are. You show me someone who thinks they deserve to charge a fee for their fans to meet them, and I'll show you a stuck up asshole who doesn't deserve the fame that fell into their laps.
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I say, if an artist wants to do it and the fans want to pay the money, let capitalism prevail.

A more interesting question is, who would you pay the most money to meet and spend five minutes with? How much would that be worth to you?

Myself, I'd like to talk to Mark Mothersbaugh, ask him what happened between Devo and doing the music for Rugrats. I'd give him $250 for the privilege of asking him face-to-face.