[Use of Live Houses by Overseas Musicians in Japan]
The Japanese music market is very large, and there are many overseas artists who make strategies targeting Japan.
Of course, live music clubs are included in this category, and foreign artists often contact us directly by email to ask if they would like to perform.
Unfortunately, Japanese people are not used to communicating in foreign languages, and many of them do not appear on stage.
Japanese people are not used to foreigners, but they are not exclusive. Please approach positively.
[Revenues from Live Houses]
Also, Japan is suitable for selling original songs. To put it differently, they don't appreciate playing songs by existing famous artists. You and your band's original songs are appreciated. Many people buy CDs and original goods containing these songs when they are sold at the venue.
About 20 CDs priced at 2,000 yen were sold for 60,000 yen for 1 live performance. The unit price of the original goods was 2,000 yen, and 10 pieces were sold for 20,000 yen. The total is 80,000 yen. This level of sales is not so difficult.
If you stay for 1 week and perform live 5 times, the sales will be 5 times and it will be 400,000 yen.
The foreign indie artists I have actually seen earn more than 1 million yen for a stay of about 1 week.
Japanese people still have a strong desire to buy. I would like you to use this system.
[The best country for band sales]
In Japan, band music can become a big business. For example, in Japan's neighboring country, Korea, band sales from indies to majors are small. In other countries, bands often play existing songs by famous artists at restaurants for tourists. However, in Japan, there is great value in a band that plays original music, and I would like the group that aims for this to actively utilize it.
[Between you and me!]
It's a strange expression, but Japanese are weak against foreigners. You don't have many opportunities to meet foreigners, so just being a foreigner creates great value for you. Make the most of this value!
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