Rockband network is not going to make you rich

• you have to pay $100 a year to be in the network
• you can sell from 50 cents to $3 but face it no ones is going to pay more than 50 cents for community music 
• you get 30% of that 50 cents which is 15 cents in your pocket
  
• you'd have to sell one song 667 times to make back your $100 investment, or sell 667 different songs once
• the only way  you would actual make money on it is if you own the copyright to a hell of a lot of songs
  

• you have to pay $100 a year to be in the network
• you can sell from 50 cents to $3 but face it no ones is going to pay more than 50 cents for community music 
• you get 30% of that 50 cents which is 15 cents in your pocket
  
• you'd have to sell one song 667 times to make back your $100 investment, or sell 667 different songs once
• the only way  you would actual make money on it is if you own the copyright to a hell of a lot of songs
  

Imagine selling a whole album of that amount. That would make for some nice pocket change.

And the selling point of becoming rich isn't selling it through RBN, but having another fresh outlet to get your music out there easily to the public.

Pessimist much, dude this will be a great feature that will let indie artists get songs to the Rock Band community. And for a good song I'd pay $3.00!

It's cheap advertising. This is a dream come true for any music artist really.

I don't think anyone thought they were going to make millions of dollars by selling music on the Rockband network...It's mostly about getting your name out there.

I don't think you're really getting the point...

can someone inform me what rock band network is? i never heard of this. it sounds like a way of people who made rock band more money.

yes there's advertising but it is a business in the end

You only get 30%?! Seriously? Not only do you have to make all of the note tracks, the background stage performances, and, assuming you're an indie band and not just some publisher, actually perform all of the music? Sounds like the artists aren't getting a fair cut.

30% is what you get
35% to harmonix
35% to Microsoft

The point isn't to make you rich.  It's to get your band out there, and have a bit of fun in the process.  I personally think it would be a cool experience to have some of my music online for people to play to around the world.

Some indie artists (bradsucks for one) are offering to give up their masters to have people create tracks for them, that's kinda neat.

You only get 30%??? What the fuck it's not Harmonix's song. Assholes.

The potential isnt to make money on Rockband Network, its to have a fanbase to allow you to progress out from it and make money there.