Last night, Geoff Barrow suggested that he’s received just £1700 income after tax from around 34,000,000 streams across various platforms.
Barrow named Spotify, Youtube and Apple in a series of tweets about the issue last night. He also insinuated that Universal Music Group were “especially” responsible for selling music he’s worked on “so cheaply”.
Barrow is a member of Portishead and BEAK>, and he runs the record label Invada. He also composed the Ex Machina soundtrack with Ben Salisbury. The soundtrack was released earlier this year via Invada.
Read some of Barrow’s tweets below.
34,000,000 streams Income After tax = £1700 Thank U @apple @YouTube @Spotify especially @UMG_News for selling our music so cheaply.
— Geoff Barrow (@jetfury) April 13, 2015
That’s a rough estimate of my income from the streams
— Geoff Barrow (@jetfury) April 13, 2015
Sorry seems like my tweet has hit a nerve! that’s a rough estimate but it’s not far off When is this madness going to stop?
— Geoff Barrow (@jetfury) April 13, 2015
I’ve got nothing against streaming a record But I’ve got a lot against people giving my work away for free
— Geoff Barrow (@jetfury) April 13, 2015
