Misra by the Numbers
Fri., May 12, 2006
Number of active artists: 11
Average initial pressing: 4,000-5,000
Average number of promos sent out: 1,400
Average cost of releasing a record: $7,000-$40,000
Percentage of digital sales: 15-20% of total Number of artists from Canada: 2
Number of artists from England: 2
Number of artists from Texas: 4
Number of Texas artists featuring the songwriting of Will Johnson: 3
Number of albums members of Lambchop worked on: 5
Number of CDs Michael Stipe purchased from Misra artists this year: 2
Number of sets Misra artists played during SXSW 06: 24
Number of albums featuring Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth: 2
Number of releases available on vinyl: 7
Number of artists banned from performing in Canada: 1
Number of artists banned from performing in Athens, Ga.: 1
Number of reviews on Pitchforkmedia.com: 29
Highest review score on Pitchforkmedia.com: 8.8 [Summer Hymns]
Lowest review score on Pitchforkmedia.com: 3.8 [Chris Lee's Cool Rock]
Number of Misra artists with MySpace pages: 12
Number of Will Johnson songs released on Misra: 70
Random quote from the first ever review of a Misra release, Bablicon's In a Different City: "Certainly the worst record ever made." – Melody Maker
