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# Study Suggest That You Need Label Help To Cross Music’s “Obscurity Line”
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/study-says-you-need-a-label-needed-to-cross-musics-obscurity-line/
- Published: 2010-01-19T04:53:00.000Z
- Updated: 2010-01-19T04:53:00.000Z
- Description: "In 2008 there were 1500 releases that sold over 10,000 album units. Out of that there were only 227 of them that were artists that had broken 10,000 for the. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2010/01/study-says-you-need-a-label-needed-to-cross-musics-obscurity-line.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Indie Music, Major Labels, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:03

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**– Tom Silverman**   
  
of Tommy Boy Entertainment and [The New Music Seminar](https://www.hypebot.com/new-music-seminar-comes-to-la-february-2nd/) in an interview on [Musician's Coaching](http://musiciancoaching.com/music-business/state-of-the-music-industry-pt-1/?ref=hypebot.com).

Tom will be releasing the 2009 stat sat the LA New Music Seminar on February 2nd.