I've heard that bands get a higher profit margin from merch than their actual music. Any truth to that? (I ask because, if true, you're doing a big favor to bands!)
1. Show them technology they can't (or haven't made themselves)
2. Build a team that has a history of making the industry money - my co-founder was the first person to sell rock shirts in mass retail (read: $$$)
3. Make something artists want.