Using Kickstarter To Raise Money
Lately, it seems that phrases like “direct-to-fan” and “fan funding” have been echoing off the walls. In the last few years, artists like Trent Reznor and Radiohead have pioneered a new kind of...
View ArticleKickstarter: Fresh Money by a Deadline
Kickstarter, a for-profit company that started in April 2009, broke into the “crowdfunding” market with a new take on financing projects in music, film, art,…
View ArticleAmanda Palmer’s Prowess
Amanda Palmer, a punk cabaret singer and one of the most productive users of social media today, has set a new record for the highest…
View ArticleCrowdfunding’s Logic
Crowdfunding is quickly becoming a useful alternative for musicians looking to pay for the production and distribution of their albums and concert tours. As will…
View ArticleThe JOBS Act and the Music Business
In 1997, the British band Marillon was able to raise $60,000 to finance their US tour through an Internet campaign. Since then, funding music projects…
View ArticleMusic and Equity Crowdfunding
Over the last fifteen years, since the advent of the worldwide web, there has been a revolution in the world of finance. More money is…
View ArticleUnderstanding Crowdfunding
Musicians, artists, and music business entrepreneurs need cash to start a project and nurture it to fruition. They are hardly unique in this respect,…
View ArticleTalent, Fans, and Equity Stakes
The Internet has been a catalyst for the democratization of creativity in art. The low-cost, high-reach communication tools it affords its users have allowed creators…
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