A digital world in which musicians can monetize their music in a variety of ways is gradually emerging in bits and pieces. Lots of promising developments are occurring in music ecommerce including TuneCore’s YouTube Money, GeoRiot’s Relative Conversion Score (whose… Continue Reading
The heart of crowdfunding and other forms of fan funding is a direct relationship between musicians and fans. You may have other sources of support but your relationship to your fans is key. Keep in mind that crowdfunding campaigns that… Continue Reading
By Jody Quine who has a new EP called “Seven” featuring the single “Come Back Home.” Connect with her on Facebook. As a vocalist and co-writer for 3 very cool electronic projects, Balligomingo, Sleepthief and now DJ Ryan Farish, I have had songs on… Continue Reading
Guest Post by Musician and Marketing Consultant Solveig Whittle (@shadesofsolveig). A few weeks ago I attended an inspiring CD release party for the Aury Moore Band‘s new CD, Here I Am. The AMB is a female-fronted indie Seattle rock band… Continue Reading
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[Originally published at Hypebot in August, 2012.] Rock band Murder By Death recently achieved the honor of having the third highest funded Kickstarter music campaign after Amanda Palmer and Five Iron Frenzy. Exceeding their $100,000 goal, their final pledge total… Continue Reading
Slowly getting back into action here at Crowdfunding For Musicians. I’m going to intersperse the Launch & Release weekly roundups with my upcoming posts until I’m caught up. 12/15 Could This Band’s Kickstarter Have Raised More? I realize the… Continue Reading
Today we introduce a new feature at Crowdfunding For Musicians, a weekly roundup of the Kickstarter campaign analysis posts from Launch & Release. 12/08 Your Music Kickstarter Recording Budget Know your album budget inside and out before trying to… Continue Reading
First Music Crowdfunding Panel at noisy Musicworld [Guest post by Mario Putzar founder of 50K MUSIC, an online mag that supports crowdfunded independent music.] Last Friday at noisy Musicworld a group of crowdfunding experts met in two panels to discuss… Continue Reading
Katie Powderly: Slips of the Tongue Campaign Video Carell Casey recently talked with musicians from Madison, Wisconsin about their crowdfunding experiences in a post titled: Kickstarter is Punk as F*ck: Crowd funding in a DIY world. Except for some initial… Continue Reading
