When Asked To Play For Free These Musicians Had Sharp Comebacks
From Let Me See Your Package, the blog of custom CD/DVD manufacturer United Manufacturing. Whether you’re a seasoned musician or a new one trying to jumpstart a career, I’m pretty. Continue reading
The Week In Music Commentary
Jeff Price: Why Musicians Make Little While Music Services and Distributors Make Billions Amanda Palmer: On Sinead (2X) On Miley On Being A Women In The Music Industry Thom Yorke:. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer On Sinead (2X) On Miley On Being A Women In The Music Industry
"It’s a Chinese finger trap that reflects the basic problems of our women-times: we’re either scolded for looking sexy or we’re scolded for not playing the game." Will this verbal. Continue reading
Kevin Spacey On Stopping Piracy: Give The Fans What They Want
Kevin Spacey gave a speech at the International Television Festival in Edinburgh late last month with a big focus on the implications of Netflix's "House of Cards" for the tv. Continue reading
Patreon Receives $2.1 Million In Funding, Jack Conte Currently Supported At $6,153 Per Video
Yesterday news hit that Patreon, Jack Conte's innovative and highly successful patronage platform, received a funding round of $2.1 million. It's another level of validation for the recently launched site. Continue reading
WeDemand! Tackles The Uphill Battle To Establish Concert Crowdfunding In The States
Queremos! is a music concert crowdfunding platform developed in Brazil that debuted in the U.S. last fall. Since then the U.S. site and parent company have been renamed WeDemand! and. Continue reading
A Musicianʼs Mini-Guide to Crowdfunding – What Platform Is Right For You?
In 2012, many musicians used crowdfunding sites to try and create albums or finance other creative projects. With the various sites available, you may wonder what the differences between the. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer’s Lessons For Musicians Too Uncomfortable To Ask Their Fans For Money
By Levi James (@launchrelease) of music crowdfunding blog Launch + Release. At the 5:55 minute mark of Amanda Palmer’s now legendary TED talk, I actually teared up a bit. I. Continue reading
Mike Masnick On Amanda Palmer’s TED Talk: Don’t Make People Pay For Music, Let Them
By Mike Masnick of Techdirt. There's been so much talk about Amanda Palmer's TED talk this week, that the folks at TED rushed to get the video edited and up. Continue reading
Amanda Palmer Requests Volunteer Musicians, Chaotic Discourse Ensues
For her current tour, Amanda Palmer put out a call for volunteer musicians to "hop up on stage with us for a couple of tunes." This request led to widespread. Continue reading
