UK producer Primary 1 is taking the phrase "quit while you're ahead" to a whole new level.
Today’s Morning Tabs are rather spare, with a look at apps as a tool for fan engagement, an artist “killing off” his persona right on the eve of his album’s release, and another story of one artist asking for (and receiving) help from her fans. [click to continue…]
Crowdsourcing and crowdfunding can be a huge part of a rising musician’s business model. Whether you’re trying to raise money for a single, an album, a European tour, a music video, or literally anything else, crowdfunding can make that happen if you do it right.
And thanks to Rockethub’s newly launched community site, that’s about to get a lot easier. [click to continue…]
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From www.clubdevo.com
Last week, Devo Inc. announced via YouTube the results of the Devo Song Study, in which fans listened to 30-second snippets of 17 new Devo songs and determined which 12 will be included on Something For Everybody, the band’s first new album in 20 years .
And by announced, we mean uploaded video of a mock press conference in which Gerald Casale and Mark Mothersbaugh read the song titles off the back of a stuffed wallaby via satellite. [click to continue…]
You can crowdsource anything these days. Musical collaborations, production projects, your next house party’s playlist, literally anything you want. Advice included.
On Reddit, for example, a guy managed to scrape together $500 to put toward marketing his band, but didn’t know what to spend it on. The trusty members of the site’s We Are the Music Makers community chimed in, and here are their three best responses: [click to continue…]
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