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Crowdfunding: Am I A Douche Bag For Doing It?

Posted: Nov 18, 2019

Category: Fundraising

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**Guest post written by Tom Jordan, originally featured on The Legit Musician blog.

 

Tom Jordan - Crowdfunding Douche Bag


"Unfortunately, many bands often shy away from sites like gofundme and Kickstarter, because of the way they’ve been misused by others. Many artists fear that they’ll look like beggars or scam artists, taking advantage of people. How does one ask people for money without sounding like a huge dick?"

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4 Fantastic Crowdfunding Platforms for Musicians

Posted: Mar 25, 2019

Category: Fundraising

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**Guest post written by Jennifer Hughes, staff writer at Know Your Instrument and enjoyer of traveling to new/obscure places and checking out new indie bands.

 

4 Crowdfunding Platforms


"Independent musicians often don’t have enough money to spend for renting rehearsal spaces and studios, paying graphic artists and photographers for album art, hiring professionals for music production and promotions, touring and the like. When a crowdfunding campaign is done right, it could help musicians get the exposure and the backers they need for their venture."

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Record Labels Are Dead

Posted: Jul 31, 2017

Category: The Musician Business

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**Guest post by Vinnie Hines of Artist Collective.

 

Record Labels Are Dead - Artist Collective
"For ages, there’s been a cliché dream for any would-be musician...You’re immediately bombarded by these different suits throwing you offers from every record label you could think of, and finally, you’ve made it. You’re “signed...It’s all bullshit.”

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The Best Way To Get New People To Listen To Your Music Is Not About Giving It Away…

Posted: Aug 5, 2013

Category: Promotion

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**Guest post by Mike Vial as featured in his blog. 

 

"The fact that it’s free or crowdfunded shouldn’t be the story; those are footnotes to the actual story, a story about the music."

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