Bitcoin x Music: First Bitcoin Jukebox App Debuts, Crowdfunding Site Pozible Accepts Bitcoin
Bitcoin, a virtual currency that's pushed the alternative currency movement into high gear, continues its unpredictable growth towards toddlerhood with periodic bumps into the world of music. Beatcoin debuted at. Continue reading
Kickstarter Hits Crowdfunding Milestones but Successful Music Projects Lag
Five million backers have successfully funded more than 50,000 projects on Kickstarter, the company has announced, cementing their place as the world’s top crowdfunding platform. Projects on Kickstarter have a 43.8%. Continue reading
Statistics Can Predict Your Kickstarter’s Success Within The First 36 Hours
A group of respected statisticians say that they can predict the success of a new Kickstarter with 84% accuracy with 36 hours of it's launch. Resarchers at Éccole Polytechnique Fédérale. Continue reading
10 Myths of Music Crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is still relatively new but already many myths are in place. Indiegogo recently created "Ten Myths of Crowdfunding," a free download addressing major misconceptions related to crowdfunding as a. 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
Vinyl News: New Promo Site, Vinyl Crowdfunding, Turn Your Ashes Into Vinyl?
Vinyl continues to be a growing music industry niche that refuses to bow to the propaganda of technological determinism. New Vinyl Release is a new site for promoting such activity.. 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
Importance Of The JOBS Act To Record Labels
By Miguel de Braganca from Berklee College of Music's Music Business Journal. The largest providers of capital in the music business, the major record labels, have been devastated over the. Continue reading
MusicThinkTank Weekly Recap: Solving the Symphony Crisis & More
Where The Music Industry Thinks Out Loud Jon Ostrow & Ariel Hyatt: The #1 Reason Why Your Facebook Page Isn’t Growing (And 5 others too) IndieAmbassador.com: A Musicianʼs Mini-Guide to Crowdfunding –. Continue reading
