Tag: kickstarter

Live Nation, Universal Music, WME Invest In Doppler Labs

Increasingly mainstream music organizations are placing relatively small bets on music-related technology startups. Doppler Labs is not the first foray into music tech for investors Live Nation, Universal Music Group or William Morris.

Bruce Houghton on 06/23/2015 in Music Tech | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Active listening, Apple Inc., Attorney general, concert, Connecticut, kickstarter, live, Live Nation Entertainment, Universal Music Group, William Morris Endeavor

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GETTING IT DONE – The Week In D.I.Y and Indie Music: Apple Music • ReverbNation • Grammys • More

Getting started on the new Apple Music service and its CONNECT artist social and D2F platform were among the most read posts this week on Hypebot. ReverbNation also launched and. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/13/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: American Idol, Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, Apple Inc., Arcade Fire, Grammy Award, IOS, iTunes, kickstarter, Twitter, YouTube

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13 Ways To Launch A Successful Music Kickstarter Campaign

In my quest to curb financial devastation of credit card interest in a month of not many gigs,I have decided to launch a kickstarter to raise $10,000 for my new. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/10/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 8664, Atlanta, Audio file format, Audio signal processing, Coca-Cola, Do it yourself, Facebook, IPhone, kickstarter, Sonicbids

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A Musician’s Guide To PledgeMusic: How To Run A Campaign For Your Upcoming Album

I’m now thirty days into a PledgeMusic campaign to fund my first new album in five years. The following article combines my own thoughts on building and running a (hopefully) successful. Continue reading

Guest Post on 06/02/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (1)

Tags: American Broadcasting Company, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Baltimore, Carbon monoxide, Crowdsourcing, Indiegogo, kickstarter, music industry, PledgeMusic, record label

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PledgeMusic Names Scott Hueston Head Of Artist Solutions

Direct to fan presale platform PledgeMusic continues to expand its team with the appointment of Scott Hueston as Head of Artist Solutions, North America. Previously Hueston was GM at Wicked Cool. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 04/21/2015 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Artist, Crowd funding, kickstarter, Moby, North America, PledgeMusic, The Chemical Brothers, The Raconteurs, The White Stripes, United Kingdom

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Mad Genius Radio Meets Kickstarter Goal Well Ahead Of Deadline

The subscription-based internet radio service, Mad Genius Radio, launched a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of raising enough funds to take the service public. Not only did they reach their goal,. Continue reading

Guest Post on 03/09/2015 in Music Business | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: 20 minutes (France), A Clockwork Orange, Andrew Loog Oldham, Anthony Burgess, Internet radio, kickstarter, Television station, The Members, The Rolling Stones, United States

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Patreon Donors Gave $10 Million To Musicians and Creators In 2014

2014 should, in part, be remembered as the year that the Renaissance concept of patronage of the arts returned with a digtial twist. In an email to users, Patreon revealed that. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 12/30/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: Android (operating system), ArtistShare, Berklee College of Music, Indiegogo, IOS, kickstarter, Light-emitting diode, Mobile app, PledgeMusic, Spotify

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Guide to Music Crowdfunding – Part 1: Fans with Benefits

By Bryan Kim on Bryan Kim This post is the first in a multi-part series on executing an optimal music crowdfunding campaign, gathered from my hands-on experience at Think Steady Inc. I’ll share a. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/27/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (2)

Tags: Crowd funding, Hacker News, IPhone, iTunes, kickstarter, Napster, October 2012, SF MusicTech Summit

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Rocket Fuel – What can a new Platform add to the world of Crowd-funding?

The Crowd-funding market is pretty well saturated these days, but there's always room for innovation and improvemet, right? The folks at Rocket Fuel seem to think so – and perhaps. Continue reading

Guest Post on 10/21/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ArtistShare, crowdfunding, EquityNet, Fundageek, FundRazr, Indiegogo, kickstarter, RocketHub

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Tim Fite’s iBeenHACKED Project Shows How You Can Work Locally With A Global Reach

Tim Fite is an interesting multimedia artist whose work involves a lot of performance elements including songwriting and music videos as well as performance art and teaching. His current project,. Continue reading

admin on 09/11/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: ANTI-, Fite, kickstarter, New York, Silicon Valley, Tim Fite, WindowShop, YouTube

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Kickstarter Introduces Creator Handbook

5 years in, Kickstarter has introduced a guide to launching effective crowdfunding campaigns. "It’s your one-stop guide to designing a solid Kickstarter project, presenting it effectively, finding backers, and delivering. Continue reading

Bruce Houghton on 06/10/2014 in D.I.Y. | Permalink | Comments (0)

Tags: crowdfunding, Indiegogo, kickstarter, LeVar Burton, Project, Reading Rainbow, Television film, Yancey Strickler

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