Amazon Expands Payments For Other Sites, Challenges PayPal and Emerging Payment Services
Amazon's new "Login and Pay with Amazon" service is a combination of other Amazon payment services with usage available through an API. This means Amazon Payments will be more readily. Continue reading
A PledgeMusic Campaign That Was More About Community Building Than Funding
Mindy Gledhill is a singer/songwriter who began releasing her albums independently after an initial label release. For her fourth album, "Pocketful of Poetry," Gledhill decided to conduct a PledgeMusic campaign.. 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
Australian Crowdfunding Site Pozible Launches In U.S. As Kickstarter Enters Canada
Innovative Australian crowdfunding site Pozible, which has supported many successful music campaigns, is now open for business in the States while Kickstarter is now open in Canada with Australia and. Continue reading
5 Tips For Keeping Your Music Gear Safe On Tour
Ari Herstand tells an all too common story of having his music gear ripped off and then goes on to share a series of tips for keeping your gear safe.. Continue reading
Trent Reznor Dismisses DIY, Ridicules Musicians Shaking Their Cups For Scraps
In a fairly revealing interview with Spin, Trent Reznor reminds us of why it's often dangerous to turn musicians into ideological symbols. Reznor has had a strong association with DIY. Continue reading
Getting It Done: The Week In D.I.Y. & Indie Music
Steve Aoki's Manager On Getting Famous Online: Stop Promoting and Start Entertaining Music Marketing With Facebook's New Shared Photo Albums DIY Jazz Artist Carsie Blanton Shifts Sound To Seduce Listeners. Continue reading
DIY Jazz Artist Carsie Blanton Shifts Sound To Seduce Listeners On Kickstarter
Ian Anderson is the co-author of "100 Music Kickstarters to Learn From" on LaunchAndRelease.com. 75% of all music Kickstarters raise less than $10,000, according to Kickstarter. Carsie Blanton raised $9,232. Continue reading
Best Music Writing Series Raises $17K On Kickstarter Then Pulls A Disappearing Act [Updated]
Da Capo's Best American Music Writing series ended in 2011. But the support to keep it going was so strong that editor Daphne Carr founded Feedback Press to continue the. Continue reading
Don’t Let Criticisms Of Music Crowdfunding Stand In Your Way
Though a variety of people, some of them undoubtedly well-intentioned, have criticized music crowdfunding over the last few years, their criticisms generally fall flat. Ranging from namecalling to misrepresenting financial. Continue reading
