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# Protosong’s Indie Music Bundle Benefits Water Fund & Seattle Musicians
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/protosongs-indie-music-bundles-benefits-water-fund-seattle-musicians/
- Published: 2012-10-15T10:34:04.000Z
- Updated: 2012-10-15T10:34:04.000Z
- Description: Protosong is a creative effort by musicians to address issues of social need. They recently put together a bundle of previously unreleased songs by Seattle indie musicians as a playlist,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/10/protosongs-indie-music-bundles-benefits-water-fund-sea
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- Tags: Startups & Funding, protosong, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

[![Protosong-logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017d3cb89f11970c-150wi "Protosong-logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017d3cb89f11970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

****Protosong is a creative effort by musicians to address issues of social need. They recently put together a bundle of previously unreleased songs by Seattle indie musicians as a playlist, supporters pay what they want for the bundle and the money is split between the ODW Water Fund and the musicians. The goal is $25,000 and Wednesday October 17 is the last day to preorder your music bundle that releases October 18.**

[![Protosong-poster](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017ee42de97b970d-450wi "Protosong-poster")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e2017ee42de97b970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

[Protosong](http://protosong.com/?ref=hypebot.com) is a Seattle-based organization [developed by students](http://protosong.com/about/?ref=hypebot.com). They started off with an initial fundraising goal of $1000 in exchange for a pay-what-you-want playlist of unreleased music from local musicians:

"We created our first playlist in February 2012 under the name 'The Protosong Project.' We asked 14 small bands from our school to take a chance on a new idea and give us a song that had never been heard before. In less than three days, we raised over $1,000 and released 14 songs to everyone who paid a minimum of one dollar through a simple website. We gave every penny to the nonprofit organization charity: water, providing 50 people with sustainable access to clean water for life."

"The average amount users paid for our first playlist was $13.56, which convinced us that the 'Give back. Get music.' concept is a powerful vehicle not only for sharing great music but also for raising funds and awareness for important causes." 

With that early success, Protosong has upped the ante to $25,000 for a fresh bundle of unreleased tracks by [Seattle musicians](http://protosong.com/artists/?ref=hypebot.com) in a campaign running October 3 to 17\. Minimum donation is $1 but average donations are over $11\. Protosong will [divide the funds](http://protosong.com/faq/?ref=hypebot.com) after deducting credit card processing fees and taxes. They keep no additional funds for their own expenses.

30% is evenly distributed to the contributing artists and 70% goes to [One Day's Wages Water Fund](http://www.onedayswages.org/donate/org/odw-water-fund?ref=hypebot.com) which has a current goal of $100,000.

**So go support [Protosong](http://protosong.com/?ref=hypebot.com), help address water issues and check out some Seattle music!**

*Hypebot Senior Contributor Clyde Smith ([Twitter](http://www.twitter.com/fluxresearch?ref=hypebot.com)/[App.net](https://alpha.app.net/clydesmith?ref=hypebot.com)) blogs about music crowdfunding at [Crowdfunding For Musicians](http://www.crowdfundingformusicians.com/?ref=hypebot.com) ([@CrowdfundingM](https://twitter.com/CrowdfundingM?ref=hypebot.com)). To suggest topics for Hypebot, contact:*

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