For months now, the COVID-19 outbreak has stifled the crowdfunding market as artists tried to figure out what their business model was, when touring might resume, and whether physical rewards for campaigns could even be produced. While crowdfunding is […]
Being a devotee of fairly obscure acts in a relatively obscure genre, one thing I get asked regularly when I share these columns on social media is “Where do you even find these bands?” The answer, as with the people […]
I have been intending to do a full Bandcamp feature since this column began, but never got around to it for the very reason I am getting to it this week: There were always other, time-limited projects that were going […]
Two things initially drew me to direct-to-fan sites of the early days of the internet and eventually to crowdfunding. The first was the sense of community with the artists I loved. With no label between you and them, artists had […]
This is a column that almost wasn’t. In the wake of the past week of protests and calls for racial justice, it almost felt frivolous to me to write about crowdfunding music projects. But as I spent the week processing […]
Just as some states are starting to slowly open restaurants, salons, and other services, crowdfunding campaigns are starting to come back as well. While, with the exception of the suddenly exploding Patreon, crowdfunding is nowhere near its pre-COVID levels, there […]
If you’re like me, your social media feed is probably full of artists doing Facebook or Instagram livestreamed “virtual concerts” to keep busy and hopefully generate some tips and merchandise sales while they can’t tour. But the concert industry supports […]
When touring stopped in March due to COVID-19 distancing precautions, I expected crowdfunding campaigns to skyrocket. With artists unable to tour, it seemed to make sense they’d focus on album fundraising. However, while Patreon has seen an uptick in music […]
As the COVID-19 quarantine continues to keep musicians and fans homebound, artists are looking for alternative ways to keep their revenue stream going until they can resume touring. This is causing some to turn to, or in some cases increase […]
The leader in the clubhouse for the most used phrase of 2020 is “social distancing.” The polite way of saying “stay in your house so you don’t spread COVID-19 to your friends,” social distancing has also had a devastating effect […]
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