Crowdfunding Campaign News

Jason Parker Quartet to Record Tribute to Nick Drake via Kickstarter

Source: Jason Parker
November 15, 2010

The Jason Parker Quartet, one of Seattle's up-and-coming jazz bands, is heading into the studio on December 26th to record a tribute to Nick Drake. “Five Leaves Left: A Jazz Tribute to Nick Drake" is a unique concept in that it is a remaking, song by song, of the British singer-songwriter's debut album. Rather than take a retrospective look at music from throughout Drake's career, Parker has chosen to focus on only the songs from the one album. He has ...

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Award-Winning Composer Rob Mosher's Fundraising Concert Monday, Nov. 15 Towards Recording His "31 Chorales" Kickstarter Project

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
November 11, 2010

AWARD-WINNING COMPOSER ROB MOSHER'S FUNDRAISING CONCERT MONDAY, NOV. 15 TOWARDS RECORDING HIS “31 CHORALES" KICKSTARTER PROJECT Mosher Creates Bach-Style 31 Chorales in 31 Days in Celebration of His 31st Birthday In Midst of Raising $3,100 through Kickstarter.com to Record the Music “A gifted composer who offers a fresh and updated approach." —All About Jazz “Mosher does for music what Renoir has done for art." —JazzReview.com Award-winning composer and soprano saxophonist Rob Mosher will hold a fundraising concert for his 31-Chorales ...

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Why the Opportunities on Kickstarter Are Real

Source: HypeBot
November 3, 2010

This is part two of my interview segment with Yancey Strickler, who is the co-founder of Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform for creativity. In this section, Strickler talks about his optimism for the future of music, why he and his staff don't even use the word crowdfunding, and how the $20 million that people have contibuted to projects has created real opportunities. Hypebot: Not long ago, buying an album, a t-shirt, or concert ticket constituted as the only points of entry ...

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4 Essential Elements to a Kickstarter Campaign

Source: HypeBot
November 2, 2010

Recently, I spoke with Yancey Strickler, who is the co-founder of Kickstarter, a crowdfunding platform for creativity. In this interview, Strickler talks about moving past a one-size fits all model for financing creativity, how pull marketing models relate to Kickstarter, and why fan-funding encourages fans to become more active particiapants in their cultural lives. Hypebot: In the traditional record industry, a one-size-fits-all paradigm existed.  How does crowdfunding disrupt the one-size-fits-all paradigm of financing the production of recorded music? Being that ...

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Pirate Bay Documentary Funded Through Kickstarter

Source: HypeBot
October 27, 2010

The Pirate Bay documentary has received full funding through Kickstarter. They received $51,434 from 1737 backers, adding up to $29 per backer. With an initial goal of $25,000 to fund a professional editing staff and studio, the filmmaker behind the campaign exceeded all expectations by 104%. Over the course of one month, 400,000 visitors from more than 170 countries checked out the campaign. Asked why a filmmaker would want to make a film about an organization that is undercutting his ...

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Mike Baggetta, NYC Guitarist, CD Opportunity on Kickstarter

Source: Michael Ricci
June 11, 2010

A message from Mike Baggetta: I'm trying to raise funds for my latest project, reissuing 'Canto' my first recording of solo prepared guitar music! Come help out, get rewards for pledging any dollar amount you can, and be a part of it on Kickstarter! Here's the link to pledge or grab the widget:

Visit the link above and pledge your support (whatever you can!) and check out the project related rewards for pledging. I've always felt that this album ...

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