Crowdfunding has become big enough that even Grammy-nominated artists are getting in on the action, chasing the ever-shrinking market for physical media to one of the last places it is still a viable commodity. But while artists like John Prine […]
As the old saying goes, nature abhors a vacuum, and that has certainly been the case in the crowdfunding world. The temporary (maybe) loss of PledgeMusic has led to a boom on other crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo, with […]
With dozens of new crowdfunding campaigns launching each week, it can be difficult for a young band to get enough notice beyond their core fanbase to make a campaign successful. One tactic used by young artists to stand out is […]
Crowdfunding doesn’t often find its way into the news and, when it does, it’s usually a television or technology project instead of a music one. Unfortunately, music crowdfunding’s time in the spotlight this month has not been a positive one. […]
If you play crowdfunding word association with most people, the first answer you’d get back is likely “Kickstarter.” The second, particularly if they are consumers of crowdfunded music, is “PledgeMusic.” But both those sites were predated by a little site […]
One of the fastest growing crowdfunding platforms is also one of the youngest. Patreon, founded in 2013, has over 50,000 “creators” utilizing their platform, but compared to other platforms like Kickstarter or PledgeMusic, a very small percentage of them are […]
The end of a year is always a time of reflection on the past, which is why pretty much every music publication has been running some variant on the Best of 2018 for the last three weeks. A column dedicated […]
Sometimes when I’m pulling new crowdfunding campaigns to feature in this column, I have to ask myself, “Is this roots enough for a roots publication?” While some campaigns are easy to weed (the new Behemoth campaign is right out), the […]
Once I’ve featured a campaign here on Crowdfunding Radar, I usually don’t think about it again until the release date, under the theory that you’ve already seen it and bought in if you’re interested. But before I get into the […]
Despite the best efforts of my local big box store, which has been playing Christmas music since mid-October, to start it early, the holiday season now is officially upon us. This time of year sees an uptick in crowdfunding campaigns, […]
