fuzmeister: Financing Creativity
A second quick note with regard to recent happenings - I've been trying to work out the financials for finishing up my new record. It's been completely tracked and mixed for the last month, but sitting dormant as I try to figure out the business end of things.
I guess I'm curious how people generally self-fund these sort of things. I used crowdfunding for my last album, but I couldn't escape a sense of grime from essentially asking people for donations. Maybe I'm too proud.
Truthfully I have no interest in being part of the music-making machine either, so I don't think trying to hook up with a small, independent label for distribution and finalizing the album would do me any good. I also don't have any delusions of grandeur in thinking I've even be something some company would be interested in as a product.
I guess I thought I'd have this figured out better by this point in my life, but this is the part of music I hate the most. Unfortunately, it's a necessary evil if you want people to actually hear what you've poured your heart and soul into... it's incredibly frustrating though to have worked so hard and not gotten very far in what you're able to do on your own.
Tags (beta): music
A second quick note with regard to recent happenings - I've been trying to work out the financials for finishing up my new record. It's been completely tracked and mixed for the last month, but sitting dormant as I try to figure out the business end of things.
I guess I'm curious how people generally self-fund these sort of things. I used crowdfunding for my last album, but I couldn't escape a sense of grime from essentially asking people for donations. Maybe I'm too proud.
Truthfully I have no interest in being part of the music-making machine either, so I don't think trying to hook up with a small, independent label for distribution and finalizing the album would do me any good. I also don't have any delusions of grandeur in thinking I've even be something some company would be interested in as a product.
I guess I thought I'd have this figured out better by this point in my life, but this is the part of music I hate the most. Unfortunately, it's a necessary evil if you want people to actually hear what you've poured your heart and soul into... it's incredibly frustrating though to have worked so hard and not gotten very far in what you're able to do on your own.
Tags (beta): music
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Basic goal is a thank you. This is the only one that is a straight donation.
Next goal - receives an album at a discount. They also get a thank you note inside.
Next goal - Album with download links to bonus tracks
Next goal- Album with download links to bonus tracks AND...
Having a said THAT...
Why is an album is necessary? If the goal is to get your work in front of people, use YouTube. Build an audience online. Create a Patreon account and promote it.