I know I promised to publish a Weekly Radar every week … but it turned out to be a little bit difficult to find the time every week. I will write it as regularly as possible. First I’d like to introduce PickTheBand.com to you, a so called fan run label. Sponsored by a big headphone
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Finally it’s done! Issue #16 of 50K MUSIC MAG is out after a long period of silence. Enjoy reading about Alex Highton, The Subways, Cornershop and a lot more. Also I have included the two interviews with fan-funding platform founders Benji Rogers (Pledgemusic) and Peter Sorgenfrei (Crowdbands).
A few weeks ago I digged a little deeper into Pledgemusic‘s portfolio and found some interesting projects to follow and pledge. One of these was the upcoming album of UK based alternative rockers The Subways. Billy Lunn (vocals, guitar) answered a few questions about their experience with Pledgemusic, involving fans in a new way and
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Over the last few weeks Pledgemusic attracted attention with projects of some well-known musicians like Cornershop, Dave McPherson and The Subways. I asked them for an interview and Benji Rogers, one of the co-founders, provides us with a deep insight into Pledgemusic’s corporate philosophy…
Crazy times on Pledgemusic or a well arranged promo campaign of big labels? Is this still Indie or does it hurt already?
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