I’ve never thought MTV or VIVA could perceive excellent music even if they had it right under their nose. But hey, I’m surprised, Amycanbe is played on both channels with their video “Everywhere”…
Catself is busy working on her album. I talked to her last week to hear how album production is progressing. She tells us who will work with her on the album, about her support of Talentcast team and her further plans …
I’ve discovered Phil Lomac on SellaBand quite a while ago. Now we’ve managed to get our interview done. And I’m happy about that … because his music is really worth supporting. So don’t let him down with his music project … he really deserves to get our support …
Today I’m going to start 50K MUSIC Weekly Radar to provide you with the latest news about independent music and (fan-funding) music business in a nutshell.
It’s been two weeks ago when Agnieszka Holm, better known as Catself, reached her funding goal on SellaBand. It took her almost two and a half years to raise 40,000 €. But finally her hard work has payed off. She found 849 true believers and a lot more fans on SellaBand I think. And she
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His fans are impatiently awaiting his upcoming album. Cubworld financed the second album as well as his first one “Step Lightly Create Out Loud” with the support of his believers on SellaBand. I talked to him about his plans for 2011…
And here comes the third and last part of this week’s Promising Newcomers series – Lillith from the far north of Norway with their Alternative Rock made my day when I listened to their music the first time. Check them out and find out yourself…
…I consider this to be one of the biggest understatements I ever heard. And if you listen to their songs you will surely understand what I mean. It’s time for part two of this week’s promising newcomers: Please welcome ANEKE with awesome Rock from Poland …
My Awesome Mixtape have just joined SellaBand with a mix of Alternative, HipHop and Electronica. And they are quite successful so far. With over 1,000 € raised in a little bit more than three weeks they’re on a good way I think. I talked to them to introduce them to you…
Jonathan Davis, singer of the nu-metal heroes KoЯn, has joined SellaBand to fund 75k EUR for a Live DVD. Davis played a phenomenal show on his „Alone I Play“ solo tour on June 16th, 2008 at the legendary Union Chapel in London which got recorded in HD quality. The DVD will also contain some extensive
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SellaBand filed for bankruptcy in February this year, ForMyBand, a German competitor, is in liquidation since 1st January 2010. Is this the end of the fan funding hype? Wired named a few reasons why it went wrong for SellaBand: the reliance on CD and album, the lack of promoting and marketing the music, no effectiveness
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At the beginning of last week SellaBand has shocked Artists, Believers and everyone who is involved and interested in music crowdfunding business when they filed for bankruptcy. But shortly, after the dust has settled, it emerged that German investors would buy SellaBand and rescue the first company ever made fan funding a business model. After
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