Chuck D helps SellaBand launch in the US
Don’t believe the hype! Oh, except when the hype is about a fan-funded music service, and Chuck D is the man saying it. The hip-hop star has been named as ambassador for SellaBand’s expansion into the US market, and he’s pretty excited:
“SellaBand’s business model takes music to a whole new level by linking fans directly to musicians and leveraging those relationships for the creation of new music,” says Chuck D. “It’s an ‘everyone wins’ solution and is the new, new frontier and will completely redefine the way the music business operates.”
Chuck’s appointment is part of a deal with New York firm BTN Eastlink, which will run SellaBand’s day-to-day activities and co-ordinate partnerships and sponsorships, including the upcoming ArenaFest tour, on which several of SellaBand’s artists are playing.
“SellaBand is at an exciting crossroads in its growth,” says Johan Vosmeijer, SellaBand’s CEO. “By working with BTN Eastlink and Chuck D we believe their insight will help take SellaBand to the ‘next level’ and prove invaluable. An integral part of expanding into the US market is building a world class team and together, this is what we are doing.”
SellaBand’s model revolves around fans investing in bands, who aim to build up enough funds to record an album.
March 10th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
damn shame chuck. i wish you would have really looked in to how the finances work here. fans take all the financial risk, sellaband reaps the profits. it’s like the current music industry only worse.
March 11th, 2009 at 4:42 am
What risk?
Ideally you sell 5000 parts to 5000 fans who get an album and a piece of the pie. If the artists never makes it to the goal you get your money back.
Your comment makes no sense.
March 13th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Puke! Chuck who?
March 24th, 2009 at 6:16 am
These artists who have raised 50K to record their album are some of the smartest digital music marketers out right now.. it’s cutting edge. Maitreya, a hiphop artist from NZ recorded a brilliant album Close To Home.. this hook up with Chuck D could send an artist like Maitreya into the stratosphere! And he’d deserve it for not waiting for a deal but going and making one himself! Make it happen Chuck and congratulations on being at the cutting edge again.. F
March 26th, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Its ok to be wary of these kinds of sites but youve got to give respect to artists that can pull off this kind of fund raising to record an album… Chuck D has a history of being very pro-independent artists taking control of their destiny so it makes sense to me that he would be onto Sellaband. How awesome if he can bring it to the attention the world by promoting an artist like Maitreya.