Crowdfunding is often presented as an alternative to a traditional label deal, which in many cases it is. But labels can work with crowdfunding campaigns too.
May 1st, 2013 by Stuart Dredge
Cellist Zoë Keating has been a digital pioneer for some time now, from social media to direct-to-fan commerce. But it's strange to think she's only played London once before. That's changing, thanks to...
April 24th, 2013 by Music Ally
We present our survival guide to crowdfunding, with key tips from those who've been through the process several times and have either the trophies or the scars to prove it.
January 16th, 2013 by Music Ally
PledgeMusic seems to be evolving into something more than crowdfunding, working with labels on fan-presale campaigns for albums that are already funded.
January 9th, 2013 by Music Ally
2.2m people pledged a total of $319.8m to fund 18.1k successful projects on Kickstarter in 2012.
December 13th, 2012 by Music Ally
Two interesting new crowdfunding projects relating to music technology today: Olive ONE and BandLab Music Creation Cloud.
December 12th, 2012 by Music Ally
Songkick has some more evidence for the potential of its Detour crowdfunding spin-off: a gig next February in London for US indie band Desaparecidos.
December 6th, 2012 by Music Ally
Kickstarter's first month in the UK: more than £2m pledged, nearly 46k backers, 407 projects launched and 30 already hitting their funding target.
December 6th, 2012 by Music Ally
Kickstarter has provided some stats on its first month of operations in the UK, noting that more than £2m has already been pledged to British projects by just under 46k backers.
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