5 Factors That Make The Internet Both Heaven & Hell For Working Musicians

2. Crowdfunding

crowdfunding A brilliant idea with a 'wild west' vibe to it, crowdfunding is the darling of DIY'ers everywhere. Personally I've funded two or three music projects that were pitched, funded and delivered as expected. I ve seen a project or two fail to fund then succeed on second try and I have never seen a project funded that failed to deliver. I suppose you could say that my limited experience with the likes of Kickstarter and Indiegogo have been very positive and feel no need to sensationalize the potential downside. What I particularly enjoy about being a funder on a project is the sense of connection that is created. As much as I love Megadeth I can in no way be connected personally to the process involved in the release of their forthcoming album. The lines are clearly drawn. When the album comes out I can hold it in my hands and own it as a consumer but I don't own it like I do Bobby's last CD, whose successful Kickstarter campaign I was a proud supporter of. I believe that the surface has merely been scratched on the crowdsourcing factor - more and more artists will emerge on crowdfunding platforms - will the 'crowd' become 'overcrowded'?
 
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Ross Ingall is a 52 year old ordained Canadian baptist minister who has been listening to hard rock and metal quite literally since each was invented. A second career pastor who attended seminary in his 40's, the Rev hosts Too Metal For Church on Metal Nation Radio. Writing both under his own name as well as the psuedonym/nickname Reverend Rock, Ross has been writing music articles on the web since 1999.