Monday, 6 April 2015

Methods Of Crowdfunding For Musicians

By Iva Cannon


Funding a music record, video, or a project may be financially distressing for a starting musician. Needless to say, it is even more distressing and quite frustrating to get a record deal. As a musician, whatever genre you are into, you will need a fanbase in order to get yourself into the spotlight. Concerts, even mini and low cost ones are still very difficult to manage.

It is very easy and exciting to create music. It comes naturally for many musicians because it is their gift to write songs and produce melodies out of the lyrics using their instruments. But talent is not enough to make it big in the music industry. They need financial and moral support from a good number of people. There are different methods of crowdfunding for musicians.

However, crowdfunding can be really difficult as well because there is no guarantee that there will be enough fanbase that will help in funding your project. If you are able to gather enough crowd, they will be there to support you all the way. They will come rallying down for you just to help you complete your project.

The best venue for this strategy is through the internet. These sites will help you promote your songs by featuring it into the site and making people listen to it. If it gains enough appreciation from a considerable number of crowd, they will fund your project in order for you to re record in in a better quality audio or make a video out of it to be posted in social media sites.

Some do not like this strategy because it may not be as reliable as they thought it would be. So, they just do covers instead and upload them to social networking sites. Some of them are not even aware that they are already online sensations. One thing to get you a record label is to get a lot of views and positive comments.

If you will be recognized by a record label, you will likely get the chance to make it big in the industry. Perhaps as big as Incubus, if you have a band, or Taylor Swift if you are an aspiring pop star. You will experience all that they have experienced as stars including dealing with haters.

Some of the artists that have become online sensations are Christina Grimmie and Walk Off the Earth. Grimmie gained millions of views from her previous videos covering different popular songs until she joined The Voice USA and gained a fanbase from her audition. She got the support of her fans until she reached the finals.

It is never easy to please the crowd but most of those who made it big in the music industry just presented themselves in the most confident manner. They trust in their abilities so much. And they make it a point that they always have the time to respond to the comments and posts of their fans over social networking sites.

Garnering support from thousands or millions of fans and grabbing a record deal are ultimately not enough. There is a struggle of maintaining your status. There will always be better new ones that they can compare to you. So the challenge gets even tougher ones you are already in the industry.




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