1. Quality Costs Money If you want a good product you will have to pay for it. Want a good music video? Want a decent website? Press photos? Studio album? Be prepared to drop some money. Don’t be afraid to spend the money, but do spend time making sure you’re confident with who you’re giving [...]
A little over 2 years ago, after running my first Kickstarter campaign, I ran an article called “5 THINGS I LEARNED FROM MY KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN“. I learned some really valuable lessons from my first attempt. This summer I launched a second campaign - a 6-week, $10,000-goal project with 27 different reward levels. 40 days later, Kickstarter [...]
This week’s posts focus on Crowdfunding – the ever so popular model where groups of people make a huge financial burden lighter by each doing their part in contributing a little. We’ve done a few write- ups on Kickstarter in the past but now with the onset and growing popularity of Crowdfunding platforms like Pledge [...]
Hmmm…it was really hard to pick just 10. Perhaps these are personal favorites. But we felt like these posts were worth taking a second look. If there’s another gR post that has stuck with you this year, stick it in the comments section. Oh…and we cheated. The last one on the list is actually 5. [...]
Jenny & Tyler are a husband and wife duo based out of Nashville, TN. Most of our contributors for this feature have been solo artists due to the fact that it’s easier to keep the overhead down when you’re covering expenses for just one person. But the words of these two are especially needed as [...]
I first discoverd Kickstarter when I came across independent artist Allison Weiss last summer. KS caught my eye as an innovative idea – a recycled concept made fresh by techy art lovers using social media to help artists succeed. And they’re doing just that! With the struggling economy, I began to reconsider whether or not [...]
The first time I came across Allison Weiss’ myspace page, I knew she was a musician after my own heart. Grassrootsy first covered her back in July in a feature on Kickstarter. And after reading more about Weiss, it was apparent that she is one of the hardest working independent artists you will ever come [...]
Myself and various Pittsburgh artists/organizations did a feature in Pittsburgh Magazine this month on raising funds via Kickstarter. Check it out!, Maybe you’ll find some ideas that can help you! And then don’t forget to visit one of the most-trafficked posts on our website: “5 Things I Learned From My Kickstarter Campaign”
Pittsburgh-based Erika May is one of the most multi -talented artists you will ever come across. She runs sound here and there, has a band, and even tosses fire (yea check out www.erikamay.com/fire). In today’s feature, she talks about how she has been able to sustain herself as a full-time musician who doesn’t tour (like all [...]
Not able to post anything thorough today, but i want to make you all aware of something a friend passed on a few days ago. It’s a new band management tool called Bandize. It’ll be introduced at this years South By Southwest and it’s extremely appropriate for the readers of Grassrootsy. Here’s a great introduction: [...]
I especially love writing this series b/c it tends to get the most feedback from artists. To see other posts in the “Incredible Resources” series, click here. Kickstarter Ok, I ran into Kickstarter last month, and I LOVE the concept. Chances are that you fall into the same category as most aspiring artist - lotta passion, [...]
