PorkPieGuy
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Disclaimer: I'm not against all crowdfunding (e.g. Kickstarter, GoFundMe, etc.). I think that if someone wants to raise money due to medical procedures, falling on hard times due to circumstances out of one's control, help paying college tuition, etc., I think those things are fine. If you need actual help, then by all means, then start one of these things...
BUT...
[rant]I think that some of these music-based Kickstarter campaigns are getting out of hand, and they are starting to become a pet peeve of mine.
I just had some people that I know raise almost $10,000 via Kickstarter to start a personal music studio. There's also a guy that I used to play music with who's burned through every other musician within a 100-mile radius raise $2000 towards his next musical project. I'm like, WTH??? Keep in mind that both of these groups aren't that great musically, and really haven't done much over the years.
Back when I was doing the band thing, there were three ways to pay for things: save our money, go into debt, or barter. Luckily, I can say that I have never gone into debt for a studio project or to buy equipment. We played our tails off every weekend in order to pay for studio time or buy equipment. (None of our parents ever gave us a dime. Heck, they would rarely even come to any shows, ever.) We would often barter for studio time. The guy that owned the studio also owned a club, so if we played for nothing, we got free studio time. We worked hard, got crappy jobs, emptied savings accounts, sold valuables, etc. in order to pay for stuff. If we couldn't pay for it in cash, we would (A.) not buy it and (B.) go play more shows until we would could. We started out with selling demos and worked our way up from there. However, it was worth it all. We had a huge passion for what we were doing. We believed in ourselves, and we gave it our absolute best all of the time.
IMO, if you don't believe enough in your project/tour enough to save for it and pay for it yourself, then why should I? If you (the band/artist) want me to contribute, either put out a good product that I will want to buy and/or put on a great live show that I will want to pay for a ticket to go see. If you are worth your salt, I'll probably buy multiple copies of your music to give to friends and I'll probably buy multiple concert tickets in order to come see you.
Until then, go play some more shows, practice, pay your dues, and get another job. Also, go practice.
Another thing to keep in mind is that I'm from the Southern USA. I don't know about other parts of the country, but we tend to be proud and hate asking for handouts and look down upon those that do. You want something? You want a studio? You want a new recording project? You want new equipment? Well then, go out and bust your a$$ working, playing shows, and selling merch, and save your d@mn money. If you are able-bodied, get out and earn it. You'll appreciate it more, and you'll learn not to take crap from anyone who tries to take what you've earned because you won't owe anyone anything. There's a lot of pride in that. [/rant]
I know, I know. People can do whatever they want to with their money, and I'm not in contol of what others do. If it bothers me, just don't contribute (which I won't). I also know that I should lighten up, and you're probably right. This has just been on my mind lately.
Thanks for reading.
BUT...
[rant]I think that some of these music-based Kickstarter campaigns are getting out of hand, and they are starting to become a pet peeve of mine.
I just had some people that I know raise almost $10,000 via Kickstarter to start a personal music studio. There's also a guy that I used to play music with who's burned through every other musician within a 100-mile radius raise $2000 towards his next musical project. I'm like, WTH??? Keep in mind that both of these groups aren't that great musically, and really haven't done much over the years.
Back when I was doing the band thing, there were three ways to pay for things: save our money, go into debt, or barter. Luckily, I can say that I have never gone into debt for a studio project or to buy equipment. We played our tails off every weekend in order to pay for studio time or buy equipment. (None of our parents ever gave us a dime. Heck, they would rarely even come to any shows, ever.) We would often barter for studio time. The guy that owned the studio also owned a club, so if we played for nothing, we got free studio time. We worked hard, got crappy jobs, emptied savings accounts, sold valuables, etc. in order to pay for stuff. If we couldn't pay for it in cash, we would (A.) not buy it and (B.) go play more shows until we would could. We started out with selling demos and worked our way up from there. However, it was worth it all. We had a huge passion for what we were doing. We believed in ourselves, and we gave it our absolute best all of the time.
IMO, if you don't believe enough in your project/tour enough to save for it and pay for it yourself, then why should I? If you (the band/artist) want me to contribute, either put out a good product that I will want to buy and/or put on a great live show that I will want to pay for a ticket to go see. If you are worth your salt, I'll probably buy multiple copies of your music to give to friends and I'll probably buy multiple concert tickets in order to come see you.
Until then, go play some more shows, practice, pay your dues, and get another job. Also, go practice.
Another thing to keep in mind is that I'm from the Southern USA. I don't know about other parts of the country, but we tend to be proud and hate asking for handouts and look down upon those that do. You want something? You want a studio? You want a new recording project? You want new equipment? Well then, go out and bust your a$$ working, playing shows, and selling merch, and save your d@mn money. If you are able-bodied, get out and earn it. You'll appreciate it more, and you'll learn not to take crap from anyone who tries to take what you've earned because you won't owe anyone anything. There's a lot of pride in that. [/rant]
I know, I know. People can do whatever they want to with their money, and I'm not in contol of what others do. If it bothers me, just don't contribute (which I won't). I also know that I should lighten up, and you're probably right. This has just been on my mind lately.
Thanks for reading.
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