GigFunder

07/30/2015

To anyone that has been visiting our page recently, thank you! The site is currently non-functional and needs some major updates, but we don't have the time or money to invest in it. If you are a developer or entrepreneur and would like to get involved in bringing GigFunder back, email Matt at [email protected]! Hope to hear from you!

02/26/2014

Interesting regional differences: http://musicmachinery.com/2014/02/25/exploring-regional-listening-preferences/

In previous posts we looked at how gender and age can affect listening preferences. Today we take a look at how the location of a listener may affect their listening preferences. For this study, I ...

08/29/2013

There's a petition going to prevent the Canadian government from increasing the international touring fee for artists from $150 to $425 per member: https://www.change.org/en-CA/petitions/canadian-government-to-charge-international-touring-artists-425-per-band-member-per-performance-in-canada-previously-a-1-time-150-fee

An additional $275.00 fee has been added by the Canadian Government to the application for international artists to enter and perform within Canada....

08/28/2013

Check out Matt's recent interview with Matthew Lesko about GigFunder here! http://youtu.be/AAkfBnVfE8I

08/23/2013

What a missed opportunity to perform an epic private show for 40 people. http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/brandy-performs-empty-stadium-171320398.html

In retrospect, it seems like someone should have said something sooner. Brandy was secretly slated to be the surprise grand finale at the Nelson Mandela Sports and Culture Day, but since fans had no idea the singer would be the final act at the end of a packed schedule, almost all of them had left [...

08/05/2013

More and more people are going to shows every year! Touring has never been as important as it is now!http://media.ticketmaster.com/en-us/img/static/ticketlogy/images/2012_Concert_Trends_v11.pdf

08/05/2013

The hilarious Nato Green is going on tour and is letting his fans pick the cities he stops! Start a campaign for your city now! http://gigfunder.com/fan_driven_distance_based_tours/586

Nato Green is going on tour! Support the tour on GigFunder!

04/22/2013

Slow to Surface is letting fans bring them anywhere on their new tour. Check out the tour page here: http://gigfunder.com/fan_driven_tours/479

04/09/2013

Crowdfunded music is going gangbusters: http://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/04/crowdfunded-music-projects-raised-2025-million-in-2012-study.html

Global crowdfunding grew 81% to $2.7 billion in 2012, successfully funding more than 1 million campaigns, according to a new report from Massolution, a consultancy specializing in the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding industries. Projects related directly to music and the recording arts represented 7.5...

03/23/2013

3 Surprising Ways to Drive Traffic to Your Crowdfunding Campaign (It’s Not What You Think)byIan Anderson Over the course of our 100 Kickstarters to Learn From series, Levi and I have interviewed close to 200 artists and two of their main concerns are:What to do when you don’t have a fan base, andHow...

03/01/2013

http://www.buzzfeed.com/travisrandg/25-musicians-pictured-cradling-cats-5d61

Audio Purrrfection: Activated!

01/29/2013

Gangnam Style completely animated hand-drawn Post-it notes. It may be a bit late, but it probably took them this long to draw it all. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=Livzdn6Ln_s