PledgeMusic | The Metalluminati

Technology The Business 14/05/201215/02/2013 by Executive Editor

PledgeMusic: Only for the squeamish?

A few weeks ago, we talked about PledgeMusic as a great fan-funding alternative to Kickstarter for bands outside of the U.S. Naturally, Bay Area death-comedy metallers Feral Depravity heard about PledgeMusic on our Facebook Page and went for it since they could use it with PayPal (Kickstarter only allows Amazon Payments). Specifically, Feral Dep wanted …

Can’t use Kickstarter internationally? Then try PledgeMusic!

We’ve professed our love for Kickstarter here before (and crowdsourcing funds for your band, in general) so you don’t have to rely on a record label advance. And indeed many bands have successfully used Kickstarter to fund their albums, tours, and even new gear. But, as much as we love it, there’s one little problem with Kickstarter — you can only …