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Type of site | Direct-to-fan music platform |
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| Founder(s) | Benjie Rogers |
| Industry | Crowdsourcing for musicians |
| URL | pledgemusic |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | viewing – no, selling/buying – yes |
| Launched | August 2009 |
| Current status | Bankrupt[1] |
PledgeMusic was an online direct-to-fan music platform, launched in August 2009. It was started to facilitate musicians looking to pre-sell, market, and distribute projects; such as recordings and concerts. It bore similarities to other artist payment platforms as ArtistShare, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon, RocketHub and Sellaband.
The company announced it was facing bankruptcy in May 2019, after a year of artists reporting slow payment problems.[1] The company was granted permission to wind up on 19 August 2019.[2]
- ^ a b "Crowdfunding Site PledgeMusic Was an Antidote to Music Biz Middlemen—Until It Cheated Artists Out of Millions". Pitchfork. 7 June 2019.
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