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You've heard the success stories. singer/songwriter Amanda
Palmer's goal on Kickstarter was to raise $100,000. She exceeded
her goal by raising $743,440 + with 15,160 Backers. Eengineer John
Congleton (Modest Mouse, Xiu Xiu), helped her make "her"
best fucking album to date!" what do you get for $300? Original
artwork created for the record, plus an intimate acoustic performance
by Ms P & The Grand Theft Orchestra. this bundle includes "beverages/surprise
gifts/whatever special san francisco-based shit we can dream up
at the event!" For $10k Ms P will draw you and invite you to
have dinner with AFP. "I've never tried this before, but i'm
hella excited to do it. if you're not the party type and just want
to do something quiet & one-on-one, i'd like to paint/render
you on big canvas format over the course of an afternoon/evening.
we'll get together in a space that makes sense & i'll draw you
from life, naked or clothed. if you're too ego-paranoid to sit,
we can get together and fingerpaint while listening to very loud
cathartic music, and perhaps engage in some primal screaming."
Sorry foks, the $5k slot is sold out! You get the pix. And if that's
not ambitious enough, recently, $3.5 million was raised for development
of a game through crowd funding and over$8 million collected for
development of a watch. Is this for real? Here's an opportunity
to check it out. Someone from our own community is giving Kickstarter
a try. Producer Greg Penny (Elton John, KD Lang) is using Kickstarter
to raise 390,000 USD to launch 3 five-minute pilots for an animation
show that's . Click here to join Greg's backers who want to see
his idea turned to reality.
The way that Kickstarter works is that a backer will receive goodies
depending on the amount donated and Greg has prepared some goodies
including a trip to Tokyo! It's easy to pledge via your Amazon account
and you instantly become part of Greg's team and receive a sweet
reward!
When this project is a success, many more producer and artists
will jump on board to fund their record or project. If Greg can
pull this off, the rewards are many. If you dont like moe anime
(I personally do) and would like to see more of a variety of genres
being made then maybe this crowd funding model will help you change
things.
I'm personally very excited to see somebody making the leap to take
on such a feat and fully support what Greg is doing and wish him
the best of luck.
Starting a project is free. Kickstarter will apply a 5% fee to
the funds raised and Amazon will apply credit card processing fees
of roughly 3-5%, once a project is successfully funded. No charges,
in the event funding isn't successful.
Silver Lake
investment firm acquired a 31 percent stake in William Morries Endeavor
earlier in May. Egon Durban, a Silver Lake managing partner, will
join WME Entertainments executive committee and help create
a technology advisory counsel in the agency. Silver Lake has made
its name with high-profile technology deals. Its most prominent
and perhaps most lucrative investment was its purchase
of a controlling stake in Skype for $1.9 billion in 2009, only to
sell the Internet video service to Microsoft last year for $8.5
billion. WMEs clients produce some of the highest quality
and most valued content available across both traditional and new
media, says Mr. Durban who was introduced to WME Entertainments
co-chief executives, Ari Emanuel and Patrick Whitesell three years
ago. The man introducing the two companies was none other than the
venture capitalist Marc Andreessen (owns over 10,000 music albums),
whose investments include Facebook, Groupon and Zynga. Partnering
with Silver Lake aligns WME with the global leader in technology
investing, and ensures that all of our clients across film, TV,
music, literature and other genres can capitalize on the dramatic
new opportunities emerging from the digital media revolution,
Mr. Whitesell and Mr. Emanuel said in a statement.
Patrick Whitesell's
clients include Ben Affleck, Jessica Alba, Christian Bale, Matt
Damon, Jennifer Garner, Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, John Krasinski,
Jude Law, Joaquin Phoenix, Denzel Washington and Eddie Vedder of
Pearl Jam, among others.
Egon Durban
Marc Andreessen
Real Estate
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custom designed dog yard and wiring for a Smart Home system. In
kitchen, enjoy stainless Viking & Sub Zero appliances and granite
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Home doubles as Zen sanctuary Bedrooms 6 Bathrooms 7 Square
Feet 6,000
Off Beachwood Canyon, stunning views of the Lake Hollywood on 2+
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and streams. This world of serenity, charm & beauty will inspire
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refuge. Fine imported Japanese materials accent throughout. Amenities
include a Tatami room, outdoor movie theater, amphitheatre and guest
quarters. Two car parking garage and off street parking; Guest &
Maids Quarters List Price: $6,729,000
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Session 2Go
studioexpresso is offering a new service to artists who may not
be ready or don't need to have master recording, but want a trusted
industry to review your songs, or help strategize a production plan
that meets your needs.
Select producers
offer pre-production services to go --S2G via phone conference or
email.
Fees begin at $150/hr (minimum 2 hour session) and S2G can be scheduled
once payment is received. We can provide a secure paypal link, once
we hear your interest info
@studioexpresso.com
Otherwise, songs
are reviewed only for production purposes
This means you provide song titles, production schedule and budget
before we can recommend someone suitable and available to work with
you.
RIP
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http://beastieboys.com/
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