Rise of Saturn Saves Mohawk Bomb Records with a Little Help from 89 Friends!
Rise of Saturn Recording Pledge Infomercial
Rise of Saturn is trying to use the Internet to raise $5,000 to record their full length album. This is not a charity thing though. There are rewards for people that invest. To help them explain the rewards, they have made the following infomercial. Thanks to Kevin O’Dunn for making it happen.
“Respect! My Flow!” Featured on July 24 Benefit Concert Commercial
The Miles for Hope July 24th “Rock for Research” concert will feature 9 of the best bands in Florida. Check out the commercial, to air on Bright House Networks starting July 10, featuring Rise of Saturn’s “Respect! My Flow!“. Brad makes an appearence in the video as well. Enjoy and share!
For info and tickets visit http://mfh.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=428396
[Video Set List] Rise of Saturn at Pegasus Lounge (June 4 2010)
[Video Set List] Rise of Saturn at Pegasus Lounge (June 4 2010)
Camcorder
Nah Son
Get Down
God Hates Fangs
Pantomime
[Live Video] Pantomime by Rise of Saturn Live @ Gasoline Alley 5-29-10
New Independent Music Business Model: Crowdfunding, Fanffiliates and Webcasts
Since I won’t be able to make it to the Homemade Music Symposium this weekend, I at least wanted to give my two cents on something that independent bands need to think about and adopt into their strategy. Many people think that the reason the music business is tanking is the lack of anew sustainable business model. I agree. Which is why I have provided my own for bands to test out. But first, my take on the two biggest “problems” bands bitch about and a look at why it costs so much money to be in a band.
Problem #1 – Most Bands Have No Money
Unless your daddy is a millionaire or is in the business, independent musicians don’t have money to make proper albums or promote them. While it is very cheap to make music for some people, it’s not for others that are less technically savvy. At the end of the day, even installing Ableton Live (not pirated) on your PC (needs to have serious juice), getting an audio interface (USB or Firewire) and buying 4-5 microphones and necessary accessories can cost thousands of dollars. Then you have to record the damned thing yourself, which takes skill, time and attention. It’s not impossible to do it on your own, but the process can be much simpler and professional if you hire someone to record you. Hence, the need for money. With studios costing anywhere between $15-150 per hour, plus engineer, a 10-song album can be a costly ordeal.
Problem #2 – Music Should Be Free Mentality
Also, it’s a widely-known fact that new music fans don’t want to pay for music, whether it‘s because they know that the “label“ makes all the money, $15 per CD is too much (you only like one song anyway) or that they don‘t care. While us old farts that grew up on tapes and CDs still hold on to them like family heirlooms, today’s music fans go on P2P sites and pillage hundreds if not thousands of songs they like, without having to sit through any of the filler that they don‘t. This devaluation of music has made the perceived price of recorded music near zero.
Economics of Being in a Band
People say, “musicians should make their money on the road touring and selling merch.” Sure. You can. Eventually. These people have obviously never been in a band.
Help Save Mohawk Bomb Records!
As you all know, times are tough. Since we started cranking out music in 2008, it has been an uphill battle against low music sales, the tanking economy and the ballooning of music creation costs. It is because of all this that Mohawk Bomb Records is in dire straits. But you can help.
Rise of Saturn has teamed up with Kickstarter to help them raise money to record an album and revive the label.
Essentially, Kickstarter helps people find backers for their creative projects. In return, the fundees (the band) promise to deliver on certain promises. From getting a free CD to getting a custom song written, backers definitely get their money’s worth and help a struggling artist in the process. See the entire list of rewards or click on the widget. You can donate any amount over $1!
If this project fails, we may have to close our doors. Of course, you can also help by purchasing any of our releases too. Regardless, it’s been a fun ride. We hope to stick around for a long time. It’s really… up to you.
