Slice The Pie
I blogged last week about the unlikely rise to stardom of web designers. This week I’m treading a slightly more obvious route to glory; the good old fashioned rock star.
The internet, and social media especially has eliminated many barriers between musicians and their loyal fans, from The Libertines inviting their forum to a gig in their house to Kanye West posting demo versions of new tracks on his blog. Slice The Pie is a new service that seeks to take this one step further and allow fans to invest in brand new musicians, in return for a slice of the potential returns, mentions on the album sleeve or just a copy of the album itself.
It is brilliant to see the internet triggering new thinking amongst the music industry, after so many years of Napster bashing traditionalism.
