Music was the second most-funded category behind Film & Video last year, according to stats just shared by Kickstarter. In total, music projects rallied $19,801,685 (and 21 cents), a healthy chunk of the nearly $100 million in pledges in 2011. That is more than triple the volume from 2010, though we don't have a music-specific breakdown from last year.
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Not all of those pledges turned into green lights, though a substantial amount of pledged money was collected. "84 percent of dollars pledged on Kickstarter are eventually collected," Kickstarter cofounder Yancey Strickler shared. Again, no music-specific stats, however.
Here's the ranking of 13 different categories from last year, in terms of total pledges.
MisterSoftee Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Actually Warner uses Kickstarter also. It's just that it's a different version.
I think their version is called "Massively Leverage Bailed Out Banks"
Taxman Wednesday, January 11, 2012
I wonder how many of them realize that monies raised are taxable and have completed IRS Form 1099-K or duly reported and paid their sales tax? If not, could come as a big shock.
JeffP Thursday, January 12, 2012
Any stats on the median/distribution of these funds across the music projects? Meaning, how much went to a couple big projects, or was it pretty uniform?
@iamOhBre Thursday, January 12, 2012
lets start a kickstarter where the point is to bump the companies total sales to 20,000,000...
@KPFBent Friday, January 13, 2012
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