dj quik should do a project through kickstarter

[Matty]

this site is blowing up as a means to get funding for creative projects. i really liked the model when the site launched a few years ago but it's only just starting to get major traction and generate more big money projects. i could see it working for a lot of the west coast vets, particularly ones with a large and loyal fanbase like quik. you get a larger % of revenue and get cash to do something, perhaps more experimental, upfront. fans/backers also feel a lot more involved in the project and can brought into the development process via exclusive updates/forums and stuff.

you get the see if there's an audience for something, i'd say there's a pretty big audience for quik looking at the FB following. could be any type of music project from him really. if it doesn't get the required funding, it doesn't get made.

[caffeinefiend]

Why is he broke or something?

[polepositon]

why would he do this? What would be the benefit? Please advise.

has he not been funding his own ventures? didn't he fund Book of David? And, in return, that would give him all the proceeds? Besides what paid for apperances? Please advise.

what he should do, is screw me. for real for real. Please someone tell him. lolmao. Advise the nigga please. ahahaha.

i'm bout to lock this office and go home. Play some Quik. Have some blue moon and wtf am I going to cook? Don't advise.

[Matty]

smh at the above poster's thinking process.

Why is he broke or something?

of course not, but it's proving to be a superior business model for a certain tier of projects. generally with people well established in their respective industries that want to try something different or get a larger slice of the pie, involve their fanbase more. i like to think of it as more of an alternative distribution method with the emphasis on pre-sales. a lot less cumbersome than recouping costs via a normal independent route. did you see the rewards thing for the book of david? that was taken straight out the kickstarter book, but i'm talking for actual LP sales too.

that's not to say he'd ever want to (judging by his interviews probably not, the mad science thing seems pretty ideal) but to see it as some type of diss or me trying to be a know it all (2nd poster) totally misses the point. i'm suggesting that for a certain tier of artist (its normally not effective if you're too small and unknown) it's a unique and progressive way to increase revenues for independent projects. it doesn't compromise artistic integrity or is cheapening, on the contrary. some of the most successful projects on there are from more renowned industry figures. not broke, but forward thinkers.

[polepositon]

My thinking process?
Just call out names. Who u and what u talking bout Willis?

Shit, I'm ask questions mayne (in my Terrence Howard voice)

Ralph's grocery store is tripling. 16.99 for a 12 pack. Please, I'll go to Cvs an get it for 13.99.
I figured out what I'm cooking. Ima bake some stuffed salmon, make a salad and some mash potatoes mayne.

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[caffeinefiend]

I can see the value of a system like this for something like a video game where you have to hire programmers, artists, whatever, and pay them a salary. Although even in that case it's not like you can't do the fundraising without paying these guys a cut. Sure Quik will have expenses too but unless he decides to do something completely different like an opera or whatever they should be well within his means...

Book of David may have sold poorly but I highly doubt having fans front the money with no guarantee of the album even coming out would have made things much better.

[Matty]

I can see the value of a system like this for something like a video game where you have to hire programmers, artists, whatever, and pay them a salary. Although even in that case it's not like you can't do the fundraising without paying these guys a cut. Sure Quik will have expenses too but unless he decides to do something completely different like an opera or whatever they should be well within his means...

Book of David may have sold poorly but I highly doubt having fans front the money with no guarantee of the album even coming out would have made things much better.

yeah niche videogames seem to have done the best, but i don't see why it couldn't apply to musicians with niche audiences and most importantly, loyal fanbases. it's something that hasn't really been tried and would only be viable for a handful of producers or whatever. i'm thinking more experimental projects in the music space, maybe shorter timeframes from conception to release. the good thing is that people putting up money get it back unless the project goes ahead, unless it's just unrealistic or a straight up scam. one of the reasons it's useful to be an established name.

the pre-sales thing could be a distraction to the creative process, but i'd of thought it'd be empowering to have tangible backing where people trust and value your vision for a project. i think the concept of crowd funding is a little broader than just the monetary ends. it's tapping into the market in a more intimate way, which is bound to grow in popularity in the future for lots of reasons.

[Darkwing Duck (The Reincarnation)]

i'm not givin him any of my money