Ever fancied becoming a music impresario? With the slow death of the music industry, in their role of gatekeeper and ultimate middle man, guessing and deciding which bands will or won’t make it, the internet has brought bands and fans together in different ways.

Slicethepie enables artists to raise money directly from their fans to professionally record and release an album. In their own words:

On Slicethepie:
o Artists raise money directly from their fans to professionally record albums
o Fans become emotionally and financially involved at all levels of the music industry - scouting, breaking, investing in and influencing real artists
o Investors gamble on, trade in and profit from the success of these artists
o Artists who secure finance pay Slicethepie a small royalty on album sales but keep all their copyright and publishing rights.

There are other websites doing the same thing but I like the look of this one. Will it succeed? Lets hope so. Raising money for projects (not just music) in this way is not new but the internet makes it work so much better.

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