Comments on: Is This a Classic Failed Band Kickstarter? https://launchandrelease.com/failed-band-kickstarter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=failed-band-kickstarter Crowdfunding Tips For Musicians Fri, 27 Dec 2013 17:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 By: Charlie https://launchandrelease.com/failed-band-kickstarter/#comment-80 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:57:50 +0000 https://launchandrelease.com/?p=2089#comment-80 I think the above article is partly correct. Although I don’t think you know what kind of stuff we were doing on a physical level. I also wonder if you know anything about Gainesville music scene? We had press, we had graffitti(I’m a street artist) and wheat pasting. Throwing promotional shows, giving away free merch and Kickstarter promo fliers. We don’t have anything, I moved to Gville with a carload of stuff and no music equipment. I shot our video on an iPhone. We were trying to rely on the young people at UF and music lovers, and music scene in this town to help us!!! Obviously the scene and our promos weren’t strong enough. We give everything to strengthen the scene hoping that it will strengthen us! We work full time jobs to support what we do! We also promote other bands shows, produce their records, work with only local artists and so on. I never keep my paychecks, it all goes to other bands, venues, artists an equipment. We put out of town bands up for the weekend, feed them, get kids to their shows, supply equipment and photographers. This is why there is no stopping us. When this music community is booming in a year or two and we are at the head of table, so to speak, we will be where we want. We have only been in Florida for about four months. Check back in a year and see where we are! The fact is we dont need Kickstarter. Our talent, persistence, attitude, hardwork, and love for what we do will take us where we need to be. Kickstarter is just one chip in the marble block that will eventually be the sculpture of David that will be TCS. We are going to take over this country, one scene, one city, one kid, one touring band at a time. We don’t pay anyone to do anything for us. We do it ourself and we do just as good of a job. We only get better every time we do it. If more bands had this attitude, not only would their success be more rewarding, but their music, product, and fans would be of better quality and appreciated more. The most important part is that we do this for ourselves, for the kids, for the love of music, and we wouldn’t be happy doing anything else. We work 40 hours a week on this music scene and our band and we are progressing quickly. I understand what this article aims to do, I appreciate that. For me though, it does something different. It stokes the flames of my passion and my need to prove that ones ability to make a successful Kickstarter project says nothing about ones entrepreneurial skills as a musician, level of talent, or passion and hard work. I don’t believe this article helps artists rather helps Kickstarter users. Many of who are using it and doing all the wrong things for the wrong reasons. We only hoped that our community would see our hard work and why we deserve the rewards. Like I said we dont need KS for that. We have proved that to ourselves and many music lovers and supporters. We will continue to do so forever, there is literally nothing that can stop us!!! Thanks for the kind words though! Thanks for what you are trying to do here. If you care, like us on Facebook and catch our show when we come to your town! Thanks again!
-Charlie Chopshop

Ps. Sorry for the poorly written paragraph above. Its hard to write this shit on an iphone. Also, we didn’t reach out for support from our families because all of our parents died in a fiery car crash at the grand canyon when we were kids… You prick!

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