With Chelsea Wilson Crowdfunding is an alternative and popular means of raising funds for a particular project via the Internet. When donating, fans can choose a reward based on how much money they’ve donated. This could be anything from receiving a vinyl of the very thing you’re supporting or getting VIP tickets to a gig. Planning a national or international tour? Struggling to find the money to produce your debut album? Vocalist, songwriter and broadcaster Chelsea Wilson is here to answer all your crowdfunding queries and point you in the direction of a successful campaign. This year I ran two crowdfunding campaigns – one for the pressing costs of my debut album I Hope You’ll Be Very Unhappy Without Me and a second campaign on behalf of Women of Soul for our compilation album featuring Kylie Auldist, Christina Arnold, Florelie Escano, Lisa Faithfull, May Johnston, Stella Angelico and Rita Satch (to be released May 2015, woop!). I’ve been involved in arts fundraising through my role as Music and Interviews Manager at PBS 106.7FM and have experience asking for donations and memberships on air for my wee radio show ‘Jazz Got Soul’. However, crowd funding for my own music projects was … Continue reading THIS POPULAR PHENOMENON CALLED CROWDFUNDING, PART 1.