Chris Griffy

In the grand scheme of the crowdfunding landscape, music campaigns are small fry compared to tech, games, or visual arts, running from a few thousand dollars for a single up to $50,000 for a more established artist looking for higher production values. For contrast, a reboot of television series

The slow winter months in the crowdfunding landscape provide fewer artists for me to choose who gets featured here. I usually try to theme each month's column, picking three artists who have a similar style, type of perk, etc. that tells a story about the world of crowdfunding.

It's Holiday time for many, and while the crowdfunding landscape slows down during this month, there are still a few artists who launch campaigns in the giving season. In some ways, it's a great time to launch as you have less competition for funding dollars and

The old saying goes ‘it's not what you know, but who you know.’ Even though talent still holds sway n roots music, it’s still nice to have a friend in the business you can turn to. That’s doubly true if you’re crowdfunding. Having a well-known

I have a lot of places that I find new roots music, whether that be press releases, the album review offerings here at No Depression, or as openers for other roots acts I already know. But one of the best places for me to find new roots music is at

Last year, Kickstarter released the option for creators to opt into what they are calling “Late Pledges.” While Kickstarter still retains its “all or nothing” policy for creators (wherein if they don't meet their goals by the funding deadline, they get nothing) Late Pledges gives successful funders a