Music Industry Resources

Slicethepie  -  Slicethepie is a music industry based fan-financing platform where music fans can invest in their favourite artists then claim and trade shares in them on Slicethepie's betting exchange.  Not only that but music fans can get paid to review music in the scout rooms and decide which artists make it to a showcase.  If an artist makes it to a showcase they get the chance to raise £15,000 from fans and investors.

SellaBand  -  Another music industry based fundraising website where fans can become believers in their favourite artists in return for incentives inlcuding a percentage of sales revenue.  Artists can raise up to $100,000 (£50,000) to fund any music project.  SellaBand went bankrupt not so long ago but have now been bought out by German investors.

Ourstage  -  Ourstage is a music-based website that holds monthly competitions.  They have a popular rating system which allows fans to compare artists of similar genres to each other to determine rankings.  Every month the top artist receives a prize total of $5,000.

Soundout  -  Soundout is an analytics service powered by Slicethepie.  Soundout provides rapid and accurate consumer insight into your music and is regularly used by large broadcasters and record labels in order to test the water.  Soundout also gives artists the chance to remain anonymous to consumers.

Arising Artist  -  Arising Artist offer consultancy services including A&R (Artist & Repertoire), publicity, plugging, marketing, managing and much more.  Arising Artist's consultants are actively involved in the music industry and claim that their feedback is relevant to the current climate.