Some musicians fight technology for various reasons, including that they feel they’re getting ripped off. Not Kenny Loggins. He turned to Kickstarter for his piece of the pie, and with one day left to go in his crowdfunding campaign, he’s received it in the form of more than $100,000 to help create his next album.
“I believe that the way music is made and shared has fundamentally changed, and I love where it’s heading,” he wrote on Kickstarter. Contributions range from $1 to $10,000, with the biggest contributors receiving an “intimate home concert.” There’s one $10,000 pledge so far, as well as one for $7,000 or more, which wins that contributor a song written by Loggins and his Blue Sky Riders band mates.
Loggins told USA Today that the Skype video chats he promised to those who pledged $100 sold out immediately. “I think I set the price too low,” he said.
USA Today notes that other entertainers, and musicians such as Neil Young, have also used Kickstarter to fund projects.
In other news about music and tech, Spotify reportedly is working with San Francisco-based BandPage to provide musicians a way to hawk special merchandise and VIP concerts through the site. This new way for musicians (so far, singers Ariana Grande and Miranda Lambert) to make money via Spotify could help improve the company’s relationship with the industry. As we’ve written, Spotify has gotten grief from some musicians who have complained about what they see as paltry royalties from streaming music.
Photo: Kenny Loggins poses with his concrete-covered hands at a ceremony celebrating his induction into Hollywood’s RockWalk at the Guitar Center March 7, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Charley Gallay/Getty Images)
