[BobM]

I've been looking through Kickstarter because I got some notifications sent to me about artists I follow and their new kickstarter funding campaigns for their new albums. I'm in on some, but there are tons of great stuff out there that are self-promoted and funded and just won't be available for sale on places like Amazon or through normal channels and such.

I can see this becoming a compulsion. "What's new", "Oooh, I like this guy/girl/concept", "It's only another $10/15." I can see why artists are doing this more and more. No hand holding by record companies and producers. Artistic freedom. Catering to their fans rather than "the man".

I applaud their effort and will probably continue to check these out over time and buy some, even though you really don;t know what you are getting until it is distributed. Some actually have preview songs, but others are just "trust me" campaigns.

Anyone else checking these out?

Here's some I funded and am psyched about:
Dave Kerzner:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/davekerzner/new-world-a-progressive-rock-album-by-dave-kerzner?ref=discovery

Jon Anderson & Jean Luc Ponty
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1711196158/jon-anderson-and-jean-luc-ponty-project?ref=discovery

Kenny Loggins
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/207968994/kenny-loggins-and-blue-sky-riders-new-studio-album?ref=discovery

[Ocean56]

Marshall Crenshaw did a Kickstarter campaign awhile back, too.