Fan Funding, the alternative to raising money for your professional recording project

So, you don’t have that record deal or that investor to help front the money needed to record your album. Well don’t sweat it, you always have the next best thing, your fans. Websites like Sell a Band, Artist Share, and Slice the pie make it possible for fans to invest in your project, while your band collects the funds.

A blog post by Bob Baker talks about a band raising $725,000 by pre selling it’s album before it was ever recorded. The blog also lists some other artists that have had success with this fan-funding model.