pjstock's Podcast

Who'da thunk thought that an idea bred in a college dorm room would turn the music distribution world on its head. Ten years ago, that's exactly what Napster did.

And since 2006 an Amsterdam-based Internet company called Sellaband has been trying to do the same thing. By cutting out the record companies and matching unsigned musicians directly with fans willing to chip in a few bucks to finance a first album, Sellaband is democratizing Artist & Repertoire side of the music business.

The Rotman School of Management has been studying the phenomenon of community funding and recently brought Sellaband CEO Johan Vosmeijer and Canadian Sellaband recording artist Angie Arsenault to Toronto for a presentation and concert.

I attended, and then sold this report to CBC Radio National Syndication.