“Everyone’s trying to invent a way to actually make money doing something that matters, something that’s creative that they enjoy,” – Ruban Nielson
The Mint Chicks are going experimental – with their business plan…
Here is the link to an interview with Ruban about the bands plans to charge fans $5 for the opportunity to remix/cover the single Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No! and win an opening slot with them.
In another article on Stuff we find out the band has also quit Warner and are offering their latest EP Bad Buzz exclusively on a new Kiwi start up, MusicHy.pe.
Annabel Youens, the spokesperson for MusicHy.pe shares some strong views about Major Labels in the story, saying they are a drag on the industry and “hoovering” cash from bands.
Although this new model for selling music is still mostly unproven, it’s nice to see major labels being cut out of the equation.
Good luck I guess.
Read the rest of Luke Appleby’s story on Stuff.
For more background on MusicHy.pe from BusinessWire, click HERE.
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