PledgeMusic

PledgeMusic
Website type
Direct-to-fan music platform
Available in
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
FounderBenjie Rogers
IndustryCrowdsourcing for musicians
WebsiteArchived 2019-01-10 at the Wayback Machine
CommercialYes
Registrationviewing – no, selling/buying – yes
LaunchedAugust 2009 (2009-08)
Current statusBankrupt
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PledgeMusic was an online direct-to-fan music platform, launched in August 2009. It was started to facilitate musicians looking to pre-sell, market, and distribute projects, such as recordings and concerts. It bore similarities to other artist payment platforms as ArtistShare, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon, RocketHub and Sellaband.

The company announced it was facing bankruptcy in May 2019, after a year of artists reporting slow payment problems. The company was granted permission to wind up on 19 August 2019.