Fixing the 'broken internet' with Amanda Palmer and Patreon
Amanda Palmer has been a songwriter for more than a quarter of a century — way before the internet was a thing. But now she has the internet to thank for keeping her in the music business.
Palmer is a big benefactor of Patreon, a platform for creators to crowdsource financial sponsors or subscribers. The company revealed its massive growth — doubling over the last year to 1 million active backers and 50,000 creators — last week.
After an exclusive performance with Palmer, Edward Ka-Spel, and Patrick Wright (of The Legendary Pink Dots fame) at Patreon's office in San Francisco, Mashable sat down with Palmer, Patreon CEO and cofounder Jack Conte, and one of Palmer's benefactors, Justin De Vesine, to discuss the business of being an artist and how it could change. Read more...
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