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When I find the work I’m really looking for I buy the original from the artist or commission something new from them, but otherwise the Instagram bookmarks folder has something like 8,000 posts in it 😂

eee8f902... 2y ago

Nice, seems like this is the ideal way to do it. Not as direct, but I try to treat music in a similar way

- I have my “likes” (just lists of saved stuff that I like and would like to listen to again, only very loosely supporting through listens on streaming platforms )

- I have my “loves” (will pay for the physical vinyl or mech because I want to support the artist directly)

Then next level would be all of the above plus maybe attending live shows.

I’ve never directly contributed towards like a next albums type crowd sourcing situation though, I should seek that out for often

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chowcollection 2y ago

I’ve been learning about music superfans who attend 50% to 100% of all live shows across an entire cross-country tour. It sounds really brutal because the logistics, transportation costs, lodging costs eat up so much of the budget, but for them each of those live experiences is worth the effort. But I do wonder how much of the total spent goes to the artist? 10%? 15%? What I like about direct art patronage is that 90%-100% of what I’m spending is going to the artist, and I’m not sure there is an equivalent for that for musicians who are tied to a label. Granted, I’m just one person, and famous musicians could have tens of thousands of fans supporting them in smaller ways.