I'm sure a lot of very large, successful, companies would like the answer to that as well.
It sounds like you don't have a following yet, and I think you're trying to cut out the hard work of building an audience, hoping instead that someone else (Kickstarter) will do the marketing for you.
Note, I'm not trying to be mean, but I'm coming at it from the perspective of someone who has watched people struggle with music, video, comedy before finding supports. And most of the time they started out (or are still) doing stuff for free.
I wish you the best, but if you really are niche, try putting your stuff out there for free first. Yeah, it sucks, but as an artist I think a part of you, if you're in to it, would be willing to sacrifice for your art.
You're going at this completely wrong. From what I read, you're expecting failure. There's over three weeks left, but the day you wrote the text for Kickstarter you knew it was going to fail.
I don't know you, so you can ignore me, but I'd recommend asking yourself why you posted this if you don't expect to meet your goal?
Is this something you'd love to do, or just something to do so you don't have to worry about working (since it doesn't sound like you're putting effort into this)?
And I realize that may come off a little harsh, but I'm actually pretty upset about this. You don't have a fan base, you haven't proven yourself, but you expect Kickstarter to help you out?
Set yourself up to win, not fail. Do what your current situation allows, and put your all into that which you wish to occur.
Confidence is something I have never had. The truth is I poured a long time into writing and developing the concept and idea. Years of learning how to properly write and record music.
I need to revise the Kickstarter. I didn't know it was going to fail, but as some sort of defense mechanism I think I wrote it that way.
In a way, I think I gave up before I even gave it a chance. Maybe I need to push much harder than give in a few days after it started.
Once again, thank you for the feedback :)
The truth is, I don't care about the money. I just care about it enough so that I can execute what I planned.
I don't think you are being mean at all, just as practical, rational, and reasonable about it as I am trying to be. I don't want to cut corners, just have the resources to execute how I envisioned.
I get that Kickstarter is not there to build a fan base, but where does someone with as limited resources as me find a way to make the music I planned and find an audience. I cannot figure out how to do one without the other.
It's like when you're a kid and you get a job to buy a car. To offset college loans.
I read the listing and it sounds like you have almost nothing. You mention broken strings and then I think this is someone who doesn't love his instruments.
Or you've fallen on hard times. But if that's the case I'm not sure that's the best time to start an experimental album.
I don't know. Hopefully someone will see this and have an idea. The ones I know do something on YouTube, but given that you'd like to stay anonymous ... I suppose you could show static images instead (the art shown?).
But if you don't have the tools ...
