DO YOU have a favourite artist you’d love to see perform live? Inbound Sound aims to make that a reality with its crowd-sourced concerts series, which will see fans helping to make their dream gigs happen.
Co-founders Richard Theunissen and Stuart Walsh saw a gap to give South Africans a voice about which acts they want to see perform based on demand. Fans of any music genre are now able to nominate one or multiple artists (local or international) to perform in the city of their choice.
Music brings people together and this offering gives fans the choice from pop, rock, hip-hop, dance, electronic, funk, country, jazz, R&B, soul, alternative or even classical music.
“The idea was inspired by a campaign in the United States town of Richmond, Virginia, where fans of the American rock band the Foo Fighters crowd-sourced the funds needed to get the band to perform in their home town,” says Theunissen. Without the band’s knowledge fans united to bring the Foo Fighters to the city for their first show in over 16 years. When the band heard the news they were willing and agreed to play the unscheduled crowd-sourced show.
Theunissen and Walsh who are Foo Fighters fans thought a similar idea could be adopted for the local market, except the selection of artists would be unlimited.
Unlike huge concert organisers that are drawn to major global artists and large arenas, Inbound Sound allows the opportunity for like-minded individuals to connect and enjoy concert performances from local, mainstream, niche and international artists.
Visit Inbound Sound’s website to view existing concerts, or create a new one by signing up for free.
Users are able to back their artist by choosing the value they wish to pledge. Pricing tiers will secure a ticket for the concert. Once the pledging goal is reached, the process of getting the artist to perform will begin.
If a concert is not successfully funded within a reasonable time frame, individuals will be refunded, likewise if a scheduled concert is cancelled. - Staff Writer
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