Introducing Ten Year Vamp, a band that operates as a business and a corporation.
Ten Year Vamp are one of the smart bands. They recognise that the old business model in the music biz is obsolete and they are creating their own new one.Ten Year Vamp allowed fans to become shareholders in their indie label. In doing so, they have raised enough money to record an album and the fans get an inside view of the activity of the band.
"Record labels are signing more performance packages than creative acts, but we're not letting that stop us. All we need are the funds to get started," says Debbie Gabrione, lead singer. "Thanks to the Internet, the music scene has evolved from large commercial conglomerations that did everything a band needed, to small specialized and independent companies that each help with specific aspects of a band's career. Each of these companies, from radio promoters to distributors, tour managers to public relations firms, can be easily found on the web and each are hungry for bands that can afford their services. By securing the necessary investments, we can do everything ourselves that a record label would have normally done for us."
Fans have become investors in The Ten Year Vamp Album Project for as little as $25. The more you contribute, the more benefits you get.
Those benefits include profits in the CD sales and a chance to contribute to band decisions.
"Each owner will receive their fair percentage of the CD sales based on how much they invested," says Mark Rose, co-founder and rhythm guitar player. "But that's not all they get," says Debbie Gabrione, co-founder and lead singer. "Ten Year Vamp shareholders also get to listen to all the demo songs, vote on the songs that go on the album, free t-shirts, free passes ... and lots of other cool perks."
This is one smart band. Check them out at tenyearvamp.com
