CASH Music launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for a hosted version of their platform on Feb 10th and within just three days, almost solely via word of mouth, their goal was reached by donations from over 300 people around the world. By the immediate and overwhelming response it was apparent that people understand the need for a nonprofit and open source platform of digital music tools that allow artists the flexibility and functionality that they need.
CASH has posted a new video update today featuring interviews with Amanda Palmer, Jonathan Coulton, Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu,Gary Jarman of The Cribs, and The Thermals. The video shows these artists speaking both towards their level of technical expertise and what they see as the importance of direct relationships with their audience. CASH Music has built their tools slowly over five years directly with artists and labels insuring that their tools are useful for all artists.
What is CASH?
CASH Music is a nonprofit organization that builds open source digital tools for musicians and labels. Their mission is to help educate and empower artists and their fans to foster a more viable and sustainable future for music. What WordPress did for bloggers, they are doing for musicians.
CASH Music are a part of the WebFWD program. WebFWD(“Web Forward”) is Mozilla’s Innovation Accelerator program, where makers of the next great Web advancements participate as WebFWD Fellows in Mozilla’s global network, receiving mentorship, infrastructure support and other world-class resources that help move the Web forward, together.
