Wired News: Pumping Indies on MTV: "Steve Ellis, Pump Audio's CEO, started the company in 2001, after a development deal as a musician with Columbia Records convinced him he would never make enough money to raise a family.
After he licensed one of his band's songs for a commercial and made 'a couple grand,' Ellis began representing friends who had music but mostly weren't signed to labels."
Friday, October 21, 2005
Indie Music gets a Boost
What if an entrepreneur got together a million or so images from lesser known photographers, put them on a huge drive and delivered that drive (Kiosk?) to major ad agencies with a subscription / use fee. Not "Stock" as we know it, and not "RF" either... different. What if the same thing happened to video producers. What if you could create simple 30 second video spots on your iBook, and make them available through an agent/agents at a subscription/fee model. What if...? (hat tip: Seth)
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