PledgeMusic

PledgeMusic was an online direct-to-fan music platform, launched in August 2009. It was started to facilitate musicians looking to pre-sell, market, and distribute projects; such as recordings and concerts. It bore similarities to other artist payment platforms as ArtistShare, Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Patreon, RocketHub and Sellaband.

PledgeMusic
Type of site
Direct-to-fan music platform
Available in
  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Japanese
  • Spanish
Founder(s)Benjie Rogers
IndustryCrowdsourcing for musicians
URLpledgemusic.com
CommercialYes
Registrationviewing – no, selling/buying – yes
LaunchedAugust 2009 (2009-08)
Current statusBankrupt

The company announced it was facing bankruptcy in May 2019, after a year of artists reporting slow payment problems. The company was granted permission to wind up on 19 August 2019.

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