Reply To: What makes you fund a kickstarter?
I like projects that educate people about music. When Bruno went to Guinea to record musical styles that seem to be fading from view, his mission seemed True and Pure, so I plunked.
If the Kickstart is strictly focused on making music of a particular style, then I’d support efforts that once required the patronage of a large institution (e.g. the Church) or ruler of a fief (e.g. the Esterházy clan). The types of music that are invariably omitted from the discussions of recording-industry health are those that call upon large ensembles of well-trained musicians to perform. This includes traditional “symphonies” as well as pieces written for large jazz and folk ensembles, not to mention a number of “soundtracks” that could easily stand alone as concert music.
Any kick to start support of larger musical ensembles is probably a good thing.