Code Monkey Artist Article

Posted on Feb 22, 2008 05:41 pm
pjk
Prince CZAR-ming
Member Since: Apr 08, 2004

cool article about Jonathan Coulton

potw.news.yahoo.com/s/pot...ome-a-rock-star

JScott
Dethklok, Dethklok
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Since: Dec 25, 2007

Feb 22, 2008 05:50 pm

I'm 31 now in 4 years I'm quiting my job and becoming a rock star too. I wonder what the military will think of that? lol

Good for him, a true inspiration.

Tadpui
I am not a crook's head
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Since: Mar 14, 2003

Feb 22, 2008 08:43 pm

Quote:
When he gave his fans the options of buying the music outright for a set price, making a donation or downloading for free, so many began ponying up that he was soon making more money than he did as a software engineer.

Wow...wow on so many levels (coming from a software engineer who wishes he'd pursued music instead, and a fan of the "pay what you want" system of music distribution).

Noize2u
Czar of Midi
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Since: Apr 04, 2002

Feb 27, 2008 08:28 pm

I'll just keep saying it over and over. This type of system will work, not every time but it will work. I do work for a handful of jazz guys from out eats and they do not sell their music in stores, only on the net. They also put up mp3 and still sell the music and make a pretty good living at it.

And hell ya for Jonathan. Stick to your guns.

Anyone who wants to listen to some interesting, poppy but interesting music I do suggest buying it. Its all actually very good.