End Run Around The Labels: Pat DiNizio Offers New Way To Distrib

End Run Around The Labels: Pat DiNizio Offers New Way To Distribute Music – n/a [MTV News] Here’s someone who’s actually working on bringing the future of music forward. DiNizio is the lead singer of the Smithereens. He’s looking for 100 patrons to sponsor his music at $1,200 each. For their $1,200 the patrons get 50 copies of a few albums (so that they can pass them out to friends), plus backstage passes to a Smithereens show, plus a “living room concert” for the patron and a few friends at the venue of their choice.

It’s a neat idea, and it’s great to see new business models like this being given a chance.