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| From | "Kevin Gandel" <oddsmanink@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | be a part of Pat DiNizio for $1200 |
| Date | Tue, 8 Apr 2003 10:38:15 -0400 |
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Smithereens Frontman Launches Subscription Service
Mon Apr 7, 6:22 PM ET Add Entertainment - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Barry A. Jeckell
NEW YORK (Billboard) - New Jersey-based artist Pat DiNizio, lead
singer/songwriter of the Smithereens, has founded Patrons & Artists
Together, a boutique entertainment partnership meant to fund his
recording and touring projects and reward participants with a unique
music experience, as well as provide free music via the Internet.
Limited to 100 subscribers at a cost of $1,200 each, the program offers
CD releases that will not be available through conventional channels,
private concerts, and more.
In a statement, DiNizio describes Patrons & Artists Together business
model as "a 'vision quest' in which an artist partners up with his or
her audience to make an end run around the way that business is done
these days in the ever-imploding music industry."
Once underway, subscribers will receive a numbered and autographed copy
of the two-disc set "This Is Pat DiNizio," which the artist says was
equally inspired by the Beatles' "White Album" and the Rick
Rubin-produced "American Recordings" albums by Johnny Cash (news).
Subsequent albums -- including "Dark Standards," an album of standards
on which DiNizio is backed by a jazz quartet and big band, a remix set,
a Christmas album, a children's album, and a collection of demos for the
next Smithereens release -- will follow about every four months.
Subscribers will also receive 50 copies of each album to distribute to
friends and family members. Abbreviated versions of the releases will
also appear online for free download by the general public, along with
CD artwork.
Beyond the recorded music, DiNizio will perform a private "living room
concert" for each patron, which includes DVD and audio copies of the
performance for all in attendance. Each show will be coupled with a fund
raising or charity performance to benefit a local organization of the
patron's choice. Other perks include Smithereens tickets and backstage
passes, and Patrons & Artists Together t-shirts.
"I believe that I've come up with a solution for any type of artist,
emerging or established, to make his or her music available online for
free to anyone in the world -- and still earn a living," DiNizio says.
For more specific details on the venture, visit DiNizio's official Web
site (http://www.patdinizio.com).
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