What do British rock band Marillion, Barack Obama and Hurricane Sandy have in common?
To discover the answer, we need to return to the hazy days of the late 90s rock scene. In 1997, fans of the Buckinghamshire band raised $60,000, underwriting Marillion’s whole US tour. The band had no involvement whatsoever with this achievement but have since used this method to tour and produce albums. This was one of the first forms of a movement called “crowdfunding”.
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