RocketHub

RocketHub
URL http://www.RocketHub.com/
Slogan Your Creative LaunchPad

RocketHub is an online crowdfunding platform for creative projects. Creatives — including musicians[1], filmmakers[2], photographers[3], theatre producers/directors[4], writers[5], entrepreneurs[6], fashion designers[7], etc. — use RocketHub to raise funds and awareness for particular creative projects and endeavors.

RocketHub enables Direct-to-Fan-based outreach and fundraising. This means that project owners, i.e. Creatives, choose a timeframe deadline and a target funding goal. If the selected funding target is not reached by the deadline, the project owner is still able to keep the collected funds. Broadly, RocketHub shares similarities with such platforms as Kickstarter, Sellaband, and Pledgemusic.[8]

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History

RocketHub was launched in January 2010 and was founded by Brian Meece, Jed Cohen, and Vladimir Vukicevic.[3] The three co-founders are themselves artists: Brian Meece – singer-songwriter; Jed Cohen – actor/producer; and Vladimir Vukicevic – tech-thinker/writer.[9]

Partnerships

RocketHub has partnered with organizations in order to educate artists about the emerging field of crowdfunding:

See also

References

  1. ^ Rice, Andrea. "RocketHub: For Creatives, By Creatives", American Songwriter, June 22, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  2. ^ Lungulov, Darko. "Tribeca Takes: Darko Lungulov on Here and There", Tribeca Takes, May 11, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Hainer, Michelle. "New Site Helps Cash Strapped Creatives", Tonic, June 10, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  4. ^ Boroff, Philip. "Fringe Festival Impresarios Find Angels Online With RocketHub", Bloomberg, August 19, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  5. ^ Cohen, Jed. RocketHub - Preserving My Family History, accessed November 29, 2010.
  6. ^ Wann, Regan. RocketHub - Moving Through the Looking Glass, accessed November 29, 2010.
  7. ^ Bunmi Koko. RocketHub - Bunmi Koko London Fashion Week Launch 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  8. ^ from PRINT EDITION. Putting your money where your mouse is, The Economist, September 2, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  9. ^ Press Release. Grammy-Nominated Artist And Voice Of CDBaby Successfully Crowdfunds Latest Record On RocketHub, Mi2N, October 7, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  10. ^ Grammy365 Staff. Music Box: A Professional Development Event Crowd Funding, Grammy365, November 5, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  11. ^ Catton, Pia. In Queens, a New Project: Learn the Art of the Deal, The Wall Street Journal, October 25, 2010, accessed November 30, 2010.
  12. ^ Press Release. The "Musicians As Entrepreneurs" Official CMJ Music Marathon Networking & Showcase Event, Mi2N, October 6, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.
  13. ^ Rice, Andrea. "The New Music Seminar: Viva La Revolution", American Songwriter, July 26, 2010, accessed November 29, 2010.

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