So asks the subject line of the latest email out of the world of Kristin Hersh. Below is the relevant portion of this morning’s email, announcing just how she’s going to treat music — and the “industry” of it — from now on. You might recall that I recently linked a post of hers which serves as background for the following. She posted more just the other day.
ThrowingMusic is happy to announce an entirely new musical endeavor. We’re calling it the Coalition of Artists & Stake Holders, or the “CASH Music Project”. CASH Music represents a new music business model which we hope you’ll not only support but also help us shape, by sharing with us your thoughts, suggestions & opinions.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will come to you with a new kind of offering from Kristin. We’re planning lots of great new content, including a brand-new studio recording posted to Kristin’s blog every month - free of charge.
We’re committed to not holding music hostage, the music will be free. We’ll be asking for donations and offer you the opportunity to subscribe to Kristin’s career – past, present and future.
The business of music clearly needs an overhaul. We’re going to present our ideas - and with your help, we’ll endeavor to create a sustainable, fair-trade music business model.
This will be a strictly independent and self-sustaining venture — for better or for worse. No record label, no distributor, no middle-man — just Kristin, the songs and you.
We’re hoping to finally take the leap and see what all of us together, as a small but enthusiastic community of ’stake-holders’ can do for ourselves.
Thank you for reading this far — we’ll be in touch soon!
