Artists and fans have one goal. Make music and money together. Artists upload their music and profile. Fans find artists they like and believe in. $10 (plus transaction costs) buys them a piece of the action. $50,000 gets the artist in the studio. Fans get an exclusive CD send to their homes. Artists make their dream come true. From now on bands and believers are in business together. You are the record company!

The idea comes from a love for music and a frustration about the fact that Pim always heard the same artists over and over on the radio. He would see a lot of live performances and notice how much talented artists are being unnoticed by the traditional music industry. He was working for an oil company when he thought of the concept. He decided to give up his job and approach the right people to execute the business plan. He found Johan Vosmeijer and Dagmar Heijmans. Both experienced in the music industry. When they heard about SellaBand they gave up their jobs to launch this business and follow their dream: Bands and Fans in business together!

SellaBand is run by Johan Vosmeijer and Dagmar Heijmans and Pim Betist.
Instead of using his masters degree, to climb the ladder in the corporate world, Pim Betist gave up his job. He had a vision of how things could be different in the music industry, all he needed was to get in touch with the right people to pursue his dream. Then he met Johan Vosmeijer and Dagmar Heijmans and SellaBand was born.
Johan Vosmeijer is an experienced professional in the European music scene. He ran the legendary labels Epic and Columbia for Sony Music in the Benelux, and most recently he was the driving force behind the launch of Red Ink, a boutique label for SONY BMG. After a lifetime in the traditional music business, he thought the time was right for change. At that point he met Pim Betist, a man with a plan and a mission. The plan was SellaBand and the mission was to change the music world.
To complete the team, Johan introduced Pim to Dagmar Heijmans. He started his professional life at EMI Music. After years of becoming an industry expert at Sony Music and SONY BMG, he wanted to get back to the roots of his music passion: discovering new music. Five minutes after he met Pim he knew he had found his passion back and knew where his future would lie; at SellaBand.com.

Advertising and music sales: all income derived from advertising and music sales on SellaBand is being split evenly between artists, Believers and SellaBand.

Publishing: All songs that are recorded with SellaBand are vested in SellaBand Publishing. The income is being split as follows: 60% for the artist, 30% SellaBand and 10% for the production team.

Interest: The money derived from parts sold on SellaBand is accumulated on an Escrow account. We can't touch the money until an artist reaches the 50,000 target, but we do make money of the interest.

Simple. Go to the Sign Up page, read the Terms and Conditions, accept them and follow all the next steps.

Nothing! Yes, SellaBand is totally free, no entrance fee or anything

No. Because as an Artist all you have to invest is your music.

If you are unsigned and/or self recording, the answer is yes. With unsigned we mean that you have no current contractual obligations with any record company or label. If you have a deal with a Publishing company, you need a written confirmation from them that they allow you to register the songs you will record with SellaBand under SellaBand Publishing GmbH.

Yes. Your marketplace is the whole world; it doesn't matter if your fans live in Germany, Canada, United States or Tahiti. So make use of the all possibilities the internet offers and reach out to all your potential Believers around the globe.

No. You're not allowed to upload songs written by other artists.

No, that's not allowed.

No you don't. We have much respect for the privacy of you and the believers, so we will not share personal information like e-mailadresses with anybody. You are able to send messages to your believers through the system of SellaBand.

The publishing income of the songs you record with SellaBand will be divided between you, SellaBand, producer and A&R manager, in the following way: You 60%, SellaBand 30%, Producer 5%, A&R manager 5%

By doing this we keep the fixed fees for producer and A&R manager much lower than normal. The lower their fees, the more money there is for studios, gear rental etc.

As an artist you have to be aware of the conditions before you join. Therefore we ask you to read them and sign them. They will only be in effect once you've reached the Goal of $50,000.

For the first 12 months after the recording is finished SellaBand will own the master, after that you the artist will get it and can do with whatever you want.

Let's face it, there's not many places in the world where the $- sign is unheard of. And as much as we love the Britsh Pound, the Euro and Japanese Yen, for simplicity reasons we decided to use one currency. So the Goal is $50,000 and not €38,767, and a Part will cost you $10 instead of €8,24. Sounds much nicer, doesn't it?

We realize that 50k is a lot of money, but all you need is 5000 fans who believe in you to reach this goal. We have decided to go for 50k for several reasons. First and most important reason is quality. We want to give artists the opportunity to record their music in an environment as high quality as any major label would offer you. We are convinced that top studios, A&R managers and producers are necessary to lift your music from sounding good to sounding excellent. Secondly we chose to send exclusive versions of your CD to your believers. This service already consumes 40% of the total budget. For the exact split please see the pie chart.

You might be right. But then you have to gather the recording budget yourself. You probably won't record in the fine studios with the top producers we're working with. And you won't have a worldwide network of 5.000 promoters working for you, for whom it's also very interesting to spread the word about you and your music. And finally, are you going to make any profit out of it when you do it yourself? Remember, joining SellaBand is free and there are no strings attached to our program.

Nada, zero, nothing, $0,-. Yes that's right; every dollar that fans spend will be used for your recording and the CD for your Believers and not for big and shiny offices or new SUVs for the SellaBand team.

SellaBand gives away 3 tracks per album for free. These free downloads will serve as a great promotional tool for the artists. Additionally the amount of downloads will determine the free download market share of each artist. The more free music is downloaded from your artist, the more money you and the artist make.

SellaBand has two basic sources of revenue: Music Sales and Advertising. One of the golden rules here on SellaBand is that we share these revenues equally between Artists, Believers and ourselves. This means that for every 3 dollars we make through advertising or music sales 1$ goes to the artist, 1$ to the Believers and 1$ to SellaBand.

The selling Believer gets a commission of 10% of the price for each CD or download sold. This means that if your Believers sell the standard version of an album for $10,- they will get 1$ for their effort.

Here’s a break down of the prices and the corresponding commissions:

Product	Price	Commission
Limited edition	$15.00	$1.50
Standard edition	$10.00	$1.00
Album Download	$3.50	$0.35
Paid track download	$0.50	$0.05

SellaBand gives away 3 tracks per album for free. These free downloads will serve as a great promotional tool for the artists. Additionally the amount of downloads will determine the market share of each artist. The more free music is downloaded from your artist, the more money you and the artist make. And of course, just to be clear on this, the more parts you own, the more money you make.

Once you've reached the goal we'll call you to congratulate you. In this so called Champagne Call we'll give you the name and details of your A&R manager. He or she will call you a couple of days later and ask you to send demos of the tracks you want to record. A week later you'll meet the A&R manager and discuss your wishes and the SellaBand recording process. The following weeks you'll rehearse the songs you want to record and have some more meetings with the A&R manager. The moment you and the A&R manager are happy and think you're ready, you'll enter the studio.

Your songs will be available for at least 12 months.

Yes. There are no strings attached. The only obligation you have is to record the CD once the goal of $50,000 is reached.

In the artwork there's room for 'thank you's' to all your supporters, but also to companies that have helped you so far in your career. But please note it's not allowed to place logos of brands or companies in the artwork.

No, neither the artist nor SellaBand is liable for this

It's your music, it's your choice. So yes you have influence on the recording process. You are responsible for the end result of the recording process. But the A&R Manager is there to help you to get the most out of you, to get the best producer and studio and to make sure that you stay within your budget.

Sure you can make suggestions for other producers or studios. But remember it all has to fit in the budget.

Yes there's room for gear rental or even hiring extra musicians. But remember the budget is limited. You can spend a dollar only once, so if you rent instruments you have less money for other stuff.

There's a timeframe of six months from the moment you've reached the goal of $50,000 until the recording has to be finished.

Yes, you're absolutely free to do stuff like that. In fact we think it's a great idea to do.