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.

Go to the Sign Up page, fill in your name and e-mail-address and follow the instructions.

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

Well, almost anyone. Believers are music-fans that come to SellaBand and have found an Artist they like and believe in. With $10 (plus transaction costs) you can buy one of 5,000 Parts of that Artist's music. Once you have officially registered yourself and have donated $10 on an Artist's account, you have officially become a Believer on SellaBand.

Yes, you can. In fact, you can buy Parts in as many Artists as you like (up to the equivalent of $500 in one go) as long as you make sure you have enough money left on your bank account to buy some food and pay this month's rent ;-)

No, once the $50,000 has been reached, all Parties involved will be notified and the so called 'Gate' closes. Only 5,000 Parts are issued, no less and certainly no more. So, if you hear an Artist you like and believe in, just make sure you buy your Part in time!

All Believers with parts in a recording artist have the right to open their own store on their profile page. This means there will be downloads available, partly free and partly for sale and you can start selling them!  Also, you have the right to sell the available Limited Editions and regular CD of the albums to music fans around the world.

If you find band images/pictures or lyrical content on Artist's profile pages abusive and/or offensive, you can (please read our Privacy Guidelines for more information).

Yes. Until the $50,000 is reached, you can move your part(s) from one artist to another. You can also press the big shiny refund button and get your money (minus a small transaction fee) transferred back to your bank account.

No. Your $10 will only be used when your Artist of choice has reached $50,000. When this is the case the artist will record a CD. This CD will be sent to your home. Before the $50,000 is reached, you can take your $10 and move it to another artist. Or you can withdraw your $10 (or whatever number of Parts you have bought) alltogether.

No worries. You can always move your part to a different artist or you can press the refund button on your overview. Your money will be back on your back account (minus a small transaction fee) in no time.

Yes, you can. $20, 30, 40, up to $500 in one payment. You can use this money to buy more parts later or buy products in the SellaBand Store.

If you want to buy a Part ($10 per Part) in an Artist on SellaBand, we offer several payment possibilities. Because every artist's budget is made up of exactly $50,000 dollar, it is imperative that each Part is exactly $10. Transaction costs are not included in that amount of money. Transaction costs include the costs for administration, for fraud check, and a fixed fee for your bank- or credit card company. Normally when you shop online, transaction costs are included in the total price. Because of the unique character of the SellaBand program, we show the amount of transaction costs as a separate cost on your bill. By the way, the more Parts you buy at the same time, the less you will relatively pay for transaction costs.

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 British Pound, the Euro and Japanese Yen, for simplicity reasons we decided to use one currency. So the target is $50,000 and not €38,767, and a Part will cost you $10 instead of €8,24.

We realize that 50k is a lot of money, but all an artist needs is a maximum of 5000 fans who believe in him/her to reach this goal. We have decided to go for 50k for several reasons. First and foremost 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 them. We are convinced that top studios, A&R managers and producers are necessary to lift the music from sounding good to sounding excellent. Secondly we chose to send an exclusive version of the CD to your home. This service already consumes 40% of the total budget. For the exact split please see the the pie chart.

Nada, zero, nothing, $0,-. Yes that's right; every dollar that you spend will be used for the recording of the tracks, manufacturing the Digi-Pack and sending it to the Believers and not for big and shiny offices or new SUVs for the SellaBand team.

Your money will be deposited back on your balance. You can choose to get a Part in a different Artist or to get your money back.

That all depends on what artists you believe in, how successful they are and how active and successful you are as a believer. You can read all about how much you can make as a believer with a store on SellaBand in the You are the Record Company section here.

Once a month we put our phones off the hook, set our mailboxes to out-of- office, close doors and windows, dust off the old abacus and go counting for a couple of days. After we're done counting and dividing the money, we'll deposit the money you've earned on your balance. Why is this done on a monthly basis and not real time? We need to take into account bounced credit card payments, charge backs and all that sort of jazz.

Your money will be deposited back on your balance. You can choose to get a Part in a different Artist or to get your money back.

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

Yes. Until the $50,000 is reached, you can move your part from one artist to another. You can also press the big shiny refund button and get your money transferred back to your bank account.

When one of your artists makes the $50,000 and releases the CD we the slogan on your profile page changes from “Your Music, Your Choice” to “You are the Record Company”. From that point on you and your artist have been in complete control of the whole music industry value chain. From selecting the talent to promoting and selling the music. From then on you and the Artist are truly in business together. The degree of your success on SellaBand lies in your hands. If you manage to sell 10 albums for each part you own in a recording artist you will have managed to help an artist realize a dream, witnessed and influenced the creative process of recording a professional album and made some money in the process. All without the interference of the traditional music industry, thereby maintaining complete artistic freedom.

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. We will now add another important rule: The selling Believer gets a commission of 10% of the price for each CD or download sold. This means that if you sell the standard version of an album for $10,- you will get 1$ for your 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.

Yes, you can! On your profile page you can indicate the number of Limited Editions you want to receive and how many you want to put on sale. The consumer price for the Believer Editions is $15,-. Of this amount $11,- goes to you and $1 goes to the account of the Artist, $2,50 is for V.A.T., and the last 50 cents are for commission. This commission is paid to the Believer who makes the sale.

The Limited Editions you sell through your page are your LEs. Once you have sold yours you will start selling the rest of the spare copies owned by other Believers. They will be sold in the sequence that the parts were bought. This basically means that if you were the first to buy a part in an artist and you wish to sell your limited edition(s), then your copies will be the first to be sold by other Believers and the Store. This way, early Believers are rewarded for being the first to stick their necks out for the artist.

The consumer price for the Believer Editions is $15,-. Of this amount $11,- goes to you and $1 goes to the account of the Artist, $2,50 is for V.A.T., and the last 50 cents are for commission. This commission is paid to the one who makes the sale, this can either be a Believer or the Artist.

As you know, we have 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. If a sale (Download or Regular CD) is made directly through a Believer's profile, he/she will be allocated an extra 10% to his/her account. This percentage will be taken off the SellaBand-percentage. This way we give you the opportunity to earn more than your 1 : 5,000 per Part of the Believer's profit. The more active you become, the more you can earn. We give you this incentive, because you are helping us grow and are selling music on behalf of the Artist and we feel this should be rewarded.

A few weeks after the release of the Limited Edition Albums, SellaBand will also manufacture a so called Regular CD. This is a standard album in a jewel case, with no extra features, just the music. We will sell this album for $10,00 on our site, but will also announce a number of partnerships with companies who will sell this product for us, both online and offline. The profit of the standard album will also we split equally between The Artist, The Believers and SellaBand. This will amount to $2,00 for each party involved, so $6,00 profit in total. SellaBand's part of the profit includes administration, warehousing and stock risk. Also, $1,00 of the SellaBand share will go directly to the Believer as net-commission, in case the sale is made through him/her. The $2,00 for The Artist, as well as the $2,00 for The Believers are net profits and are fixed amounts. The remaining $4,00 includes manufacturing, copyright and VAT.

The Artist can also order stock of the Regular CD, for $6,00 only. This includes the $2,00 for The Believers, plus $4,00 for manufacturing, copyright and VAT. In this case SellaBand will not take a cut from the profit, and The Artist can then sell the Regular CD on his/her own website and/or local record stores and decide how big his/her own margin will be.

From each SellaBand album we release, there will be three tracks available as FREE downloads. The downloads are DRM-free at a bit rate of 256KB. That's high quality stuff, indeed. The Artists makes the decision which songs will be given away for free. These free downloads will serve as a great promotional tool for the Artists. You can invite all your friends to come to SellaBand and download this music for free. All they have to do is register as a member on SellaBand, and there are no further commitments of any kind. 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.

All downloads sold on SellaBand are DRM-free at a bit rate of 256KB. That's high quality stuff, indeed. And they will only cost 50 dollar cents each. We want to cross the bridge to the future of the music industry. Music will always have value and the joy great music can give you can be priceless. But it should be accessible and affordable for everyone, and it MUST be value for money. With 50 cents per track, we think we have accomplished this. And still, on every paid Download there will be a net profit of 30 dollar cents. 10 Cents go to The Artist, 10 Cents to The Believers and 10 Cents to SellaBand, unless the purchase is made directly through one of the Believer's Shops, in which case 10% commission will be allocated and only 5 dollar cents go to SellaBand. And again we urge you to claim a part of our cut; become active and help us grow!

When you click on the juke box it will open as a stand alone player. You can then personalise by clicking the options button. You can decide which genres, from what country with how many parts sold will be played. This way you can listen through all the artists on SellaBand at your work or at home whilst doing important or insignificant stuff. When you like a song or artist you can add him or her to your wish list or you can simply press the red button to Believe!