The “No Cost to Perform, No Cost to Watch" platform bonds artist and fans with anytime live streaming, innovative tip jar payments
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Most of us haven’t been able to go out to actual venues to watch and listen to live music for more than a year now. But with TheAvenue.Live, we can still get the rush of the live experience – and even better, do it anytime, anywhere.
What is TheAvenue.Live? It’s the new “No Cost to Perform, No Cost to Watch" platform for musicians, but also comedians, chefs and artists/performers of all types. Fans can tip as they watch a performance, and proceeds (135 currencies are supported) go directly to the artist. It’s easy, simple and effective, and creates a direct path between performer and fan, as it should be.
But that’s only the beginning of what you can do on TheAvenue.Live. The innovative platform allows artists to get paid from their very first stream, and while live streaming, with 80% of revenue going directly into their pockets. What’s more, there are no ad interruptions during the show.
There is no cost to perform (as for viewing, tipping is optional but highly encouraged), and you can perform as often as you like – any time, anywhere. Furthermore, a unique “pay it forward” feature allows users to earn additional money by referring artists to TheAvenue.Live as a scout.
Other features? At TheAvenue.Live you can: bring your following to watch you stream; sell merch by linking your website to your performance page; leverage your loyal following to compete against the best and earn a huge payout; stream from popular broadcasting studios, the mobile app and your laptop; and set up push notifications to alert your followers when you are performing.
Artists get paid two to three days after each performance and archived videos can be monetized as well. Additionally, performers can sell tickets to their livestream or choose to make the show free and earn money via TheAvenue.Live'’s “dueling tip jars," which increase audience engagement and tipping by letting viewers vote on what song you play next.
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TheAvenue.Live is also hosting an inaugural live streaming guitar competition, Lord of the Strings. For four weeks beginning June 14, bring your following and perform as often as you want collecting votes in the form of tips. The top four guitarists each week will compete for additional cash prizes, while the four overall leaders will compete for the top spot and some serious winnings. Sign up now and show off your skills!
If you’re a performer? Get in on the grassroots level (no entry fee required) with the hottest new venue in town. There’s no cost to perform, and you can perform as often as you like.
As for fans? Sign up now to watch your favorite performers and help support their work. And who knows – you could also scout the next hot new artist, helping to introduce great new music to the world, and earning some revenue for yourself in the process.
Don’t miss out on what’s going on down on TheAvenue.Live. Check it out and sign up now!
Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.
