Ok Go: the world is their canvas with your help.

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It seems the viral video darlings of Ok Go are at it again, and kudos to them for going one step outside of their typical music video hilarity. Above is the video they created while documenting their parade around LA to spell out “Ok Go” on the city map using an iPhone app. As a continuation of this project, they are now looking for their fans to help out by submitting video and online maps they make using the same app. The fan-submitted content will then be used to produce another video later this year, which will hopefully lead to the whole world becoming one giant canvas.

So, at this point you should be asking yourself, how can I beat this?

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The starving artist

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Since you’re not in it for the money, these two articles should be a great help:

Is Money Limiting Your Band’s Growth? (musicthinktank.com)

and

Want Serious Success? Then Start Losing Everything, Right now… (digitalmusicnews.com)

As a recent freelance writer, and long-time starving music promoter, I can guarantee that some of the best ideas come from a place of little resources. Plus, you can get a lot more variety in your meals from a gas station than a hotel room while you’re on tour!

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Fan-sourcing your music video

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I came across this beautiful collaboration while reading this Google doc:

the creative internet

Although the doc will undoubtedly ruin my productivity, which was already laughable, for the next few days, this video by Sour will probably make me feel like whatever I do manage to do is rather boring. However, in the hopes of inspiring you, and to illustrate the benefits of including your fans, I thought I might post it. It’s yet again another wonderful example of how current technology, along with creativity can lead to something great without a big budget or a large group of people behind you.

And, of course, a post is something productive for me, right?

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