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SongSlide Inc. Business Information
SongSlide is a privately funded Washington corporation formed in 2006 by co-founders
Devin Brewer and John Hurd. Part of the mission of the company is to promulgate
the use of “consumer-generated pricing” for digital media, especially for digital
music downloads for independent musicians. (Also in 2006, the co-founders filed
a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering
their inventions related to consumer-generated pricing.)
Consumer-Generated Pricing
As a new model for pricing digital media, consumer-generated pricing at first glance
seems counter-intuitive: Why would anyone pay more for something? The answer, of
course, lies in the nature of the relationship between the buyer and the seller.
For independent musicians, their fans often have a passionate and supportive relationship
to the musicians and their music. Paying more for a download is similar to leaving
some extra cash in the tip jar at a local performance.
Here are some links to blogs and articles related to consumer-generated pricing:
Pop Geek Jonathan Coulton Succeeds by Giving Music Away - Mark Anderson,
Wired News October 12, 2007
How Much for That Song? It’s Up to You - Steven J. Dubner, Co-author of
Freakonomics
Consumer-Generated Pricing: Foundations
of a Democratic Patronage - Mitch Ratcliffe, Co-founder of BuzzLogic
Pay What You Want for Independent Music with SongSlide - Carey Greenberg-Berger
The Consumerist
User Generated
Pricing? - John Cook's Venture Blog, Seattle P.I.
Founders
John Hurd
Devin Brewer
Board of Advisors
SongSlide is fortunate to have a strong group of advisors who lend
their time and expertise to help the company succeed. The Board of Advisors includes:
Dave Dederer, founding member of the multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated rock
band
The Presidents of the United States of America, and currently Vice President
of Media Content at Seattle-based Melodeo, Inc.
David Long, founder and former CEO of
Screenlife, creator of the game Scene It?
Jared Reimer, founder
Cascadeo Corporation
Mitch Ratcliffe, Co-founder BuzzLogic
Scott Craig, Sales and Business Development Executive
Contact Info
Devin Brewer, CEO
devinbrewer@songslide.com
phone: 206 650 8949
John Hurd, COO
johnhurd@songslide.com
phone: 206 437 3606
SongSlide Inc.
PO Box 15275
Seattle, WA 98115
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