Way back when (2004), I joined a forum called NCDnB (North Carolina Drum and Bass). I eventually became a moderator of the site, and became close with a few of the users. I don’t remember how it came up, but somehow we stumbled upon the idea of crowdsourcing a CD. We had the talent, we had the resources, and we had the drive – so why not?
Enter, “Now That’s What I Call DNB”.
Yes, it’s a total play off of the “That’s What I Call Music” CD’s, mainly for the nostalgia purposes (ok, plus the laughs).
This was done on a fairly shoestring budget. A local designer did the artwork (for free), the producers made the tracks (for free), and the only thing we ended up paying for was the printing of the CD jackets, the CD’s themselves, and the CD cases.
Total cost? Under $300.
From a social site, to a socially-produced CD, and sold at shows by the promoters on the forum, this was a group project and community effort from start to finish.
Community at work!
What can you and your community come together to accomplish?