Lets face it, making a record can be costly. NYC act Garen and his project Kill The Alarm funded his new record through the help of fans by communicating with them through emailers and social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook. He rose $15,000 in 6 weeks.

Need to fund a record? Try Kickstarter

Lisa Scinta is building a youtube buzz by posting cover songs. Check it out here. Contact: jason@weareblackbox.com

Check out ‘A Way With Words‘ by Action Item. Think One Republic meets The Fray. Big myspace plays and upcoming tour with Between The Trees and Rookie Of The Year. Contact: danielrfriedman@mac.com

Check out the track Crazy by Stars Go Dim. Recently played alongside with teen sensation Justin Bieber in Tulsa, OK. The song “Crazy” is the Monster Radio 99.5 (Davao City, Philippines) ‘2009 Song of the Year’ ranked above Owl City, Black Eyed Peas, Plain White T’s, and Katy Perry. Contact: sgd@starsgodim.com

[Image Chris Daughtry w/ Stars Go Dim]

We are digging the track Don’t Die Digging by The Graduate. This indie rock act has been on the cover of CMJ and have toured alongside Jacks Mannequin and Secondhand Serenade as well as spots on the Warped Tour and Lollapolooza. Hard work and touring has pushed their previous release well over 20k copies.
Contact: danielrfriedman@mac.com