Internet-Assisted Systems and Methods for Building a Customer Base for Musicians

• US 20110295669A1
• Filed: 07/12/2011
• Published: 12/01/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jonathan Stiebel
• Original Assignee: Jonathan Stiebel
• Inventors: Stiebel, Jonathan
• Application Number:
  US13/180,781
• Publication Number:
  US 20110295669A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/14.19
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0217 involving input on products or services in exchange for incentives or rewards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0251 Targeted advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products

Abstract

Method for building a customer base for a musician, comprising offering a discount on food or drinks at a venue where a musician plays or has played a piece of music to a listener who hears or has heard the piece of music of the musician, the discount is to be in exchange for the listener providing a rating of the piece of music of the musician or the listener providing a rating of the musician, accepting a rating by the listener of the piece of music of the musician or a rating by the listener of the musician. Optionally, offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the piece of music or offering a song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the musician. Optionally, wherein the at least one song of the musician comprises the piece of music.

Claims

1. A method for building a customer base for a musician, comprising

A. offering a discount on food or drinks at a venue where a musician plays or has played a piece of music to a listener who hears or has heard the piece of music of the musician, the offering is to be in exchange for the listener providing a rating of the piece of music of the musician or the listener providing a rating of the musician,

B. accepting a rating by the listener of the piece of music of the musician or a rating by the listener of the musician.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the piece of music or offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the musician.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one song of the musician comprises the piece of music.

4. A method for building a customer base for a musician, comprising

A. accepting a rating by a listener who hears or has heard a piece of music of a musician or a rating by the listener of the musician,

B. offering the listener who rated the piece of music, or offering the listener who rated the musician, the opportunity to provide contact information of the listener.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the contact information of the listener comprises an email address.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the contact information of the listener comprises a telephone number.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the contact information of the listener can accept SMS messages.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the listener may receive information about future events.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the listener may receive information about future events of the musician.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the listener may receive information about future events of the venue where the musician plays or has played the piece of music to the listener who hears or has heard the piece of music of the musician.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the musician can provide a newsletter to the listener.

12. The method of claim 4, further comprising offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener.

13. The method of claim 4, further comprising offering video or audio or newsletter content or software-as-a-service or software-to-download to the listener that provides value to the listener, and/or increases willingness to buy of the listener.

14. A method for building a customer base for a musician, comprising:

A. accepting a rating by a listener who hears or has heard a piece of music of a musician or a rating by the listener of the musician, wherein the musician is a music student at a college, university or conservatory, or alumus thereof,

B. offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the piece of music or offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the musician.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the at least one song of the musician comprises the piece of music.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising offering the listener who rated the piece of music, or the listener who rated the musician, the opportunity to provide contact information of the listener.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising offering the listener who purchased at least one song of the musician, the opportunity to provide contact information of the listener.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising offering the listener who rated the piece of music, or the musician, the opportunity to join an internet-based membership site.

19. A method for building a customer base for a musician, comprising

A. accepting a rating of a piece of music of a musician by a listener who hears or has heard the piece of music of the musician at a venue where the musician plays or has played the piece of music, or a rating by the listener of the musician,

B. offering a discount on food or drinks at the venue in exchange for the listener purchasing at least one song of the musician,

C. offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the piece of music or offering at least one song of the musician for purchase to the listener who rated the musician.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the at least one song of the musician comprises the piece of music.