Bit Torrent tracker Pirate Bay has "sponsored" the Swedish glam band Lamonte and has featured them on the front page of thepiratebay.org. Within the first 24 hours, more than 100,000 people downloaded the band's tracks.
Whether or not this will make any money for the band, nobody knows, but this kind of publicity is worth a ton and it's a good demonstration on the value you can get from giving away your music. But according to Lamonte, they're a "live band." This kind of promotion might not be a good idea if selling music is your only income stream.
Then again, you have a better chance of going broke because NOBODY is aware of you than going broke because 100,000 people downloaded your music for free.
More info from the band...
Debut Album Downloaded More Than
100 000 Times the First 24 Hours it Was ReleasedWe are very proud to say that we finally released our debut album 'The Golden Daze'! It's been lots and lots of work, both in the studio and in the office but now we finally made it. And it's very nice to see that so many of you (fans, media, boys and girls) like it so much! As you probably know, we are supported by the Pirate Bay. Right now they have a campaign on their front page, encouraging their users to download our album and buy the record. After 24 hours more than 100 000 people downloaded the entire album and our video has been viewed so much that the host viddler.com crashed and they had to install more servers!
In December we will tour Sweden (and one show in Finland) and since we're mainly a live band we hope that you all come to our shows! We're not playing concerts, we're having parties on stage with our audience and you are all very welcome to join the party!
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