Pomplamoose: Making a living on Youtube

This could change the music-game for good. With youtube already being an important player for any kind of music consumation, they would tap gigantic potential if they find a way to establish this program with a large number of bands. The more content they get, the more the major labels are forced to consider the same actions for their big performers. Youtube gets paid...

Here's a cover of Earth Wind & Fire's "September", I think it's some of their best work

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xycnv87N_BU

I'm kinda floored by the comments on the story on NPR. Even if you don't like'em, they're managing to pull off something not everyone can. I've enjoyed Pomplamoose for a while now. Glad to see they're doing well.

Then again, I guess it's just as shocking that I'm still surprised by the vitriolic tone of commenters on the internet.

You should see some of the Youtube comments.

I think, from here on out, anyone who hopes to break the mold in any way via the web will just have to ignore 99.9% of all comments. Too many people get their rocks off anonymously tearing people down, and sites just don't care enough about building a thoughtful community to combat it.

Here is "Telephone" by Lady Gaga:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vEStDd6HVY

It's considerably better than the original (in my opinion). The video style is also pretty interesting. The guy in them (Jack Conte) had this to say about it (from wikipedia[1]):

>What you see is what you hear. (No lip-syncing for instruments or voice)

>If you hear it, at some point you see it. (No hidden sounds)

They also make money from selling merchandise (soap [grapefruit scented, pomplamoose is french for grapefruit], tshirts).

Really really awesome music, and seemingly awesome people making it.

[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Conte