Written by Thilde Vesterby
How do you raise money for a good cause when you’ve got nothing? You get help through social media.
I’ve Got Nothing is a pop song that’s been made by four teenagers and the help they got on YouTube. Everything is done entirely through crowsourced as a part of BBC’s ChartJackers.
The projest is an attempt to get the song into the UK music charts and raise as much money as possible for kids in need. The team had nothing – no budget or experience – so they had to crowdsource everything from musicians to producers and promotion. And it worked.
The song’s lyrics are made up by YouTube users. They were then released on YouTube where other users wrote a melody. The team held auditions via video response to pick the band, found a producer through YouTube, and the music video is made up of literal interpretations of the lyrics, clapping and singing along, by YouTubers. Pretty impressive.
Take a look at the video here. Do you think it will make it to the charts? And do you think crowdsourced music is the future?
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