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New platforms are making the artist-fan connection more intimate — and more lucrative – ABC News
A range of new platforms are letting celebrities speak directly with their fans, driving new income streams and making the artist-fan connection more intimate than…
Recently, the Melbourne singer-songwriter Didirri Peters was asked to play for an audience of one.
The musician, who plays under his first name, received the request via a platform called Serenade, which lets fans order a personalised video performance of a song direct from the artist.
“It was, ‘Hi Didirri, my friend is quite sick and one your songs is his favourite song, would you please perform it for them’,” Didirri told the ABC.
And so he did, from his bedroom, where he uses a piano and a guitar,…
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