INTERVIEW/PROFILE/TRIBUTE: Partonism Interview, Part One: Founder John Pointer on His Platform's Ori

The concept of patronage is enjoying one hell of a comeback. Despite being almost as old as art itself, the rise of direct to fan strategies and a hunger for alternative business models has begun to lead more and more pop artists and indie music business professionals to seek out steady streams of income for support, rather than living and dying on sales, touring, and merch...