toddmc
Gold Member
So I was informed via Instagram about a website called Cameo which specialises in "personalised shout-outs" whereby people pay a nominated amount for their favourite celebrity to make a short video for them.
Keeping things drumming related here are some of the drummers (and prices) I found:
Mike Portnoy- $50
Paul Bostaph- $25
Tommy Lee- $350 (REALLY Tommy?? Even Vince Neil topped out at $300!)
Charlie Benante- $40
Carmine Appice- $60
Stix Zadina- $30
Personally, I’m of 2 minds about this. On one hand it’s pretty cool you can have your fave drummer/ actor/ athlete/ whatever make a personalised video for you or a loved one (the majority seem to be birthday shout-outs to family members) but on the other hand it’s just another example of celebrities prostituting themselves out for $$$ and comes off as disingenuous (to say the least).
However, I do understand why musicians in particular would sign up for this (due to no-one actually buying albums these days) and that this is another revenue stream for them to exploit in addition to meet and greets/ live gigs.
So how many Tommy Lee vids should I put you guys down for? : )
Keeping things drumming related here are some of the drummers (and prices) I found:
Mike Portnoy- $50
Paul Bostaph- $25
Tommy Lee- $350 (REALLY Tommy?? Even Vince Neil topped out at $300!)
Charlie Benante- $40
Carmine Appice- $60
Stix Zadina- $30
Personally, I’m of 2 minds about this. On one hand it’s pretty cool you can have your fave drummer/ actor/ athlete/ whatever make a personalised video for you or a loved one (the majority seem to be birthday shout-outs to family members) but on the other hand it’s just another example of celebrities prostituting themselves out for $$$ and comes off as disingenuous (to say the least).
However, I do understand why musicians in particular would sign up for this (due to no-one actually buying albums these days) and that this is another revenue stream for them to exploit in addition to meet and greets/ live gigs.
So how many Tommy Lee vids should I put you guys down for? : )