we're going into our second patreon
membership drive you don't know what
that is I'm here to explain hey
everybody welcome back to Prince's
friend exploring music through Prince I
don't know if anybody's noticed the new
tagline this video is to breakdown what
patreon is and why it's important for
this channel don't forget to follow us
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you always know when we put up another
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you know don't forget to stick around
for about the end of the video where I
go over the special exclusives that are
going to be part of this patreon Drive
so what is patreon patreon is a
membership platform that allows you to
take a larger role in Prince's Friend for
as little as $2 a month you'll be
contributing directly to the channel and
helping us to continue to produce
quality content here on the channel we
couldn't do a lot of the things that we
do without the support of our community
what kind of support you ask well in
essence there are a lot of things that I
get out of this like the ability to
upgrade our equipment I recently
purchased a brand new camera and a
little bit of a different lighting setup
which is already enabled me to enhance
the quality of the videos that I produce
for you all and the contributions from
my patrons offset the cost by about half
making it much more affordable for me to
do that
it also helps cover certain expenses
like admission to events travel food
lodging and this helps me bring all of
you my wonderful viewers along with me
to all of these awesome events that I go
to I did this in the past with
celebration 2018 as well as the for
youth symphonic tribute to Prince and
I'm already gearing up for celebration
2019 the patreon is also instrumental in
allowing me to devote more time to the
channel time is money
right I am by no means getting rich off
of this channel but support from my
patrons allows me to offset the loss of
time and other avenues so I can use it
here anyone who's made content for a
YouTube channel knows how time-consuming
it is even for short videos YouTube is a
job unto itself
lastly patreon also allows me to take
some of those funds and purchase amazing
things to give away to people on the
channel I run various contests giveaways
trivia things and I love to give you
guys things but that can add up pretty
quickly now that's what I get out of it
what do you guys get out of it as a
patron well the cool thing is patrons
get previews too a lot of my bigger
videos I'll have them done and I want to
share them with somebody so I throw them
at the patrons they get to see them a
few days up to a week in advance of the
people on the channel generally
sometimes this is just because I'm so
excited
other times it's because I have a really
cool idea but I kind of want some
feedback on the execution my patrons are
pretty important I also often upload
exclusive material just for the patrons
such as playlists in my personal
favorite the outtakes and bloopers which
come from not only my own personal
bloopers and stuff from when I'm
recording videos but also the behind the
scenes and the outtakes from some of the
interviews that I do the next thing is
if I'm doing giveaways and contests
patrons do get extra entries if it's
randomized which it usually is it
doesn't guarantee your success but it
definitely ups your chances lastly
patreon is another platform and a fast
one to contact me directly so being a
patron gives you access to me on a level
that the normal subscriber doesn't
necessarily get this is awesome if you
have a really cool idea for a new video
or want to give me some channel feedback
now you know what I get out of it and
now you know what you get out of it so
with this new patreon drive we're trying
to get more members for the patreon the
last one we did back in September triple
the number of patrons that we have and
that's awesome we're currently at about
45 patrons and I would love to hit 70
patrons before the end of this patreon
drive so the beatty on Drive starts
today and ends April 30th so it's about
six weeks and of course because this is
special I have some extra perks that I'm
going to be doing for this drive at the
end of the drive every patron who wants
to give me their address will receive a
pack of stickers from Prince's Friend
one
we'll be a Student of Prince sticker and
the other one will be a super cool
Prince's Friend sticker with these
stickers you can share your love of the
channel and of Prince with the world you
can also get a tattoo but that's a
little permanent also if we do hit the
goal then for the month of May I will
post one video every day that would be
30 videos in a row and you're in a love
home if we go higher I might add some
more to that I know that that's a big
undertaking but no risk no reward
also I've gotten pretty good at making
these videos quickly so I know what
you're thinking oh my god this sounds so
amazing so you definitely want to go to
patreon.com/scishow
and all you have to do is click a few
buttons and you are pledging your
support you can give as little as 2
dollars a month but check the tiers
because the different tiers do give you
access to different rewards such as a
shout-out on the channel being able to
request a review or the ability to
appear in a video with me now I do want
to state that I don't want anybody to
break the bank to become a patron I love
all of my subscribers and all of my
supporters but you don't have to show
your love with money this is really just
if you have extra disposable income
burning a hole in your pocket I
literally will be here making videos
regardless of how many patrons I have
and all of my videos will continue to be
free on this platform
unless YouTube changes their roles but I
hope that you'll consider just
contributing a little bit more to the
channel to keep us going
and keep us growing every little bit
helps more than you know do you want to
hear what some current patrons have to
say well I asked for some testimonials
and here's a few khari says I discovered
the channel about a year end and really
enjoy the videos and Prince's Friend's
personality and perspectives I know the
reality of what youtubers make from ad
revenue so I decided to forego a couple
of coffees each month and become a
member I didn't even know at the time
that there were perks aside from
enjoying the channel to me the premise
is no different than paying for another
entertainment like Netflix or HBO and I
think I actually watched Prince's Friend
more than those other services as our
Campbell says I
the need to pay for the services I was
receiving from Prince's Friend this is
difficult to explain but the insights I
received from Prince's Friend are not
limited to information about Prince the
insight extends to becoming a gentler
and more accepting person and through
patreon I have direct access to him and
he really does reply to all questions
yeah
D Bijoux says Prince's Friend is the most
impressive channel when it comes to
professionalism organised presentations
integrity of material shared detailed
and concise breakdowns and your reviews
in spite of having a day job to support
a family and manage his personal life
being a patron lets me give direct kudos
to his work ethic and I appreciate that
it's very time consuming
Tony Benson says I became a patron
because I found myself consuming more
content from Prince's Friend than other
channels I was like mean if I'm gonna be
watching every single one of these
videos I need to up the ante and keep
this train going Gary Sheppard says I'm
not big on recognition but it was very
exciting to be listed on the wall of
gratitude the heat perk is the exclusive
and sneak peek material - plus I've
watched the channel grow from a handful
of people going on a musical journey
celebrating Prince to a worldwide force
it is today it's a great thing to be
able to help support oh and Martin says
as a patron I feel like more than a
subscriber on any other YouTube channel
I feel like a part of something bigger
something closer knit like a family my
favorite perk I have ever received as a
patron was probably receiving a Prince's
friend button during the last patreon
Drive the pin still resides attached to
my vinyl copy of graffiti bridge a
personal favorite album of Prince's
Friend's something so small meant so much
and made my monthly pledges feel
recognized and appreciated and they
really are I appreciate everybody who is
here to help support the channel but if
you have the ability consider possibly
giving just a little bit more I'm not
ashamed to say it
the involve here is that eventually I'll
be able to do this full-time
that is the tree demon and you can help
make that a reality thank you so much
for your time as I mentioned at the
beginning of the video don't forget to
check us out on social media it's
@princesfriendYT on pretty much most of
the major
platforms and as always may live to see
the dawn see you in the next video
