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Amanda Palmer

Musician, New York Times Best Selling Author, Performer and Provocateur

Amanda Palmer
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Celebrity, Change Management, Civil Rights, Entertainers, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Finance, Innovation, Music, Social Activism, Social Justice, TED
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Amanda Palmer Biography

Amanda Palmer commands attention. The singer-songwriter-blogger-provocateur, known for pushing boundaries in both her art and her lifestyle, made international headlines this year when she raised nearly $1.2 million via Kickstarter (she’d asked for $100k) from nearly 25,000 fans who pre-ordered her new album,<em> Theater Is Evil.

But the former street performer, then Dresden Dolls frontwoman, now solo artist hit a bump the week her world tour kicked off. She revealed plans to crowdsource additional local backup musicians in each tour stop, offering to pay them in hugs, merchandise and beer per her custom. Bitter and angry criticism ensued (she eventually promised to pay her local collaborators in cash). And it's interesting to consider why. As Laurie Coots suggests: The idea was heckled because we didn't understand the value exchange; the whole idea of asking the crowd for what you need when you need it and not asking for more or less.

Summing up her business model, in which she views her recorded music as the digital equivalent of street performing, she says: “I firmly believe in music being as free as possible. Unlocked. Shared and spread. In order for artists to survive and create, their audiences need to step up and directly support them.”

Amanda's nonfiction book, "The Art of Asking: or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help," will be released in November 2014 with Hachette, and it digs deeply into the topics she addressed in her TED Talk.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 08/31/2024.

Amanda Palmer Speaking Topics

  • The Art of Asking

    Rock star, crowdfunding pioneer and TED speaker Amanda Palmer knows all about asking. Performing as a living statue in a wedding dress, she wordlessly asked thousands of passersby for their dollars. When she became a singer, songwriter and musician, she was not afraid to ask her audience to support her as she surfed the crowd (and slept on their couches while touring). And when she left her record label to strike out on her own, she asked her fans to support her in making an album, leading to the world's most successful music Kickstarter.

    Even while Amanda is both celebrated and attacked for her fearlessness in asking for help, she finds that there are important things she cannot ask for-as a musician, as a friend and as a wife. She learns that she isn't alone in this, that so many people are afraid to ask for help, and it paralyzes their lives and relationships. In this groundbreaking book, she explores these barriers in her own life and in the lives of those around her, and discovers the emotional, philosophical and practical aspects of The Art Of Asking.

    Part manifesto, part revelation, this is the story of an artist struggling with the new rules of exchange in the twenty-first century, both on and off the Internet. The Art Of Asking will inspire your audience to rethink their own ideas about asking, giving, art and love.

Amanda Palmer Videos

  • Amanda Palmer: The art of asking
    Amanda Palmer: The art of asking
    Don't make people pay for music, says Amanda Palmer. Let them. In a passionate talk that begins in her days as a street performer (drop a dollar in...
  • Backstage with Amanda Palmer Part 2: Amanda's interview | Moshcam
    Backstage with Amanda Palmer Part 2: Amanda's interview | Moshcam
  • Indie Icon Amanda Palmer Gets Real About Motherhood & Relevance
    Indie Icon Amanda Palmer Gets Real About Motherhood & Relevance
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Amanda Palmer Books

  • The Art of Asking (Signed Edition): How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
    The Art of Asking (Signed Edition): How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

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Amanda Palmer is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Art of Asking. The estimated speaking fee range to book Amanda Palmer for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Amanda Palmer generally travels from Boston, MA, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are John Legend, Imogen Heap, Ani Difranco, Natasha Bedingfield and Marco Tempest. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Amanda Palmer for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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