2020 Patreon Reward Tier Changes - Input Requested (Patreon)

Hi Patrons!

As the New Year rolls around, I thought I'd take some time and draft up some potential changes to the Patreon Reward Tiers I've got available. I haven't always been the best at fulfilling Patreon rewards, so my primary goal with this system is to reduce the extra work I have to do to fulfill rewards, while also providing content that is of high value to Patrons. I think that's a wise goal to strive for! Patreon has been an incredible resource for funding Year of Sinnoh creations, so I'd like to keep revising Patreon for it to be the best resource it can be!

I've included a new proposed list of Patreon rewards, and a list of exactly what I removed / renamed / added along with my justifications. Personally, I think the SIB/MUSICXML files & the Stem / Project File downloads are the most compelling, but I'd love to hear what you have to say about these changes. 

Current Patreon Rewards

• $1: Access to Patron Stream & Discord
• $2: HQ Audio Files
• $5: Year of Sinnoh BTS Content Drive
• $6: Backing Tracks
• $10: Full Music Library
• $25: Used Saxophone Reed
• $50: Help you with literally anything

Future Proposed Patreon Rewards

• $1: HQ Audio Files, Discord & Exclusive Patreon Content
• $3: “How to Arrange Music” PDF
• $10: SIB & MusicXML Files
• $15: Project Files & Stems
• $20: Full Music Library
• $50: Above and Beyond

CHANGELOG

Removals

• Moved HQ Audio Files to $1 tier ($1 Patrons could already access audio files, due to how I was attaching them to posts on Patreon. Might as well make this official!)
• Removed Backing Tracks (These were difficult to make, as they added more render time to my workflow, and it wasn’t always obvious which instruments to mute. Backing tracks will be made obsolete by offering project files with mutable stems)
• Removed $25 Used Saxophone Reed (Not popular, difficult to fulfill, kind of gross to keep old saxophone reeds around lol)
• Removed Credits in Videos (They looked cool, but were difficult to implement and added too much time / difficulty to design in the editing process.)
• Removed $5 Year of Sinnoh content drive (Most of this content is already posted in the Patreon discord anyway.)

Adjustments

• Changed $50 tier name to “Above and Beyond” (This tier is intended for anyone who wants to support me recurrently at a high monetary level. I don’t want to tie any specific incentives to this to avoid taking up my time unnecessarily.)
• Moved $10 Full Music Library tier up to $20. (As I continue to make more music for the channel, more and more music gets added to the Full Music Library, which only increases its value over time. It’s been at the $10 tier for a few years now, and I think it’s time to bump it up. $20 is still a STEAL for all the music that is offered here, and Patreon support will allow me to better maintain / organize the Library!)

Additions

• Added one page PDF guide on “How to Arrange Music” to $3 tier (Wanted to create an instant download reward for Patrons that contains some valuable information. I’ve received numerous questions about how I arrange music, and I think this would be a good resource that I can point to people, at least before I make a video series / online course on how to arrange music.)
• Added new $10 tier “SIB & MusicXML Files” (Patrons will now be able to download Sibelius and MusicXML files for my arrangements. Sheet music PDFs will always be free, but this resource exists for Patrons who’d like to go in-depth with my arrangements, open them in their own notation software, and use them for the own ensembles / analysis purposes.)
• Added new $15 tier “Project Files & Stems” (Patrons will now be able to download project files & stems of my arrangements! This will allow Patrons to listen to each individual stem of my tracks, and also mute/unmute tracks for their analysis / practicing purposes. Patrons will get access to a backlog of Project Files starting from the start of the Year of Sinnoh, and will be gradually updated over time with older project files. This also serves as an archive for me.)
• Creation of a new page on my website (insaneintherainmusic.com) specifically for navigating Patreon rewards. (I think Patreon’s interface is quite clunky and difficult to navigate, so I’ve decided to create my own page on my website that will have clear information about each tier, as well as links to where Patrons can go to access each reward. Has not been designed yet, but I like the idea.)

Once revised, these changes will be enacted on February 1st, 2020. Thanks everyone for your continued support <3