Basecamp Productions was originally founded in 2004 by Joshua James and Brett Eliason (Eliason sold his share of the company in 2007 and is no longer involved)with the idea of releasing "Official Bootlegs" online. Beginning with Pearl Jam’s groundbreaking “Official Bootlegs” series[1], artists who have appeared on recordings distributed exclusively by Basecamp include: Pearl Jam, Linkin Park[2], Jay-Z, U2, Chris Cornell, Tori Amos, Ben Harper, The Black Crowes, The Cult, Busta Rhymes, Sleater-Kinney, Kings of Leon, Mudhoney, My Morning Jacket, Sonic Youth, Dispatchand Wolfmother.
The artists Basecamp works with typically sell their shows through the artists web site within hours of the shows ending. Basecamp records the show, mixes it and then releases it through it's own software package which is installed on the artists site. Fans can pre-order and purchase the recordings and then download the performance a few hours after it takes place. Basecamp also has partnerships with both Ticketmaster and Live Nation to sell the live recordings at the point of ticket purchase.
Basecamp was eventually acquired by Warner Music Group and Mr. James is now the Founder/CEO of Zig Media
Notes:
1. ^http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001020382
2. ^http://downloads.linkinpark.com
3. ^http://toribootlegs.com
4. ^http://downloads.thirdday.com