it's called pate ryon and refers and allows fans to give their favorite artists online some money. joining us to explain are the cofounders. thank you both for being here. >> let's start with you. you had a group and you were putting music online and you weren't getting much back. what got to you this position and mad a wrt bay to fix this? >> it's the frustration of having hundreds of thousands of users and feeling like we had this community around our work. they were leaving comments. they are real people. at theent of the month, we get a check for a couple hundred dollars. that feels so wrong. it was that feeling that led to this. i spent three months working on a music video and got a half million view and got a check in the mail for $100 and that's not how this works. i'm not going to let that happen. >> i can understand that frustration entirely. how does the compa make money is this a donation or investment? >> artists get funding from their fans. patrons are donating and it's mostly about the ind masy and interaction with artists. >> how much do they keep of this? >> we wor