Josh Freese is selling himself to sell his new album. He is best known as the drummer for A Perfect Circle, The Vandals and Devo, but just yesterday Freese released Since 1972, his second solo-album.

Taking off from Trent Reznor’s tiered pricing scheme on the album Ghosts I-IV, Freese’s new album is available online for $7, but for those willing to pay $50 Freese will call you up to say “thank you” and you can “yack it up”, or for $250 he will show his appreciation by taking you out to The Cheesecake Factory.

Above the $250 mark? The incentives are hilarious/bizarre and it is really worth checking out the site.

Every package above $50 includes a signed CD and a t-shirt: For $2500 Freese will give you a drum lesson and let you pick any member of the Vandals or DEVO to go with to the “Hollywood Wax Museum”. For $5000 Freese will write a song entirely about you and put it up on iTunes.  And (limited edition for 1 person) for $75k Freese will join your band for a month and the two of you can take shrooms and cruise Hollywood.

While Freese doesn’t actually believe that anyone will pay for these more expensive packages, he is ready to fulfill his part of the bargain.

Of course, this is bizarre – but it’s an interesting way connect with fans (and no, you don’t actually need to give them a foot massage).

Freese is giving his fans something that can’t be copied, and give something unique. I’m sure that some crazed fan of The Decemberists or (insert popular band name) would pay more than $12 for the CD if it meant that there was an after-show-party and the band would be there hanging out (I know I would have, I remember going to great lengths once when I was a teenager to party with The Smashing Pumpkins).

I have a feeling that bands are going to start getting more creative with how they make money, even if means selling themselves to sell their music.

*More info can be found on Josh Freese’s website or in this recent interview