Today is the day, folks! For the month of March, I’ll be collecting donations toward the production, release, and promotion of my new album of original songs, The One Who Remembers. This is an effort I’ve been working on in the studio since last summer, featuring songs written and edited over the past 5+ years. Learn more and make your donation now!
I have already written about some of the album’s major themes here, and about the special crowdfunding launch show coming up March 9 here. I will continue to post more about the album and the process of making it – check back here throughout the month, and/or follow me on Facebook and Instagram to stay in the loop.
What is crowdfunding? Why is it important?
As an independent artist, I do not have the support of record labels, which means all costs of producing and promoting an album come to me. There are a number of essential people involved in this process: a studio engineer, studio musicians, post-production technicians, and a publicist, to start. In addition to the work these folks put into the project, it also takes an enormous amount of time on my part as the artist – practicing for studio time, communicating with those working on the project, listening to the recordings and mulling over decisions about potential changes. This time is unpaid, fit in between my Music Together and adult ‘ukulele classes, parenting my five-year-old son, and the everyday tasks of taking out the garbage and such.
Crowdfunding – seeking funds from a large crowd (as opposed to say, a few investors) – is a popular strategy for recouping the funds an independent artist puts in up front for a creative project. But, as I explain in more detail on the album’s Crowdfunding Page, there’s so much more than “strategy” to the support of a project like this.
Being the songwriter I am, you know I’ve got a metaphor, so just go with me here… This month, as I indeed seek to recoup the funds I spent on making this album, I also want to invite you into the wild and wonderful garden of the art-making community. There is so much growth happening here … and I’m not talking about the GDP. 😉
What *am* I talking about?! Join me here to find out.