Hello, Today I’m writing to share a little bit of exciting
news, and to ask for your help. As you
may already know, we are wrapping up recording our debut Young & New album,
I Won’t Fall Down. It’s a really exciting project that features tons of great talent from all over the east coast. We originally hired
“Bongo John” to help us track this album with
us, and we felt so good with him that we had him mix "Three Little Birds" all the way to the end! We got help from other producers and mixers in the area, including Dick Hodgin at Osceola Studios in Raleigh NC, and Mike Garrigan at TwoEgrets Studio in Greensboro NC. The only thing with this strategy
is that it increased the cost of this recording project, so now we have to pay for it. We got some amazing sounding material, but some pretty hefty credit card bills to pay because of it.
Are you familiar with CROWD-FUNDING? The current state of the music industry is
changing very fast, and there’s a NEW STANDARD for indie bands and artists like
us. Sites like Kickstarter, Feed the
Muse, and IndieGoGo.com make it easy for musicians and artists to raise money
for their art projects, albums, movies, and books and stuff. For the first time in history, artists are
relying on direct help from friends, family, and fans to see their art projects
come to life. We need your help to finish this project.
So the other day, we started a campaign at IndieGoGo.com to
raise the $8500 total that we need to finish the recording, film the music
video for the title track, and promote it to the masses. In exchange for contributing, you can get all
kinds of prizes and perks in return when we finish our project, ranging from
exclusive CDs, apparel, posters, and even a tennis lesson from Shane!
We know times are tough.
But would you consider helping us? http://www.indiegogo.com/iwontfalldown
You can contribute with as little as ONE DOLLAR, and you can
use PayPal or any credit card on IndieGoGo’s secure website. The deadline to raise the funds is October 5,
2012, so you have a little time to check it out and think it over and see how
much you can help us out, if at all.
(Oct. 5 is my birthday, so even if you throw us a birthday buck, that
will help out a lot!) Over the next few weeks we’ll send you some updates about
how the production and the campaign is going, as well as introduce you to a few
of the main people involved in this project.
We have 41 days to go…
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