Hi everyone! I have some really exciting news... I am recording an album!!! Yup, thats right, a professional studio album! I am working with a fantastic studio- Evergroove, and am really excited about it! Producing a studio album is not a small or cheep undertaking though. It is going to take a lot of time, energy, and money... This is where I need your help in the process, funding! Yay! So here is my cost analysis: I need to raise $7,000 to make this album happen. The basic run down is this:
Ok, so now that you know how much I need to raise & what it's for, let me tell you about all the GOODIES that are in it for YOU when you DONATE to this album campaign! There is of course lots of Music: Downloads of the album and signed copies of the CD, even your own personal fiddle tune! There are also great incentives from Alan Cammack Photography, Hats Panache, and Kokopelli Rafting Adventures. Take a scroll down the right side of this page to see all of the donation levels and their perks!
DONATE
All you have to do is choose at which level you would like to donate, (see the little boxes on the right side of this page,) click it's donate button, and follow the paypal prompts. Then, I contact you via e-mail to get you your goodies! See? Easy! (If you don't want to use PayPal, or would like to donate an amount other than specified, please send me a message [there is a small message button on the top left corner of this page] and I will be happy to accommodate other means for your donation.)
SHARE
Know anyone who likes Celtic music? Fiddling? River Songs? Supporting independent artists? E-mail the link & share this blog with them! Post it to your facebook! (Just incase that nerd from high school who friended you last week happens to Love Celtic Fiddling... you never know!) Invite your fb friends to like ELM's fb page! The more I can get out there the better! Even if you can't donate, please share, it's a huge help!
Alright! So, now that you know what all is happening, what's in it for you, and have made a donation, ;) take a look at the Album Info page for a sneak peek at what the Album is going to be! Remember to check in with the News page for updates on the albums progress! Also, check out some Videos of ELM fiddling & singing, and of course the Gallery!
Footnote of Interest
There are lots of options out there for fundraising, web site after web site offering simple templates to platform your fundraiser, and they all charge about %10... I thought about this pretty hard, and came to the conclusion that if I were donating to an album, I would want my money to go to the band and the cost of the album, not some third party web host. I also realized that if I were to use one of those host sites I would need to add an extra $700 to my price tag just to cover their cost. So, I decided to launch my campaign independently, through this blog. It's taken allot of hard work, (it is not a point & click template!) I have built this campaign from the ground up, and I'm glad I did! Now all of my supporters and donors know that their contribution is going straight to the creation of this album, and not to a third party web host. Keeping it independent! Yeah!
