Well, I was going to write about my tenuous foray into online fundraising via Kickstarter, but in the 5 days since I launched the project, I've reached 138% of my goal! I'm rather sure anyone reading this has checked out the site, but in case you don't know what this is all about, take a peek: http://kck.st/g8i7mB
The project has been a huge success, and we're not even a week into it! The challenge now is to keep the donations coming in, so I can reach my secondary goal of $2,000. This would allow me to press the EP onto vinyl, which has been my dream all along. It's going to be a challenge to coerce those who haven't pledged to spend now that I'm above my primary goal, but I'm going to try!
In any case, I'm super excited about knowing that the end is in sight for <i> Some Dark, Beautiful Morning.</i> I'm a completely different musician than when I started the EP, so however much I love it, I'm also over it in a way. It's taken so long to get out there that I've already formulated my next project: A Yoko Kanno tribute, where I arrange her work so that everything except drums is played by me. This one will be free in order to avoid copyright issues, so once the music is finished it will be available to all of the internet. Really pumped to get started on this!
In conclusion, my deepest thanks to everyone that has contributed thus far, and to everyone that will contribute before the fundraiser ends. It is truly inspiring that my family, friends, and fans are so supportive of my creative endeavors, and I plan to make the most out of the funds gained.
Hopefully the next blog post will arrive in a more timely fashion. I don't like to make my 2 followers wait! Anyhow, next post will most likely be a review of an album, probably by Reign of Kindo or Jaga Jazzist. I don't always know what I'm going to write about in advance, y'know :-)
Peace!