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@SOPHIEKYLECOLLINS
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@SOPHIEKYLECOLLINS
Hi, my friends and community.
I’m so grateful to you for taking the time to visit this page and read these words!
THE REASON
I’m recording an album in August and looking for any support to cover the cost of “doing it right.”
Doing it right for me means poring over rare vintage microphones, delicately repaired compressors, and old-school iconic instruments at Thump studio in Brooklyn.
It also means compensating my band, made up of dear friends and professionals for whom music is a livelihood — as well as I can afford to for their contribution.
And it means involving you in the process — in addition to any of the gifts you can select below, if you want to hear demos, see photographs, know which song is my mom’s favorite or what a song I’ve written is about — or anything I can do to reach you and your artistic appreciation — you can have it! A careful breakdown of cost is at the bottom of this page, too.
THE STATUS
DAYS TILL STUDIO: 27
BIG GOAL: $7,000
FUNDS RAISED: $0
THE PORTAL
I am using Venmo to collect contribution so that no generosity gets directed to fundraiser websites and their fees. To contribute to the goal —
THE GIFTS
THE COST BREAKDOWN
Recording
3 days x studio day rate: $1500
3 days x engineer day rate: $1000
3 days x core trio musicians: min. $750
3 days x additional musicians: $1000
Post Production
Mixing and mastering*: $2500
*Estimated based on rates I’ve encountered in the past
Distribution
Independent distributor fees: $150
Any blessing in excess of this goal will go toward 1. better quality nourishing meals during recording and 2. making and distributing promotional material for this very album’s release!