I talk with Randy Kaplan, who's in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for his fifth album for kids and families. We chat about the many different ways he's made albums, why it's better to ask for money up front, and the rewards he really hopes a few folks will pledge for.
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Randy Kaplan's new not-JUST-for-kids CD (Kickstarter project)
Project: Bari Koral's New Album - The Apple Tree & The Honey Bee
Creator: Bari Koral
Description: The New York City Koral went down to Nashville (to record with producer Brad Jones), and is coming back with a new album, her fourth. The Kickstarter campaign features a fairly standard set of rewards for a music campaign, but that's OK -- that's what pledgers want, right? The music, the swag, and the chance to see the artist.
I talked with Brady Rymer last week about his brand new Kickstarter campaign for his new album Just Say Hi!, which launched today, a few of his more unique reward levels, and the importance of connection in creating community for artists.
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JUST SAY HI!, Brady Rymer's New Album for Families that ROCK (Kickstarter project)
Project: More Family Supa Jams!!
Creator: Mo Phillips
Description: Portland-based Mo Phillips had so much fun (and success) Kickstarting his last album, Monster Suit, a couple years ago that he's doing it again for his latest album. Less than a couple days to go, but it'll be fun...Project: HI BABYBOO! \\\ Video Series & App for Babies and Families
Creator: Scott Schultz (Hi Babyboo)
Description: When Scott Schultz, one of the creators of the very popular (and successful) Nick Jr. TV show (and tour and album-generator and product-generator) Yo Gabba Gabba!, believes crowdfunding is the best way to raise money for his next project, it's clear something has shifted in the media production landscape.Schultz is seeking to raise $150,000 for the show, with a goal of producing about 30 minutes of content. To a great extent, the series sounds like Yo Gabba Gabba! for a slightly younger set, though in his slick Kickstarter video, Schultz outlines how the show might differ from its older sibling. Fewer words! More pictures! Lots of drooling! (I'm just kidding on that last one.) There will be music from interesting bands (plus a soundtrack available to certain backers).
The most interesting thing to me about the project (besides its funding) is integration of an app as part of the project. I'm sure that a lot of shows are developed with apps in mind these days, but with Portland-based Night & Day Studios, who have been part of a lot of apps, including one with Cat Doorman, working on the project, I have high hopes for it.
In this episode, I talk with
Chicago's Laura Doherty about singing songs for different age ranges, shyness, the Chicago music scene, and her Kickstarter project
seeking funding to produce her third album, In a Heartbeat.
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