In this episode, I talk with Suzi Shelton, who's using Kickstarter to help fund her third full-length family music album Smile in My Heart. We chat about how she got into kids' music, why this is only her third full-length album (really, I was totally surprised to realize that!), and the myth of the DIY musician.
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Smile in My Heart - A New Family CD by Suzi Shelton
I talk with Joanie Leeds, who's going back to Kickstarter to raise money for her forthcoming sixth family music album, Good Egg. We chat about her path to making music for kids, recording in upstate New York, and what she learned about doing Kickstarter from her last Kickstarter project (for her previous album Bandwagon). I had lots of fun talking with her -- sadly (really!), our discussion of weather highs and lows in our lives did not make the recorded portion of the chat.
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"Good Egg" - Joanie Leeds rocks her 6th Kids CD
Joanie Leeds and the Nightlights on Facebook
Project: My Wooden Horse
Creator: Shalgi Design Studio
Description: I'm sort of out of the market for toddler/preschooler toys, so I'm not the primary target audience for these lovely, movable wooden horses. But they look like an awesome playthings for your favorite 3-year-old.
Pledge quickly, and you can get one of these horses for just $50. The money will be used to convert the convert the current handmade process into an industrial one. Still looks sweet, though.
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.
This episode features a conversation with kids music superstar Laurie Berkner about her Kickstarter project seeking funding to produce her next album, an album of lullabies. We talk about lullabies from her own childhood, the meaning of lullabies, and the opportunities for community in her project.
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Laurie Berkner Is Making a Lullaby Album Kickstarter project
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