In this episode, I talk with Tim Ferrin, who's directing a new documentary about the First Lady of Children's Music, Ella Jenkins. Tim is using Indiegogo to fund the documentary, which is titled Ella Jenkins: We'll Sing a Song Together. The two of us chat about the process of planning a documentary, the campaign itself, and, of course, our (ongoing) memories of Ella.
Ep. 17: Jeff Krebs and the Next Papa Crow Album
In this episode, I talk with Jeff Krebs, who's known in the kindie world as Papa Crow. Jeff is using PledgeMusic to fund his second full-length family music album Full Moon, Full Moon. I chat with Krebs about his entry into family music, surrounding oneself with music-makers in a small community, and his choice to use PledgeMusic.
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Debut Kids Album from Yumzah! (aka Steve Lee)
Project: Yumzah! Pre-Order
Creator: Yumzah!
Description: OK, this isn't really a crowdfunding campaign as I've come to think of it -- or, rather Nashville's just being more open than most creators that his album as Yumzah is done, and his Indiegogo flexible funding campaign is purely for pre-orders. But if you've heard What Did You Do Today, Stephen Scott Lee?, you'd know that new music from this guy (and folks like The Wood Brothers, Chris Wood, Kyle Andrews, and more) is worth checking out.
Steve Elci's Next Kids Music Album, "Imagination Nation"
Project: "Imagination Nation" The new children's CD from Steve Elci
Creator: Steve Elci
Description: The Connecticut-based pop-rocker Elci goes simple in his Kickstarter pitch for Imagination Nation, his follow-up to his kindie debut Crayons in a Box. Short funding period (only 25 days at launch), short pitch video (less than 30 seconds!), and short list of rewards (CD, signed CD, concert, and sponsorship). But it seems to be working thus far -- he's already raised more than half of his $3,500 goal, which'll fund not just recording costs but the costs of producing an animated music video.
Ep. 15: Joanie Leeds' 6th Album for Kids "Good Egg"
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
The Whizpops' Third, Ocean-Themed, Kids Music Album
Project: The Whizpops Ocean Album!
Creator: The Whizpops
Description: Montana isn't the first place I'd think to look for bands to record an album of ocean-themed songs (miles of ocean waterfront in Montana = 0), but the Missoula-based kindie band has shown a taste for science-themed music on their first two albums, so I trust in their ability to overcome their familiarity with wide-open landscapes.
The money will be used to record the album, film some music videos, and create and self-publish some kids' books. And maybe to purchase a dinosaur? OK, scratch the dinosaur part.
