HALF WAY THROUGH

Hi again folks, Well, I'm half way through the allotted time to reach my fundraising goal on Kickstarter, but have raised only 1% of the funds. This is turning out to be a very humbling experience.  Perhaps I have been too ambitious. But, in order to produce all the work I envision, I really do need $25,000.  As I am retired and on a fixed income, I need to rely on the support of fans, friends and family to collect the money needed to produce a studio-quality record album. Back in the day, record labels would front the money for developing artists.  Those days are long gone.  Now, almost every musical act is self-supported.  Other acts have broken this process into its parts, launching separate fund-raising drives for recording, mixing, mastering, producing and marketing their albums.  That is a laborious and time-consuming process which too often ends up with some or all of those elements suffering. While I'm a bit discouraged, I am still hopeful I can gather the resources to produce this album and accompanying book with a burst of creative energy in a short period of time, rather than over months or years. To that end, I am again seeking your help.  I really, really do hate asking for money.  But, I can't do this without your financial support.  Would you take a look at my proposed project, become one of my backers, and help my songs find their way into the world?  You could also help by spreading the word through your social media sites. Thank you again for being a fan, and taking a personal interest in my music.  That alone means more to me than you could know. Cheers for now, David. P.S.  One element of my "body of work" project is the "Ten in Twos" demo CD.  That's where I give five different musicians two of my songs each to record. I play a guitar track and sing the vocal track.   All the other tracks are from these superb musicians, who are acting as producer, engineer and multi-instrumentalist.   I've let go of the songs so they can produce them any way they hear and feel.   I was going to wait until we had all the music finished. But, I thought I'd share with you the first song completed by Andy Zadrozny, called "Something to Lose."   I wrote this song 40 years ago, and it has always been one of my favorites. The first cut is the way I recorded it alone a few years ago.  The second cut is Andy's recent production.   Demo Version: "Something to Lose" Produced Versions:  "Something to Lose"