Plenty to choose from this week: from the best Russian power metal band you've ever heard to Elton John himself...
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Name: Mustered Courage
Project: Showcase at Nashville's Americana Music Festival
Current Status: Two pledges, 0.4% ($40) of $10,000 goal achieved, 42 days remaining.
Melbourne bluegrass bros Mustered Courage are one of just a handful of Australian bands who have been asked to showcase their talents at this year's Americana Music Festival in Tennessee and, as great as that is, they haven't really had a great deal of time to rustle up the cash to get there, so they're looking for a little help.
They're offering merch and CDs at pretty decent rates, but the upper end of the scale sees them offering some really great perks to pledgers. For $100 you can get an hour long lesson from whichever member of the band you choose, $600 will get you a Texas BBQ feast for 20 people (!) courtesy of the band's Nick Keeling, whose renowned for his culinary talents, and for $1,000 the lads will head to a school or community organisation and put on a workshop about bluegrass and playing music in general.
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Name: Hammerforce
Project: Russian lyrics version of their album Доступ Закрыт (Access Denied)
Current Status: Seven pledges, 29.5% ($355) of $1,200 goal. 24 days remaining.
You have a new favourite band and their name is Hammerforce. This Russian power metal band have just released a new album, but they've decided they need to release a different version of it for their home fans. In the words of self-described “keyboardist, rhythm guitarist, producer, manager and now also singer” Nikita Merzlyakov:
“I also discovered that there is strong interest in power metal with Russian lyrics.”
So they've recorded a Russian version but they don't have enough cash to put it out.
Honestly, we're not even going to bother listing with they're offering those who pledge, you just need to watch the video and let Nikita sell the idea to you – he seems like such a great dude who just wants the people to hear his Russian power metal album. Dig deep!
Name: Gary Arce
Project: New Yawning Man LP
Current Status: 43 pledges, 69% ($1,340) of $1,950 goal achieved, 23 days remaining.
He might not be as well known in popular culture, but Gary Arce has been a huge influence on the music of desert rock bands throughout the past couple of decades, mainly through his band Yawning Man, but also his collaborations with members of Kyuss, Queens Of The Stone Age, Black Flag, KMFDM and more.
A new Yawning Man LP is on the cards and he's looking for a couple of grand to get the project happening. You can choose the title of a song on the record for $105, get a photo or drawing included in the CD booklet for $95, or just $5 will get your name in the liner notes. Also, ten percent of any extra funds raised will go to the Alliance For Animals organisation.
Also in crowdfunding this week:
- Aussie company Pozible want you to crowdfund for your upcoming gigs. They're offering all sort of cash prizes to those who are particularly successful with campaigns fopcused around new live music experiences. Head to Pozible Gigs for more info.
- Universal Music Group are jumping on the crowdfunding bandwagon to reissue some classic records on vinyl. It's early days yet, but it seems that they will put forward the records in consideration and whichever of them receive enough pre-orders will be made. A survey sent to those who express interest suggest albums such as ABC by The Jackson 5, Goo by Sonic Youth, Biophilia by Björk, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, His N Hers by Pulp, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John, MTV Unplugged by Nirvana are currently being considered. A similar concept has been trialled by Beat Delete.
- Pirate Bay co-founder Peter Sunde is in the process of developing Hemlis, which is Swedish for 'secret', a new app that will provide users with end-to-end encrypted communication – basically meaning you can communicate with people without the government being able to see what you write. They raised 100 percent of their necessary capital in just 36 hours…
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