So what is a Kickstarter project?

[solarbird]

Kickstarter.com is a website that helps people fund creative projects. You come up with a project, you pitch it to them via a form; they approve it, or not! Then you go shoot a little video (strongly recommended but not technically required), come up with rewards for backers, and post it! If you reach your project target, the money gets awarded; if you don’t, then the money is never charged to the backers, without fees. So projects either get funded completely, or not at all, so you have no half-funded attempts.

I tried to make the video entertaining. I’m told I succeeded! Give it a clickie.

My project is for a CD Duplicator, for duplicating Dick Tracy Must Die and other projects. I’m also planning on making it available on a limited basis for other people so they can get sample runs out, but that’s not specifically part of the project. It looks like this:

LightScribe-supporting disc duplicator

Here are the rewards:

• PLEDGE $10 OR MORE – A custom two-song CD single of your choice! Name your tracks. ^_^
• PLEDGE $15 OR MORE – A signed two-song custom CD single of your choice! Name your tracks. ^_^
• PLEDGE $30 OR MORE – A signed copy of the finished album! FEEL THE RAEG!
• PLEDGE $50 OR MORE – Bring in 40 blank discs and your own (legal!) recording; we’ll print it for you!
• PLEDGE $75 OR MORE – A signed copy of the finished album, and if you bring in 50 blank discs and your own (legal!) recording, we’ll print ’em for you.
• PLEDGE $100 OR MORE – Two signed copies of the finished album, and Solarbird will play your event, anywhere up and down the Cascadian rail corridor!
• PLEDGE $200 OR MORE – Two signed copies of the finished album, and if you bring in 250 blank discs and your own recording, I’ll print your first 250 CDs!
• PLEDGE $350 OR MORE – Two signed copies of the finished album, and Solarbird will produce your single in her ministudio. PLEASE BE AWARE that this is a very small studio, suitable for one musician at a time, without even room for a proper drumkit. But this is where she recorded and produced Dick Tracy Must Die, Twelve Good Measures’s vocal recording, “Nothin’ But a Song,” and a couple of other projects. Listen to those at our website!

So that’s what it’s about. Please tell people about this, so that I have a shot of raising the money for this tool. I have a lot of ideas about little runs of different kinds of music, and this would make that a lot easier. And consider backing the project!

Mirrored from Crime and the Blog of Evil. Come check out our music at:
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Comments

[lyonesse.livejournal.com]

i got like no money, but i pimped this on my lj, and offered an mp3 of me singing as a bribe to folks who come through me. you ok with my sending them my solo vocal version of our coyote? if not they'll get prayer to st francis or something....

wishing you all best :)

[solarbird]

Thanks! And of course I don't mind. Please do!

[sksouth.livejournal.com]

DTMD rocks

wow I'm dumb XD lol

[solarbird]

Thanks! I'm glad you think so XD

[rmd.livejournal.com]

HA HA HA I HAVE PUT YOU OVER THE EDGE! I WIN!

[solarbird]

O.o

Was that on purpose? Were you waiting for it to get close? 'Cause that's funny. XD

(and also: 1. omg what today! and 2. thank you. omg.)

[rmd.livejournal.com]

I hadn't waited just for it to get close, but I'd been waiting until I was feeling more positive about jobhunt stuff. and then when I saw the amount left, I figured I could add a couple of bucks and MAKE IT GO.