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on April 20
Juston Stens
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I made this for you by Nicole Bindler
We are co-producing an exuberant show at Dance Place and have a week long residency to set the work on local performers.
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110% funded $2,773 pledged
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on December 27
Juston Stens
Posted project update #3Motorcycle sessions song roundup.
Hey folks,
I hope you are all having a pleasant time during this season of holidays.
I was given a few packs of guitar strings and a few more packs of my favorite guitar picks as gifts from my mother. I also received some serious "Red Baron" style goggles for my trip to retrieve my Triumph and ride it home sometime in 2012.
I hope you have all received a postcard from me by now. Please let me know if you haven't.
I am now face with the task of collecting all the recordings from the engineers and studios I visited this Summer/Fall. I have half of them and have begun preliminary mixing. It's fun to revisit these songs and it will be fun and challenging to learn them live with the Get Real Gang starting next week after the New Year celebrations.
I'll keep everyone up to date and send out some photos from the trip soon.
Have a safe and happy New Year!
Juston
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on November 26
Juston Stens
Posted project update #2Happy Thanksgiving and Thank you!
Post CommentThank you all so very much. As usual, I was in over my head with this project. With your investment, I will be able to finish my cross country motorcycle trip and recording experiment by the end of 2011. Your pledges will also help me go to the right studio with the right mix of people to mix and master all of the tracks recorded from the road trip and finish this album in the best way possible.
I will keep everyone posted and send out some gifts before the holidays. Copies of the album will be sent by March and the documentary will take a bit longer to finish and edit, but as soon as it is you all will be some of the first ones to see it.
14 songs, about 20 states, and 4 months later, I need to get to Tucson Arizona now to track one of the last sessions before making the rest of the way to reach the Atlantic.
Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart~ Juston Stens
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on November 25Funded!
Along For the Ride: A Musical Journey by Juston Stens
A documentary of a 4 month motorcycle journey across the US to record an album worth of tunes and then some.
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101% funded $5,605 pledged
- 62 backers
- Funded Nov 25, 2011
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on November 20, 2011
Juston Stens
Posted project update #1Big Adventure Update
Hey folks!
Juston Stens here. (Former drummer of Dr.Dog, current member of Generationals, Juston Stens & the Get Real Gang )
The Idea: I started out with the intention of a long and wild road trip documenting my musical collaborations with and celebrating a great group of musicians. I know that there is so much going on in the music world right now and I am happy to share a little bit of m world. I feel that the end result will be a very fun and special album.
The Adventures: So far I have been to a 40th birthday party, attended family dinners, 3 Mile Island at night, clay pigeon shooting, BBQ's, swimmin' pools & holes, traded my triumph for a Dad's Harley for an afternoon, Cajun festival, Halloween in New Orleans, a wedding in Iowa, Texas BBQ's, more swimmin' holes. I've had to pull over and fix my 40 year old bike on the side of the road too many times to count. I have ridden 5 hours across Tennessee in relentless rain, cruised down the Mississippi, run out of gas and a blown out headlight at night in the desert. I have pushed my bike for miles and I have been saved by guardian angels over and over again.
Challenge &Discovery: This trip has been one of the most wonderful and educational experiences of my musical life. Every stop has been too short but it has been so great to see old friends and to have had the chance to sit down and talk about life and music; to play and sing together and watch a song come to life is a whole other experience. I have collaborated with some of the coolest people/musicians around. I have seen some pretty rad studios and had the chance to use some incredible gear.
Knowing what I was throwing myself into, and sometimes out of my comfort zone, this trip has shown me new ways to collaborate ( in a variety of different scenarios ). These sessions have pushed me to challenge my own range of thoughts, inspiration, creativity and musical capabilities. I will travel through this project and out the other side as a better songwriter and musician.
The Film: Having your every move followed and filmed can seem a little strange, and at times it is. After seeing Drew's footage ( Drew Stubbs/ documentourian ) of the changing landscapes as I drive North to South and then East to West, and all the while as the seasons changing from Summer to Fall to Winter, I am extremely excited to see what the final film will be like and have total confidence in Drew that it will be great.
We are almost finished. A few more sessions to go in Tucson, Santa Barbara and Oakland California and then the next fun part! Sitting down and looking and listening to what we have created and captured over the past 4 months. Drew and I will part ways. I will be mixing the album and he will be editing of the documentary.
The KICKER !!! This is where your help is needed. I would like to head down to Nashville, Tennessee to rent studio time and work with an engineer/producer to help me put the finishing touches on these songs and tie the whole thing together. I will use donations from the Kickstarter fund to help with these costs of studio time, mixing, mastering, manufacturing and distribution of the first run of CD's and albums.
I thank you all from the bottom of my Rock & Roll Heart & Soul.
~ Juston Stens
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Rebecca Marie Miller on November 21, 2011
Still can't believe I didn't get a motorcycle ride. Why I oughta!!
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Juston Stens
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Rebecca Marie Miller Solo Record by Rebecca Marie Miller
After many years fronting a band called Brave the Day, and more recently joining The Mynabirds, I am finally making my solo record!!!
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110% funded $5,513 pledged
- 156 backers
- Funded Nov 20, 2011
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on October 26, 2011
Juston Stens launched a project
Along For the Ride: A Musical Journey by Juston Stens
A documentary of a 4 month motorcycle journey across the US to record an album worth of tunes and then some.
- $5,500 funding goal
- 11/25/2011 Funding Ended
Juston Stens
Hello earth. My name is Juston Stens. I was born in Virginia on Ringo Starr's birthday. I was raised in New Jersey listening to Philadelphia radio stations. When I was about 7 years old I taught myself to play guitar by listening to my parents album... view more
Wow!
quite a studio you have. Sorry not to see you over the holidays. Blessings in the new year Juston...love, mary and charles