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on April 24
Serena Jost
backed a project
Mivos is going to Darmstadt, Germany! by Mivos Quartet
Mivos Quartet has been invited to Darmstadt International Festival for New Music, and we need help to cover travel & lodging.
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126% funded $3,166 pledged
- 31 backers
- Funded Apr 30, 2012
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on January 11
Serena Jost
Posted project update #15Album Update and Upcoming Show 2/17
Hello Dear Kickstarter Backers, Friends, and Fans ~
Happy New Year! I hope that 2012 is off to a good start...
I'm writing with an update for you. This past month has been amazing: we recorded the last song on A Bird Will Sing, my new album, on December 30th! I felt very strongly that the song belonged to this project, so we went back in the studio to finish our work. We had a magical day, just me and my esteemed Producer Anton, with infallible Yohei engineering. We are now done with recording!
In a few weeks we'll start mastering the record (audio post-production). This is the last step before it's ready for listeners like you. And before long, you will get your album/digital tracks and long-awaited prizes, too (music! songbooks! baked goods!). I am now also looking for the best ways to manufacture, share, distribute and sell this music.I want to thank you again so much for being part of making this record - all the preparation and recording sessions were possible only with your incredible support.There will be a great deal of promotion, gigs, and touring coming up, so keep an eye out for that. Meanwhile, some exciting performance news:1) GOLDFISH PRIZE SHOWCASELast night, I performed solo as part of the Goldfish Prize Showcase for APAP. Goldfish Prize is a new publicity venture founded by musician Greta Gertler, and I was honored to be part of this really amazing evening!
2) UPCOMING SHOWFriday, February 17th at Barbes in Brooklyn. Sharing a bill with Pinataland, a wonderful band who write catchy, deliriously delicious songs! I'm on from 9-10:30 pm and they're on right after. Please come out and enjoy some music on a Friday night at Brooklyn's most delightful venue: 376 9th Street @6th Ave in Park Slope, Brooklyn. F to 7th Ave.Hope you are well, and see you soon ~xoSerena
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on January 6
Serena Jost
commented on a project updateWhat an amazing thing - congratulations! Loving the look of your product: magical cover, lovely lanky lass. xxo
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on November 8, 2011
Serena Jost
backed a project
Plexi Lusso CD + International Music Video Project by Amy Kohn
Amy Kohn's new album Plexi Lusso coupled with her International Music Video Project
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on October 12, 2011
Serena Jost
Posted project update #14A Bird Will Sing is nearly done!
Post CommentHello Dear Backers,
I'm so excited to be checking in after awhile to say that we are on our way to finishing my new album A Bird Will Sing!!! Here’s what’s been happening:
At the beginning of October, I tracked my lead vocals with Producer Anton Fier and our ace engineer, Yohei Goto. I really love singing in the studio — and working with these guys is amazing! I’m really thrilled with the music we made and how the songs have come together.
After we had the lead vocals, my good friends and fellow songstresses Amanda Thorpe and Greta Gertler laid down sumptious back-up vocals on a few songs (including gorgeous harmonies on A Bird Will Sing). Last weekend we were in the studio for three long days of mixing and adding more details. Anton, my producer, has amazing vision and astonishingly keen ears, and Yohei has great technical prowess and musical agility. Together we got four songs mixed!
This past Sunday, some of my very favorite people (band mates Julian Maile, Rob Jost and Robert DiPietro) and special guest Michelle Casillas (Ursa Minor) sang back-up vocals. Rob also put down a horn part on the song In The Garden, which was inspired by my Swiss grandfather's antique rotary flugel horn. It was a packed and wonderful day...
This coming Friday, after a few days break, I'll be heading back to the studio to add some finishing touches and then we'll mix the remaining songs - which means we’ll be all done with the recording! Then we’ll let the tracks settle a bit before we head into mastering - which is the final step of the audio - before the artwork gets made and I decide about how to reproduce the new CD.
Throughout the recording, I've really felt the wind at my back — because of each of you, my backers — and soon we will have done this together! I'm so excited to get you the music and your prizes, and to get A Bird Will Sing out into the world.
I'll check in again after our last days - and meanwhile, am attaching some studio photos for your enjoyment. Thanks again for your amazing support ~
xoSerena
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on July 25, 2011
Serena Jost
backed a project
Kocho by Garrett Fisher
Kocho is an interdisciplinary work with music by Garrett Fisher, choreography by Christy Fisher, performed by the Fisher Ensemble.
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101% funded $8,156 pledged
- 90 backers
- Funded Sep 10, 2011
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on May 11, 2011
Serena Jost
backed a project
Raya Brass Band's New Album by Raya Brass Band
We've tracked and mixed our new album. Help us master, package and release it digitally and on CD!
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110% funded $5,503 pledged
- 135 backers
- Funded May 26, 2011
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on April 27, 2011
Serena Jost
Posted project update #13Album Update! Upcoming Show 5/25!
Hello Dear Backers,Post CommentIt's been awhile, and I hope you are well. Spring has taken hold (finally!) and things are good here in NYC.I'm writing with an update about the album. It's been going really well, and at the beginning of the month we tracked percussion overdubs with the incomparable Robert DiPietro. Just last week, Producer Anton Fier and I returned to the studio and had a wonderful session with amazing keyboard/organ player Thomas Bartlett (Doveman). These musicians bring so much to the songs...
Next up: it's time for my vocals!I'm very excited about this next phase and how the album is growing and evolving. It won't be too long before we get there. And, I am very thankful to you who are making this possible.
Meanwhile, we have a great show lined up for the end of next month. You are invited!SERENA JOSTw/Julian Maile, Rob Jost, Robert DiPietroTHE LIVING ROOMWEDNESDAY, MAY 25th, 9 PM154 LUDLOW STREETNYC - no coverSending lots of music and good wishes,until soon ~xSerena -
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on April 13, 2011
Serena Jost
backed a project
A Hawk in the Rain by Cassis Birgit Staudt
A Hawk in the Rain is a collaborative project between Lantern Music and Cassis.
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102% funded $2,420 pledged
- 52 backers
- Funded Apr 26, 2011
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on March 16, 2011
Serena Jost
backed a project
a good country mile: kevn kinney & anton fier album project by Kenneth Green
Drivin N Cryin's Kevn Kinney and The Golden Palominos' Anton Fier join forces to create "a good country mile."
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162% funded $16,288 pledged
- 229 backers
- Funded Apr 06, 2011
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Serena Jost
New York, NY
Singer-songwriter and cellist Serena Jost was born to Swiss parents and raised in The Midwest. Her debut CD, Closer Than Far, was produced by Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson). Time Out NY lauded Serena’s “rollicking take” on Iris DeMe... view more
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