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Update #7: Prototypes, ringtones and more :)
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Posted on April 1
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Update #6: Wow!
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Posted on February 7
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Update #5: New reward: A CD of my music
Hi everyone,
We have come so far! I can't thank you enough for your generous support -- I am so grateful for all that you have done to help me make this project a reality. We still have almost $1,500 to raise and just under three weeks to do it! So I am adding a new reward: anyone who pledges at the $50 (or above) level will get a CD of my music.
Many of you have heard some of my music since I've posted videos with short excerpts...now you can hear the whole pieces! Just a couple of the works on the CD:
1. Piercing the veil of kindness for flute doubling on bass flute and piccolo and tape performed by the fabulous flutist Daria Binkowski.
2. Wildfire for orchestra -- this is the piece that the Seattle Symphony is reading through at their rehearsal this coming Tuesday!! (The recording on the CD will be an excellent performance by the University of Michigan Philharmonia orchestra)
3. Other works TBD, but may include a work for oboe d'amore and found percussion instruments performed by the amazing oboist Diana Dunn, or a piece which I wrote for my husband, made entirely from cooking sounds!
Many thanks again for all that you have done to make this project a reality. We are in the homestretch!
With so much gratitude,
Abby
Update #4: 75% (!!!)
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Posted on January 8
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Update #3: An exciting way to ring in the new year...
Happy new year everyone!
I'm very excited to share that within the past couple of days we reached 50% of the $8,000 goal. Thanks to your support, this project is getting closer and closer to coming to life!
A few quick updates:
-I've added two new reward levels: $18 and $180. For $18 you get everything in the $10 category and a second poster. For $180 you get everything in the $100 category and a set of postcards with photos/sketches from the project.
-I've been field testing the first ringtone: rain sounds I recorded in the Arboretum. It's soft, but works nicely in many environments. I've enjoyed it so far and I hope you will too! I will follow up over the weekend with a link and instructions for downloading the ringtone for those who are interested.
-I will be sending the link for the blog very soon to all backers who selected this reward.
I can't thank you all of you enough for your support. I am so grateful for all that you have done to get the project this far along. Your generosity is truly awesome.
As we start out the new year, if you know of anyone at all who you think would be interested in this project, please pass it along! I can't wait to share all of the beautiful and amazing sounds hidden in the Arboretum!
Thank you again!
Abby
Here's a sneak peak of one of the photos in the blog (I had a surprise visitor at one of my recording sessions):
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Pledge $1 or more Pledge $1 or more
$1 THANK YOU. For your time and donation, you get a heartfelt thank you email AND a ring tone made from original audio recordings made in Seattle’s Washington Park Arboretum. Because you are so awesome, you get the ringtone even if the project isn’t funded. If 100 people donate $1, you all take home one additional ring tone! And when someone asks where you got your AWESOME ringtone, be sure to direct them to this site!
Pledge $5 or more Pledge $5 or more
SWEET, THANK YOU!! For your generosity take home all of the above, access to 5 additional ring tones made from recordings of Arboretum sounds AND an awesome jpeg photo for your phone or desktop, taken at one of the seven installation sites at the Arboretum.
Pledge $10 or more Pledge $10 or more
YOU ARE AWESOME. For your generous support, you get everything listed above AND a PDF printable signed poster with original artist sketches from the project (8 1/2 x 11 or 11 x 17 option)!
Pledge $18 or more Pledge $18 or more
New reward! All of the above AND a second signed PDF printable poster with original artist sketches. (Different than the first, of course!)
Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more
YOU ARE SUPER AWESOME. You get all of the above AND jpegs of all seven installation sites, a signed CD containing a 20 minute collage of unprocessed, unedited Arboretum sounds, AND a PDF with descriptions of installations, background and inspirational material for the project.
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
YOU JUST MADE MY DAY. Get everything above AND a signed CD of original music and/or audio documentation from all seven sites. Reserved seat (limited quantity, first 20 donors only) and special thank you in the program for a recital of my music. Your name and/or company and your link will be listed under the support page on the Seattle Arboretum Project website (optional), AND link to private blog updates on the project.
Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more
HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU? You get ALL OF THE ABOVE, AND high quality AIFF files of ALL recorded Arboretum sounds, with permission to use in your own work, with creative commons license, a signed hard copy of the poster with original artist sketches, AND two tickets to exclusive artist presentation and discussion, Q&A and tour with fellow donors. (Airfare not included).
Pledge $180 or more Pledge $180 or more
New reward! All of the above, plus a set of Paths II postcards -- made from photos of the installation sites (pre-installation) and original artist sketches.
Pledge $250 or more Pledge $250 or more
WOW, THANK YOU!! For your stupendous generosity, get ALL of the above AND a private artist tour of the sound installation in Arboretum (airfare not included).
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
HOLY COW, YOU ARE AMAZING. In addition to EVERYTHING above, you get my everlasting gratitude immortalized in the form of your very own ONE-OF-A-KIND composition created from sounds recorded in the Arboretum, dedicated to you or a person of your choosing. You will get your own signed CD of the piece, and it will be included in a recital of my music. I will personally introduce and thank you at the recital.
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
I AM SPEECHLESS. As a small token of my appreciation, you get all of the above AND a thank you dinner with with me at Araya’s Vegetarian Place in Seattle. I will also put an acknowledgement at the installation of your choosing thanking YOU personally for your support of the project. If you prefer you can donate in honor of or in memory of a loved one.
Pledge $2,500 or more Pledge $2,500 or more
BEYOND SPEECHLESS. WOW. Take home all of the above AND I will throw you a private thank you reception and give a private tour of the Arboretum installations for you and your guests (airfare not included).
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Seattle-based composer and sound artist Abby Aresty investigates the world through its sounds. Her work crosses paths with diverse disciplines, and includes interdisciplinary collaborations in dance, film, and music. Aresty’s music has been performed across the U.S. and abroad, and her works and collaborations have been featured in festivals including the International Computer Music Conference, in Montreal, and the ImageMovementSound Festival in Rochester, NY. Aresty earned her bachelor's degree in composition at the Eastman School of Music, her master's degree at the University of Michigan and is a doctoral student at the University of Washington.
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this sounds like a great CD and lots of fun