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Update #13: PAYPAL is Set UP! Thanks for sticking with us!
Fine Friendly Folks,
So many of you returned emails in support of NAMSS and I thank you!
I will be responding to each and every one and I must apologize for the delay in communication.
Managing a full time day job AND the COTFG while leading up to this incredible 3 days of programming is a big task, and email time takes a hit.
I have been hard at work!
I want to point out to you the PayPal account I have created.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr...
If you still wish to donate, you may do so conveniently through PayPal!
I leave you with my phone number 512/786.2015 if you want to talk to me. Don't be afraid to pester me with phone calls! I might be a little hard to reach, but you'll get me!
Take a look at this lineup! INCREDIBLE! This is where your donations will be at work, supporting this rich 3 days of programming and education! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
N.M.A.S.S.
:: a three day summit of creative music including performance art, film, and installations ::
/// a positive alternative to predictable music festival 'business as usual' ///
(( NEW.MEDIA.ART.AND.SOUND.SUMMIT ))
JUNE 17TH, 18TH, AND 19TH 2010. this is going to be wild.
taking place at two venues: U.S.A.A. & Salvage Vanguard Theater
for more information contact Aaron Mace at 512/786.2015
$12 ADMISSION FOR ALL THREE DAYS OF PROGRAMMING AT BOTH VENUES
A LIMITED NUMBER OF 300 LETTERPRESS PASSES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON MONDAY, 6/14
single day admission at the door is $8
Thursday, June 17th
3PM until 2AM at the United States Art Authority, 2906 Fruth St
USAA INDOORS:
JD EMMANUEL (Houston) http://jdemmanuel.com/J-D-Emmanuel-Electronic-Music-Videos.shtml
TWIGS AND YARN http://www.myspace.com/twigsandyarn
TATASUYA NAKATANI http://www.hhproduction.org/TATSUYA_NAKATANI_WORKS.html
LUSTIGOVI http://www.myspace.com/lustigov
TELEPATHIK FRIEND http://www.myspace.com/telepathikfriend
DAMP HEAT http://www.myspace.com/dampheatisarapper
USAA OUTDOORS:
SOLAR MASS (performance art in 5 movements)
SMOKEY EMERY http://www.myspace.com/smokeyemery
ATTIC TED http://atticted.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Friday, June 18th
3PM until 2AM at the United States Art Authority, 2906 Fruth St
USAA INDOORS:
LITTLE STOLEN MOMENTS http://www.myspace.com/littlestolenmoments
JEANNE STERN (film) http://jeannestern.com/
DEREK ROGERS http://www.myspace.com/draustintx
BEE vs MOTH http://www.beevsmoth.com/
ZOLTARS http://www.myspace.com/thezoltars
ARCHIBALD ADAMS & the SHIMMERING WAR CHOIR http://www.myspace.com/archibaldadams
RED X RED M http://www.myspace.com/redxredm
USAA OUTDOORS:
STEVE ARCERI http://www.myspace.com/stevearceri
GEOFF REACHER http://www.myspace.com/stevearceri
LEE BARBER/BRUCE GOLDEN/ELAINE BARBER trio ::
http://www.myspace.com/leebarbermusic
http://www.myspace.com/soundarchaeologist
http://www.elainebarber.com/
CHABLIS
SIMPLE CIRCUIT http://www.myspace.com/simplecircuitbeep
Friday, June 18th
7PM until 1AM at the Salvage Vanguard Theater, 2803 Manor Rd.
SVT MAIN STAGE:
Polydactyl Hemingway: (Alex Coke Sax/Flute; Tom Benton - Bass; Bryan Breaux - Drums; Tim Doyle - Guitars)
AGE OF DISINFORMATION (Dallas/Ft.Worth) http://www.mayyrh.com/
SANDY EWEN & YET (Houston) http://www.myspace.com/sandyewenmsyet
OMAR TAMEZ & TATSUYA NAKATANI http://www.hhproduction.org/TATSUYA_NAKATANI_WORKS.html
MFM collective ( Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Lancaster ) http://www.facebook.com/posted.php...
Saturday, June 19th
2PM until 1AM at the United States Art Authority, 2906 Fruth St
USAA INDOORS:
LANCE HIGDON (Houston) http://www.myspace.com/draustintx
LISA CAMERON http://www.myspace.com/venisonwhirled
XATHAX http://www.myspace.com/xathaxoise
BLUE RASPERRY SOUR APPLE (FORMERLY STARFRUIT DRAGONFRUIT) (Houston)
GLACIER PRINCESS http://www.myspace.com/glacierprincess
CLOUDSPACE A/V http://www.youtube.com/dronetube
MISSIONS http://www.myspace.com/missionsinspace
BODYTRONIX http://www.myspace.com/operationplaymate
TOTAL UNICORN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM ( multimedia ) http://www.youtube.com/watch...
USAA OUTDOORS:
CRIMINAL TOWER http://www.myspace.com/criminaltower
PLUTONIUM FARMERS http://www.myspace.com/plutoniumfarmers
ALEX KELLER & DEENA ODELLE HYATT - Eustress 3 (performance art) http://www.flickr.com/photos/deenaburgergood/4305016243/
TATSUYA NAKATANI
TRIO TARANA ( NYC ) http://ravishmomin.com/
Salvage Vanguard Theater WILL BE HOST A VARIETY OF WORKSHOPS DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS, AS WELL AS ART INSTALLATIONS AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA STATIONS BY:
PERSPEX ( 7 hour tape loop ) http://www.myspace.com/noisettes
JOHNNY VILLARREAL (edge of imagination station, kid friendly!) http://theedgeofimaginationstation.com/
CHAD HOPPER (post apocalyptic ATM & Cabbage Patch Adults) http://www.palfloat.com/b/
LARS LARSEN ( video synthesizer ) http://www.lzxindustries.net/
+details about conducted by Ravish Momin, Tatsuya Nakatani, and Omar Tamez to take place at SVT will be announced in a separate press release.
PS, if you made it this far, Chablis is Peter Stopchinski's new country band. You are in for quite a treat. It is one of several Austin debuts during this Summit!
Update #12: We are going ahead with the festival! WE CAN STILL USE YOUR HELP!
Hi folks, and thank you once again for your support and enthusiasm.
We're going ahead with this ambitious festival plan! There are 40 separate groups of artists and musicians signed up to participate, so we'll have a VERY FULL 3 days of programming lined up at SVT & USAA for you! WE CAN STILL USE YOUR HELP AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT! Please consider donating the amount you've pledged in support of NMASS .
If you are still interested in backing this effort, please contact me directly: Aaron Mace churchofthefriendlyghost@gmail.com & 512/786.2015
How is it happening? Well folks, everyone is pretty much performing for free! There isn't a participating artist with NAMSS who seems to care nearly as much about getting paid for their time and creativity, as getting this festival out of the gate and having a great time! Every one of the participating artists is united in creative spirit to make this happen just because we CAN! A culturally rich alternative to the Austin festival norm is possible, and we're ready to blow it up in just 3 weeks!
How can you help? Well, the money pledged from you 44 backers will still come in VERY handy to help this festival. We still need money to offset airfare and to pay our visiting artists Christopher Tignor, Rob Collins, ( two of the five musicians in Slow Six )Trio Tarana, Tatsuya Nakatani, and Omar Tamez for the excellent workshops that they will be conducting.
If we were somehow able to retain the entire $3, 684 that has been pledged, we would be able to include Eugene Chadbourne! If we got very lucky with airfare, we could still include our planned keynote speaker Chris Schlarb! (they would both conduct workshops as well, by the way!)
I do not think it realistic to raise the entire amount that was pledged, but I DO think we should go for $2, 684 - just $1000 less than the pledged amount. $2,684 will still help in a BIG way to make this first NMASS the best it can be!
Your money will go directly to airfare and out of state artist artist fees, freeing up COTFG's modest resources for things like equipment rental ( we will need an extra sound system at USAA so that we can use the outdoor stage! ) and staff support ( our two professional, volunteer sound engineers may not have the bandwidth to handle this GIANT roster of 40 artists and groups!) Professional staff support to improve festival logistics WILL cost a little bit of money!
If you are still interested in backing this effort, please contact me directly: Aaron Mace churchofthefriendlyghost@gmail.com & 512/786.2015
Success with this first permutation of NAMSS will set the stage for establishing an annual event! This is our opportunity to set something new and valuable in motion and create a positive cultural movement!
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
Aaron Mace
PS: VOLUNTEER HELP IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN CASH! Please contact me if you're willing and able to volunteer on the 17th, 18th, and 19th of June:
Stage Managers
Sound Engineers
Drivers (with station wagons or vans, to transport visiting musicians and equipment)
Hosts ( comfortable rooms for visiting musicians is a must! We will need accommodation for musicians total over the 17th, 18th, and 19th of June)
Cooks! ( want to make or provide a meal for our visiting artists? They make WONDERFUL company for a home cooked meal or picnic!)
Event Organizers ( want to host a post NMASS happening on the 17th, 18th, or 19th! There are already some very cool ideas circulating )
Update #11: Onion A/V Club Bit Today! WIll it generate momentum?
That is a pretty funny little bit. Thanks Dan!
Trying hard to generate Pollyannism here!
Seriously though, we have less than a week and over 12,000 to go. YIKES!
There has been a little surge in the past few hours but we have 6 days and a lot of money left to raise!
The Best things YOU can do is to find us on Facebook, give the NMASS a thumbs up, and ask your Facebook friends to do the same!
Don't forget to tell friends! It could still take wing in the 6 days we have remaining. We could tip this over with a Facebook buzz!
You are seeing this update in your email inbox because YOU pledged (not everybody gets these updates) so we definitely know you're behind the mission. Thank you so much for the confidence, support, and enthusiasm. You may have thought because you've pledged you're off the hook for these speeches. No so lucky! Folks, we're counting on YOU to be our most vocal supporters!
I witnessed John Pointer raise $4K for a 2010 SXSW related party to take place at the Zach Scott Theater. He managed it in under 4 hours.
Point is, the momentum we need is possible and has been demonstrated in Austin within the last 12 months. The more people out there who are visibly excited about it, the better our chances!
Letter to the editor of the Austin Chronicle anyone?
High Five! Facebook! Twitter!
If we want it to happen we have to shout it out!
Thank you again, so much!
-aaron mace-
Update #10: 10 days to go!
Wonderful show of support! Thank you everyone, very much!
We have announcements running on KOOP radio right now, and an article coming out in the Onion next Thursday. Those things will probably help us with a few more backers.
What do you think? We have 12,000 to raise in ten days!
Remember to help get the word out if you find an opportunity!
Hopes UP!
-aaron mace-
Update #9: The NMASS Project Proposal got a little rewrite!
Hopefully the rewrite will help!
I think some folks have been having a hard time understanding what it's all about. I trimmed the fat on the project explanation, and created some more direct language. (It still doesn't qualify as a "pitch" yet)
Hmmm, I wonder what will make this idea REALLY take hold?
Everyone says we need a video of course, that will help!
We have a video coming soon! We shot the video and it needs an edit - keep your eye out this weekend!
The idea is solid, but we need some marketing.
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1500 ten dollar donation puts this festival over the top! This is a great amount if you're down with this festival, you'd love to help make it happen, but live too far away to make it! We'll put you on our email list (optional) so that you can stay connected with COTFG and updated about our concert series and activities. The great thing about this level is that we'll be able to connect COTFG-minded folks all over the place. Making connections is part of our mission! I would love to see this project funded on the foundation of $10 contributions!
Pledge $20 or more Pledge $20 or more
You'll receive Ghosty button to show the world that you're behind the movement! (no matter where you are, we'll mail you one with a thank you note) You will also have the option of receiving a very complicated custom High Five from COTFG director Aaron Mace when you're at the festival. Just walk right up, show your button and put up your hand because I'll want to thank you!
Pledge $40 or more Pledge $40 or more
COTFG screened Ghosty logo found object, and a Ghosty button for your hoodie! Your name on the program under "Underground Philanthropist" (optional of course)
Pledge $60 or more Pledge $60 or more
at this level you're listed in the program under "Relentless Culture Vulture" You want to see this happen, so you can show up! You get a Ghosty button and an N.M.A.S.S. poster!
Pledge $80 or more Pledge $80 or more
A three day pass to the festival, a C.O.T.F.G. / N.M.A.S.S. festival t-shirt & numbered, screen printed poster!
Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more
at the $100 level of support, you're on "THE BOARD" You'll get a 3 day pass (which you're probably gonna give to some person you'd like to impress, you networker you!) a festival t-shirt, tote, and ghosty coffee mug!
Pledge $250 or more Pledge $250 or more
COTFG/N.M.A.S.S. dream catcher! Hand made antler-fancy! You'll also get a Bleep Labs Thingamagoop! http://bleeplabs.com/thingamagoop2/ Your name will be in the program under "Heart's Brain Circle" (optional of course)
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
You're listed on the program under "Ampersand" There are only two of you, and in conjunction you're making it happen! You're bag or rewards is tip top deluxoid, with one of everything and a collection of music from all the marqueed festival performers. At this level of support, I'm guessing you're not in it for the swag bag, but you're getting one in any case.
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Based in Austin, Texas, The Church of the Friendly Ghost is a 100% volunteer run, non profit, community organization dedicated to the proliferation of creative music, future-minded expressions, experiments in sound, new media art, and cutting edge jazz. C.O.T.F.G. seeks to serve as a transom for the creative music community in Austin, provide a viable stage alternative to the commercial bar/venue, provide a community based laboratory for creative musicians, and curate a truly exciting series of performances accessible to the public.
Established in the Fall of 2003 C.O.T.F.G. has presented over 400 events to date, including concerts, workshops, film screenings and other forums for creative expression and artistic exchange. Our events have featured artists from around the world, very often in collaboration with local performers and educators.
The Church Of The Friendly Ghost has garnered support and accolades from local and national press and has enjoyed collaborations with a wide array of local presenters and organizations including: Fusebox Festival, Arthouse, Epistrophy Arts, Salvage Vanguard Theater, Ten Pounds To The Sound, New Music Coop, Refraction Arts Project, First Night Austin, and The Creative Opportunity Orchestra, to name a few.
With the belief that Art is both a right and public resource, C.O.T.F.G. strives to produce events that are both accessible to our increasingly diverse audience and fertile for artistic innovation, collaboration and proliferation. C.OT.F.G. serves the future growth and viability of the creative artistic community in Austin and Central Texas.
