85
Backers
$2,763
pledged of $2,488 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on January 15, 2011.
Pledge $1 or more Pledge $1 or more
(The B MAJOR Pledge) - I will send you a thank-you email, and play a special chord on the piano, in your honor.
Pledge $8 or more Pledge $8 or more
(The C MAJOR Pledge) - You get HQ digital download files, 2 weeks before the 'official' release date. And the special chord on the piano, played in your honor, as seen above.
Pledge $28 or more Pledge $28 or more
(The F MAJOR Pledge) - You get the HQ digital download files, and TWO (signed) CD's! - (One for you, and one for a friend!) - (And, a REALLY AMAZING chord played on the piano, just for you!)
Pledge $48 or more Pledge $48 or more
(The E MAJOR, +7 +#9 Pledge ;) - You get all of the above, PLUS a T-shirt or coffee mug (your choice) adorned with the project-theme graphics. (See image and description on the bottom left of this page.) AND, you'll get bonus download tracks (recordings from my youtube videos, and additional miscellaneous tracks of the "hidden voices of the grand piano",
Pledge $88 or more Pledge $88 or more
(The C# MAJOR Pledge) - You get all of the above, and I will buy you coffee at your favorite coffee shop (within 2 hours of the Baltimore area), where we can chat, and I'll bring along a key from my piano for you to sign. (I want YOUR autograph at this level of pledge! - And what better place than on (the side of) a key from my piano! :) Or...
Pledge $88 or more Pledge $88 or more
(The G MAJOR Pledge) - You get the electronic files, two signed CDs, the shirt or the coffee mug, AND you can drop in with your internet machine for one of five 30-minute pre-scheduled live-streamed sessions at the piano (as seen in my KickStarter video.) (Dates/times of the sessions to be determined. Limit 5 connected listeners per session. First come, first served basis.) - You can see this session with just about all commonly used web browsers, and/or your iOS4 iPhone, iPad,or iPod touch device.
Pledge $188 or more Pledge $188 or more
(The A MAJOR Pledge) - Your own one-hour personal streamed concert, wherein we can chat, you can have input into what I'm doing, ask questions, and we can basically talk about whatever you'd like, as I compose and improvise at the piano. (Best if we can type-chat via whatever method works best for you, while the music/video is streamed to you.)
Pledge $488 or more Pledge $488 or more
(The WOW MAJOR Pledge) - I will come for a 90 minute performance, in a venue of your choice, within two hours of the Baltimore Area. (Must have a tuned grand piano, with permission for me to temporarily install a pickup, touch the strings, tap the cabinet, etc. - Date and details to be arranged.)
Pledge $1,188 or more Pledge $1,188 or more
(The WONDERFULNESS MAJOR Pledge) - I will come for a 90 minute performance, in a venue of your choice, anywhere in the continental US. (Must have a tuned grand piano, with permission for me to temporarily install a pickup, touch the strings, tap the cabinet, etc. - Date and details to be arranged.)
Project By
Has not connected their Facebook account.
I am a composer, pianist, keyboardist, and technology enthusiast/geek from Baltimore, Maryland USA. My first CD, ("alternity"), was released in 1988, and music from it found it's way into television commercials, films, documentaries, radio, dance performances, and other media venues. My second CD, ("far end din") was released in 1996, and met with worldwide critical acclaim, finding it's way into playlists with the music of Peter Gabriel, David Bowie, and other well-known progressive/alternative artists. It also spurred an interest from Cirque du Soleil. Indeed, I was honored.
In March of 2010, I was awarded a Maryland State Arts Council "Individual Artist: Solo Performance" Award, for the preliminary performances/recordings of this 'hidden voices of the grand piano' music. This award has been very helpful in making this recording project reach its current state. I am thrilled to have received the award, and was inspired by it to spend the time, money, and energy to release a compilation of this music.
On a personal note, - I love to hang out with my loving family, our cute fuzzy dog, and my vast array of interesting friends. I also enjoy making new friends (and influencing them in no particular way). And I enjoy laughing. - Often. :)
Send me an email. - Ask me any question you have about the project. Make me laugh. :)
(ferdinand.maisel@gmail.com)
