A new song!! (and news...)
Hi there, everyone!
Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving (I know I’m ever thankful to you for your support of Hope Sings) and are swinging festively into the holiday season.
Speaking of good cheer - here's our next new song that you helped create!
http://hopesings.squarespace.com/flores-y-vestidos
"Flores y Vestidos" is inspired by two ACCION borrowers – Fortunata and Dalila - whose stories spoke to singer-songwriter Sol Okarina, the up-and-coming indie artist from Venezuela, now based in Bogota, Colombia.
Fortunata (in La Paz, Bolivia) used her loan to start a flower business. Thanks to loans from ACCION partner BancoSol, her business and children are flourishing (pun intended) http://www.accion.org/page.aspx?pid=582
Dalila Garavito used her funds for a dressmaking business. See her photo with her two young daughters and read her story here. http://www.accion.org/page.aspx?pid=583
Sol recorded the song for us when she was here in New York to perform at the huge CMJ Music Conference. Engineering, mixing and all that production stuff was by the fabulous Christian Castagno (Miguel Bose, Julieta Venegas, Michael Stipe, Vernon Reid etc). Listen to more of Sol's music here http://www.myspace.com/solokarina
And now for the news:
1) The UN Women Song.
You may remember we created the theme song for UN Women, the new UN agency, earlier this year.
Now, we’re producing the song in a big way – think "We Are The World" for women. We’re shooting for a veritable United Nations of international talents. If you're best friends with Shakira or Bono, please to let us know.
If you haven't caught the video of the songs, it's on our homepage at www.hopesings.net.
2) Hope Sings Vision
As you may have heard, it's hard to make money selling music these days.
But we have an idea. A very cool idea (if we do say so ourselves). We have a vision of how to create new songs that is a win/win/win/win for all our partners – Customers, Causes, Creatives, Companies.
The "Hope Sings Experience" lets fans help create what may be the next anthem for a cause (usually a women-centric one, and not just microfinance) by voting for the inspirational story they want turned into song, and for the artist they want to hear write/record that song. And the right company will sponsor – a company that supports the cause and realizes that doing good can translate into good business.
So if you like the idea – and own a business or know of one that would be a great fit – don’t be shy!!
That’s it for me – MELE KALIKIMAKA!
Beth
81
Backers
$9,000
pledged of $9,000 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding period
Oct 7, 2010 -
Nov 6, 2010
(30 days)
- First created · 11 backed
- Has not connected Facebook
- Website: hopesings.net
Pledge $1 or more
2 backers
Our undying gratitude!
Pledge $5 or more
7 backers
Advance release of three tracks from the album PLUS our undying gratitude
Pledge $20 or more
13 backers
Advance release of the whole album (remember: it's good music for a good cause!) PLUS our undying gratitude
Pledge $35 or more
6 backers
Advance release of the album PLUS pads of post-its printed with inspirational sayings ( we call these "Hope Sticks" and we put them everywhere) PLUS our undying gratitude
Pledge $50 or more
4 backers
Your name on our website as a "Hope Singer" (a supporter of the album) PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS Advance release of the album PLUS that undying gratitude
Pledge $75 or more
6 backers
Your name on the liner notes as a Hope Sings "Patron of Change" PLUS your name on our website as a "Hope Singer" PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS Advance release of the album PLUS even more gratitude
Pledge $100 or more
19 backers
Free guest list (for 2) at a Hope Sings event PLUS your name on the liner notes as a Patron of Change PLUS your name on our website as a Hope Singer PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS advance release of the album PLUS gratitude for days
Pledge $200 or more
1 backer
Flip Cam video of a personalized Thank You Ditty penned and performed (probably a cappella) by award-winning lyricist (and Hope Sings founder) Beth Blatt, to be posted on the Hope Sings youtube channel, making you feel publicly warm and fuzzy for 30 days PLUS free guest list (for 2) at a Hope Sings event PLUS your name on the liner notes as a Patron of Change PLUS your name on our website as part of a Hope Singer PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS advance release of the album PLUS oodles of gratitude
Pledge $250 or more
2 backers Limited (8 of 10 left)
Audio recording of a Hope Sings Star singing Happy Birthday to you (or the recipient of your choice) (how cool a gift would that be?) PLUS free guest list (for 2) at a Hope Sings event PLUS your name on the liner notes as a Patron of Change PLUS your name on our website as a Hope Singer PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS advance release of the album PLUS gobs of gratitude
Pledge $350 or more
0 backers Limited (10 of 10 left)
Video recording of a Hope Sings Star singing Happy Birthday to you (or the recipient of your choice) (much cooler than just the audio recording) PLUS free guest list (for 2) at a Hope Sings event PLUS your name on the liner notes as a Patron of Change PLUS your name on our website as a Hope Singer PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS advance release of the album scads of gratitudes
Pledge $500 or more
4 backers
Original Xtranormal animated video about you (or the recipient of your choice, but by now you probably get that) from our team of awesome, award-winning writers PLUS free guest list (for 2) at a Hope Sings event PLUS your name on the liner notes as a Patron of Change PLUS your name on our website as a Hope Singer PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS advance release of the album PLUS boatloads of blessings
Pledge $1,000 or more
1 backer
Associate Producer credit (a much cheaper way to get the credit than actually writing the checks. Believe me.) PLUS free guest list (for 2) at a Hope Sings event PLUS your name on the liner notes as a Patron of Change PLUS your name on our website as a Hope Singer PLUS "Hope Sticks" post-its PLUS advance release of the album PLUS A big e-kiss!!!
Comments