About this project
You're reading this. And i thank you for it! So this is a fundraiser to help me make my next studio album "New Siberia". I haven't made a studio record in three years and, while I've been saving up for this impending record for a long while, i've only been able to lay aside a fraction of what a studio record costs. I make my living as a touring musician so my overhead is high and i don't receive support from any record label which is good - as it allows artistic freedom - but very bad when it comes to funding a major project like this. So i am turning to my fans for fundraising help. Anything you can contribute is wonderful and will go a long way in helping me see another record to life. I hate to have to ask at all but i do. So i've designed special rewards as a token of my appreciation. Please have a look and many thanks in advance!
The project: Provided the fundraising is successful, i plan to go into the studio in august. I'm happy and excited about my new songs and can't wait to give them a musical home. Richard Shindell has signed on again to produce this record! He also produced my last one and his production sensibility is breathtakingly beautiful, not to mention that he will lend his voice and amazing guitar work to the songs. Beyond that, Richard and myself have a stable of incredible connections with studio musicians at the top of the scene such as Duke Levine, Lincoln Schleiffer, Victor Krauss, Ben Wittman, Mark Erelli and many others. Singer-songwriters John Gorka, Ellis Paul and Lucy Kaplansky are likely to make an appearance again too.
Thank you so much for considering supporting this!
Sincerely, Antje Duvekot
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gets you my sincere gratitude for helping make this project succeed!
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gets you get the new CD SIGNED and sent to your home before it's available for regular purchase!
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gets you the new cd and two other Antje Duvekot albums of your choice all signed and sent to your home along with a handwritten thank you note!
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gets you ALL OF THE ABOVE plus a signed, high-quality print (18 x 24 inches) of antje's original art work (for a photo of the art work go to http://www.antjeduvekot.com/index.php?page=imgallery&category=Original_Antje_Art_Work&display=1992 )
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gets you ALL OF THE ABOVE plus a HANDWRITTEN and framed, one-of-a-kind lyrics sheet of an Antje Duvekot song of your choice!
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gets you ALL OF THE ABOVE plus YOUR NAME in the liner notes of "New Siberia"!
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gets you ALL OF THE ABOVE plus your name + 1 on the GUEST LIST for any Antje Duvekot headlining concert in perpetuity (no festivals unfortunately).
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gets you ALL OF THE ABOVE and ALSO.... I will come to your house and perform a solo acoustic HOUSE CONCERT! (anywhere in the continental U.S.). You can invite whoever you want, help with the set list and even sing along if you want! it's your house...
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gets you ALL OF THE ABOVE and what used to be my main guitar. i've played many a show and written many a song on this guitar. furthermore it is hand-painted (dragon designs) by none other than yours-truly. it's a top-of-the line michael kelly acoustic stage guitar (model MKLGD CENA) with state-of-the art electronics (prefix premium blend by fishman). for a picture of the hand-painted guitar visit: http://www.antjeduvekot.com/index.php?page=imgallery&category=Original_Antje_Art_Work&display=1982 There is only one of this prize available!
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Antje Duvekot has solidified her reputation as one of Boston's top singer songwriters with "Big Dream Boulevard" her debut studio release and "the Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer" her follow-up CD. The debut CD was produced by Seamus Egan, founder of the Irish super group, SOLAS. The project was released on acclaimed songwriter Ellis Paul's label, Black Wolf Records and quickly attracted international attention for Antje. It was voted "#1 Folk Release of 2006" by the Boston Globe and was named to the "Top10 Releases of the Year" by National Public Radio's, Folk Alley. Her follow up album "the Near Demise of the Highwire Dancer" was produced by Richard Shindell and features Richard and other "folk royalty" such as John Gorka, Lucy Kaplancky and Mark Erelli. It was voted #1 album of the year 2009 by WUMB 91.9 fm in Boston.
"What a blessing to have worked with someone as talented as Antje. With a voice like hers, and songs as good as these, a producer (especially a first-time producer!) just tries to get out of the way, to do no harm, and to let the artist speak for herself." - Richard Shindell
"Big Dream Boulevard is a brilliant, brilliant album" says former Rolling Stone music editor Dave Marsh.. "I have had this reaction once in the last 10 years and that was the first time I heard Patty Griffin."
"Duvekot has gotten hotter, faster than any local songwriter in recent memory. Her songs feel at once fresh faced and firmly rooted, driven by the whispery sensuality of her voice. She believes in the redemptive power of the shared secret; and is utterly unafraid to mine the darkest corners of her life for songs that turn fear into resilience and isolation into community". The Boston Globe
Antje has won some of the top songwriting awards including the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the prestigious, Kerrville (TX) "Best New Folk Award" and in one of the nation's top music markets, she won the Boston Music Award for "Outstanding Folk Act", three of the top prizes in the singer songwriter world.
Antje has extensive touring experience, criss-crossing the US and Europe. She is a compelling live performer and has been invited to play some of the top festivals including The Newport Folk Festival as well as the Mountain Stage, Philadelphia and Kerrville Festivals. Internationally, she's headlined the The Celtic Connections Festival in Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark.
In December of 2007, The Bank of America featured Antje's song "Merry Go Round" in a national TV advertising campaign seen by millions, including a Super Bowl audience. Antje's fast growing fan base, the viral spreading of her music and a track record of sold-out shows are a testament to her growing popularity. Neil Dorfsman, the producer of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Sting says, "When I first heard Antje I knew I was witnessing something very special. She creates an entire, detailed world in verse, and takes you there with beautiful and understated melody. Her songs are stunning paintings of color and shade and always generate the heat and light that real art should. In an unpoetic and 'in your face' world, she is lyrical and subtle"
