About this project
Thanks to a 5 week residency at threewalls in Chicago this summer, I've had time to hunker down in the studio. For my current project "Tracks of my Tears" I have compiled a list of every song that has made me cry, dating back to 1991. (It gets a little fuzzier before that.) For each song, I've written and recorded a story about the moment I remember tears being induced. The recordings will be pressed into a limited edition run of 100 colorful 12 in. records. The covers will be letterpressed, and the final records will be sold on my website and select art spaces around the country.
The money being raised will pay for the mastering and pressing of the record through Gotta Groove Records in Cleveland. It will also pay for Artnoose, a letter press printer in Pittsburgh, to create the covers.
Any profit from records sold will go towards "Tracks of my Tears Vol. 2," where stories from others about poignant moments, downward spirals, or general discomfort in their past marked by a tearful breakdown would be recorded in a similar fashion.
Thank you for your support! Please feel free to email me caseydroege (at) yahoo with any questions or comments. Feel free to check out my other work on my website caseywhat.com
Special thanks to threewalls, Steven Hudosh and Penny Duff for help recording, Gotta Groove for working with someone who knows nothing about records, Artnoose for making great prints, and Kleenex for making those really soft tissues that don't hurt your nose.
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on August 17, 2011.
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I’ll bring you a record and perform segments from "tracks of my tears" as part of a lecture. (travel fees negotiable)
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Casey Droege was raised by two artists and a mime. Their incessant side hustles, ranging from chimney sweep to insurance sales, created the time management monster/slightly organized tornado that is Casey. And while her mother made it clear to her that she should go into computers, she now lives and works as an artist in Pittsburgh.
