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Update #3: Sorries, Sneak Peeks, Snapshots, and More!
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Posted on March 3
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Update #2: OH WOW! (Times a Million)
Dear Friends,
Update #1: ONE WEEK LEFT!
Hey Friends,
I have been SO touched, excited, encouraged, and amped about people (family, friends, friends-of-friends, and strangers alike) who have pledged to help me make my new album, Skeleton Bones. YOU. GUYS. ARE. AWESOME.
We have one week left and need about $2,335 to fund the album. So if you're still hesitant about pledging, let me rocket-speed some fun facts your way. BOOM!
1. You won't be charged if we don't reach our goal. So don't be worried to pledge because you think the money will be "lost." If we reach the goal: Hurrahs and high-fives all around, your account gets charged what you pledge, we get the money to make a new album, and you get the album when it's done. If we don't reach the goal: You don't get charged, no harm no foul.
2. Every $5 really DOES add up! If you don't think that You, by contributing the cost of a latte, can change the tides of musical creation, think again! If 100 people who have $5 to give, pledge that $5, that's $500 towards our goal of making this awesome album! (Plus a lot more high-fives and hurrahs all around)
3. We will only get the money IF we reach our goal. Which means that if you're waiting to buy it on i-tunes, you could be sorely disappointed if we don't raise the 8K, can't finish the album, and I have to get a job at Hot Dog on a Stick. (Or maybe you'd find that amusing. Jerk. You really gonna make me wear that hat?).
4. Lastly, don't forget: You get cool stuff! This "Kickstarter" thing isn't about people being magnanimous philanthropists a' la Bill Gates (although I have been seriously overwhelmed by the generosity people have shown in their pledges! Yowza, I feel blessed...). It's about people being a part of the artistic process and getting something in return. Think of it as pre-ordering a CD: you're gonna get the final creation, but this way you get exclusive updates about it every step of the way: videos from the studio, photos, sneak peeks of songs, maybe even some more fun surprises.
In conclusion, Annie Beth's new Album + You going to Kickstarter right now and pledging + Coke Slurpees = SHEER AWESOME. (I just added the Coke Slurpees for extra awesome)
Thank you for believing in me.
Love,
Annie
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Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on October 13, 2011.
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Any pledge of $5 or more receives exclusive video updates on the project, as well as a digital download of the first single.
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Exclusive video updates and a digital download of the new album
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Exclusive video updates and a physical copy of the CD, including liner notes and lyrics
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Exclusive video updates and a signed copy of the CD
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Exclusive video updates, a signed copy of the CD, and a hand-made postcard by Annie B.
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All of the above, plus a B Sides EP of un-released songs from the new album and 2009's "The Garage Sessions"
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A signed copy of the CD, hand-made postcard, B sides EP, and mention in the liner notes.
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All of the above, plus Annie will record a cover-song video of your choice
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All of the above plus a hand-written lyric sheet of your choice OR a joyously written blog shout-out on www.anniebeth.com for you/your business/your mom's business/etc..
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All of the above, plus 1) lunch with Annie at her favorite spot (exclusive to Portland, LA, Orange County, San Diego, and Malpais/ST, Costa Rica or other tour destination), or 2) a personalized song written by Annie on the topic of your choice
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All of the above, plus a tour of the studio including sitting in on a part of the recording process and dinner/lunch with Annie and Dallas (exclusive to those who'll be in the OC area) OR a recording of the song written by Annie on the topic of your choice.
Pledge $1,500 or more Pledge $1,500 or more
All of the above, plus Annie will fly out to your town and do an intimate acoustic house show for you, your family, and friends.
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Annie Bethancourt is a singer/songwriter with an arresting voice and a story to tell.
From her very first release, 2002′s “The Garage Sessions,” she has been heralded as an angelic voice with “a lot of talent on her lips and at her fingertips.” Now splitting her time between the firs of Portland, Oregon and the palm trees of Costa Rica, Bethancourt lives a life of wanderlust, and her music is, just like her scenery, an ever changing mixture of people and places, strange scenarios, and quirky tales.
Sounding a bit like Joni Mitchell with a touch of Janis Joplin in her delivery, Bethancourt is influenced by a wide range of artists such as Elliot Smith, Ben Harper, Fiona Apple and Ryan Adams.
The 30 year-old singer/songwriter performs with a raw mixture of vulnerability, humor, heart-ache and longing that caused San Diego City Beat music editor Troy Johnson to proclaim, “Annie Bethancourt puts on a show that explains the difference between raw talent and deft technique. Or, rather, she inhabits both.”
CHEEEEEE-HUUUUU! Wishing you much success! Looking forward to hearing the songs of an angel!
Aloha nui loa from the Big Island, Genie
Aloha!
So happy you reached and actually went over your goal! I never received my reward for my donation and have been patiently waiting! :)
Aloha nui!
Genie