About this project
Musae is on a mission to change the way people view all-female a cappella. We've decided to take our music beyond our few youtube videos and go on tour as well as release our first album! But here's the catch: we literally live all around the United States and making it happen is not that easy! With ladies in Boston, California, Oregon, and Atlanta, our biggest obstacle is simply getting together to sing and we have been completely self-funded thus far. So this is where we need you!
If this gets funded we'll be using the "6 Voices. 6 Muses." project to pay for most usual tour costs. We need equipment, rehearsal space, transportation, outfits, and anything else to bring all of you the best show we possibly can! Then, because we are just so ambitious, we've already begun recording our first album and would like to have it in your hands by the end of 2011!
Why does Musae matter? The United States has not been hit with a big, professional, all-female a cappella group yet! The gentlemen have been paving the way with the growth in popularity of our beloved art form and we feel it's time for the ladies to take the reigns and show the world what we've got!
Again, without your support we're afraid we won't be able to make Musae work. Afraid that we won't be able to make our dream come true. Help be the starting point for what some have already called "The future of a cappella.", "What all-female a cappella should be.", and according to the writer of Jordin Sparks' 'I Am Woman', "SOOOOOO DOPE!"
So many thanks in advance! We love all of you for just taking the time to read this!
XOXO
-Musae
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 24, 2011.
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Our undying love and the chance to enter your song suggestion for a drawing of 1 song to be on our album. (All higher donors will also have this opportunity)
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Digital download of our yet to be named first album .
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Signed physical copy of our yet to be named first CD.
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Signed physical copy of our yet to be named first CD, as well as a mention in the CD's liner notes and a personalized video thank you from Musae.
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Custom arrangement by one of the ladies of Musae plus all of the above.
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Personalized masterclass, signed copy of our CD, a mention in the CD's liner notes, and a personalized video thank you.
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Sing a background part on Musae's very first album, signed copy of our CD, a mention in the CD's liner notes, and a personalized video thank you.
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A private gig by Musae, signed copy of our CD, a mention in the CD's liner notes, and a personalized video thank you.
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On the surface, Musae is a six-piece vocal band based out of Atlanta, Georgia. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find that Musae is a recent answer to a long-standing question: Why aren’t there more professional female a cappella groups?
The catalyst came at SoJam 2010, where Lo Barreiro and Kari Francis led a roundtable discussion about women in a cappella. Vexed by the undue number of negative stereotypes surrounding the genre and eager to begin a collaborative professional pursuit, the two searched for similarly driven vocalists – fellow AcaBelle alumna and Empire leader Angela Ugolini, U of O Divisi alumna and super-bass Johanna Vinson, Berklee Pitchslapped soloist and director Hannah Juliano, and musical theater authority and UGA Noteworthy alumna Courtney Godwin – and Musae was born. The group finally met for the first time in March of 2011 only to find that their collective sound was anything but the indie, post-collegiate style they had expected. Undeterred, they scratched their prepared arrangements and concocted a new version of “Natural Woman” as well as an amalgam of tunes by Donna Summers, fully embracing their newfound loud, funk-infused style in their first three days of shared existence.
The name comes from Latin, plural for “musa”: muse, a nod to the mythical goddesses of inspiration. Likewise, Musae aims to not only uplift and enthrall but also inspire and empower audiences both new to and familiar with their a cappella vocal style of performance. Each “muse” brings a notably different background and approach to music-making, resulting in a delightfully textured and diverse product, sometimes augmented by pedals and effects but never wavering from the human voice as the root of all sound. United by a passion and propensity for music, these muses plan to tear down archetypes regarding female a cappella and breathe new life into the professional scene in the United States and abroad
