Kickstarter

“The Big Thank You!” At the Church we know it never hurts to stop and pat your self on the back for a good deed done. But when someone is as generous as you, that can get tiresome. So let us help! For a contribution of $10 or more you will be eligible to stand in the “NMASS Big Thank You” receiving line, where you will get a pat on the back and a heartfelt thank you from CotFG luminaries, Henna Chou, Aaron Mace, and George Pasterk. Don’t miss out on a chance to publicly celebrate your largesse to the sounds of horns and applause! This premium is available to anyone who contributes $10 or more, regardless of any other premiums selected.

You can’t tell the players without a scorecard. For a $20 contribution we will send you a souvenir program in advance of the festival at the end of May! Plus, get ready to festoon your lapel, car bumper or bike with our official CotFG ghostie pin and sticker!

Your choice of a Haute Magie LP plus 1 CD from an artist who has performed at CotFG in 2012! http://www.hautemagie.com/

Choose between the NMASS2012 exclusive t-shirt or our regular "Circle of Ghosts" T-shirt!

Do you have some empty wall space just crying out for that perfect something to tie the room together? At the church we think we have the right thing to class up any decor. A beautiful limited edition 'NMASS 2012' screen printed poster designed by design wizard Mark Pendini! Now go and pick up a little, you've got guests coming over.

So you thought you might want to go to the show? Well here's your chance, our beloved patron, to get a jump start on the crowds. Be the first on the block to get your delicate mitts on this prized ticket. Be the envy of all and the apple of our eye! For just $50 you will get an advanced ticket to all four days of 'NMASS 2012!' We’ll even mail it to you or you can pick up on Thursday June 14th! Includes NMASS poster, ghostie pin, sticker, advance. NMASS program, AND pass, all for only $50! A steal!

Is your memory not what it used to be? Where did you leave those keys? Who’s that person brushing their teeth in your bathroom? Well, we at CotFG can sympathize with a less than perfect re-call. So for a small pledge of $60, we’ll remember it for you wholesale! With this pledge you will receive a DVD or Digital Download of everything that happened at 'NMASS 2012!' This is perfect keepsake for your hope chest! Or a way to put your obnoxious grandkids in check when they start to think they invented it all. Presented in full spectrum ghostie sound and vision!

Are you having troubles coming up with just the right mix-tape to pitch some woo to that special someone? Well maybe you need an expert? How about a panel of experts? For $60 the Church of the Friendly Ghost’s panel of mix-tape experts (trained in the art of audio-erotics) will craft a sultry sequence of love inducing sounds. Let us help you express your undying affections in song. Fill in some facts in a scientifically derived questionnaire and we’ll do the rest. Then sit back and watch your sweetheart swoon and sway into your arms.

What do Waco Girls love more than upsetting the dominant cultural paradigm with extreme noise terrorism? The answer to that question is Karaoke! Yes, you heard right, Waco Girls would love to see you get up to the mike and sing your heart out. Don’t miss out on the karaoke party to end all karaoke parties! For just $60 you can take part in what will be the most exclusive riot you’ll attend this year! Follow the bouncing bomb!

With a little over a 1,000 shows under our belt, we think we know how to party. Let us bring our party expertise to your home. For a pledge of $60 CotFG creative director George Pasterk and a surprise guest will come and DJ your house party. With the ghost at the controls your house party is a guaranteed success! Sit back and re-fill that little red plastic cup and enjoy your new status as a member of the Austin party elite! This premium is limited to the Austin city limits. This premium is limited to two 1 hour sets and available only for a non-commercial house party.

What does your current music project need more than anything in the world? Some snarky, slobbering half-wit at Pit**F*** getting moist all over you on the blogosphere? Or is it endless airplay when your song is featured in a pro-biotic yogurt commercial? Well you know what your music really needs to succeed? At CotFG success sounds like a sweet string section! So for a pledge of $150 or more cello and viola professionals Henna Chou and James Alexander will sit in on one recording session. They will play your existing chart or improvise the sweetest string section, your loving ears have ever heard. This one is only available within the city limits of Austin, TX.

For $200 or more, you've hit the mother-load. You will receive a festival pass, a summary digital download of video/audio/photograph documentation of everything that happened at NMASS 2012 and exclusive 'NMASS 2012' t-shirt. We are also cooking up something special just for you! We are going to treat you like the VIP you are and invite you to a special private performance at the end of 2012.

You dearest art patron, are an individual of refined tastes and sophistication. You are a left-field cultural gourmand, head and shoulder above the rabble. So why shouldn’t you start treating yourself as such? What exactly are we going on about here? Well none other than what, we at the Church feel, every person of cultural distinction should treat himself or herself to. We are talking about British High Tea. But wait, we know you wouldn’t be satisfied with any ordinary High Tea. So, for $200 or more we are offering you High Tea in the company of internationally renowned electronic composer and performer Rick Reed! Start planning your polite conversation now and send your finest garment to the cleaners because you have arrived!

Your name will be listed as a donor in our printed program and website. You will also receive a CotFG season pass. But wait, that's not all! We at the church believe, that great patronage, should inspire great art! So when you donate $500 or more, we will create and record a performance art piece in your honor and post it to the web! Yes, you our darling Peggy G our snugly little Medici, will have inspired a work of lasting beauty!