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This project successfully raised its funding goal on November 3, 2009.
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Free download of my new single Wave Your Flag, & exclusive video updates and the inside scoop on the album!! (reality-record-making)
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Name and link on derekjamesmusic.com - we'll hold hands in cyber space. (+single & all the updates:)
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Digital copy of the album a week before its release - just promise not to share!!! & a Derek James kazoo (+all the above goodies)
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Signed physical copy of the album a week before it's released - be one of the first to see/hear/touch the magic! Limited edition signed Derek James Record Backer poster (we're talking French artwork baby) (+all above treats)
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Derek James limited print record backer T-shirt (your size of course, no nightgowns or spandex), plus the artful Poster & physical Signed Album (+all the above goodies)
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Name on the liner notes in the album when it's released (Derek James would like to thank ... YOU!) and a personalized thank you letter (+all the above goodies)
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Personally chosen DJ style Fedora (signed if you like - great to wear with a button down and no pants) + free tickets to all DJ shows for a year for you and a friend (+all the above goodies)
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Jump ON STAGE and perform a song with me at a show in your area - we'll be like Milli Vanilli without the lipsync (+all the above - signed cd, T, Fedora ..)
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A part in a music video from the new album - show your friends your acting skills or lack-thereof :) (+all the DJ delights!)
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Personalized, ONE-OF-A-KIND live video of your favorite song performed & dedicated to you - pop it in the DVD player when you need a pick-me-up! (+all the DJ goods)
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Private guitar lesson - I'll teach you how to play Free Love or some Kelly Clarkson or whatever you want (we'll schedule around touring if you're outside of the NY tri-state area or via skype) (+all the goodies)
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I will write a song especially for YOU! – any topic you choose... A labor of love you can enjoy for eternity!!! (+all the goodies)
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A signed acoustic guitar - I'll play it and make sure it sounds sweet ... and then you'll be ready to jam when I'm in town (+all the goodies)
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The Lovely Pack (for girls, boys or dogs) – Dinner out (fancy like applebee’s or olive garden), swing dancing lesson & a personal serenade session (tri-state new york area or tour scheduled) (+all the goodies)
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Spend half a day in the recording studio with a VIP front row seat of the recording process - how does all that music happen? Come see! (+all the goods)
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Private acoustic concert in your home or anywhere, you make the set list & invite whoever you want...we'll sing together and drink cider! (+all the DJ treats)
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Full band concert, your place or wherever you choose, you're party, kazoos for everyone! We'll rock your neighbors' roofs off! (+all the DJ delights)
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Derek James wears a fedora. A Frank Sinatra, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash sing-a-long, his boots can be heard stomping to his old-time rhythms. Having worked with producers Roger Greenawalt (Crosby/Nash, Rufus Wainwright) and Godfrey Diamond (Frank Sinatra, Kool and the Gang), Derek's retro pop sound, hummable melodies and jug-band spirit will have you swinging in your skivvies.
His song "Smoky Light," an upbeat ragtime toe-tapper, was recently featured on the Travel Channel. Derek's songs have also been featured on MTV, Lifetime, A&E, and the upcoming "Nude America the Movie." He has performed with Blues Traveler, Eric Hutchinson, Ben Kweller, Sugar Ray, OK Go, Gin Blossoms and many more. Touring both as a solo troubadour with his guitar, kazoo and ukulele in tow, as well as with his band the Lovely Fools, Derek James spends a good portion of his life rolling over gravel.
