About this project

Hello, good people!

My name's Elizabeth and I write songs.

My band (The Brainchildren) and I are making our first full-length record of my original material, and we need your help! We're doing this on our own, and need to raise money to finish and promote the record.

The record features me on voice and trombone, Jason Domnarski on piano and Rhodes, Rob Jost on acoustic bass, and Robert di Pietro on drums. This summer, we've laid down much of the material, and it sounds amazing! Kind of like Ella Fitzgerald riding a bike in flip flops and a ball gown...

But there is still much to do. Like what? Well, we need to record some more backing vocals, some horns, get it all mixed together like a yummy cake, and master it so it shines. We need artwork, we need to produced the physical CDs and get it out to iTunes and so on... and most importantly, we need to spend $ to promote it! What good is a great CD if no one hears it?

You.... can play an integral part in the making of the record (sorry, not tambourine, it's already taken!). Just select your donation amount and help us reach (or break?!) our goal. In return, we've got some goodies for you....

Thank you, thank you!

Elizabeth!

Elizabeth Dotson-Westphalen - voice, trombone, compositions
Jason Domnarski - piano, Rhodes
Rob Jost - upright bass
Robert di Pietro - drums, percussion