About this project
Hi,
Grant Langston here. As an independent artist making Americana/Country Music, I've played every roadhouse, clubhouse and outhouse that will return my calls. I've managed over the years to release 5 records, get some music into TV and film, tour the US and Europe a few times, and get into the Americana charts.
It's been a great ride and I've met so many wonderful friends and fans in my travels. It's also been quite a challenge. Being an artist has never been easy, and with the changes the music business has seen in the last ten years it won't be getting easier any time soon.
The new record is an interesting example. I've had a record label deal pending for several months. It just fell through, due to their financial situation. I have a producer of world-renown ready to work with us, Paul Q. Kolderie. He's done some great music with Radiohead, Uncle Tupelo and Hole. The songs are ready. The band is ready. What I need is your help.
We're using Kickstarter to raise enough funds to make this new record and promote it. I feel that this material, these songs, are my best so far. I can't wait to record them, and push this baby out to the press, the radio, the Internet and the world. We'll also be touring in places we've never been before bringing the new music to you live.
Our goal is to raise $8,000 by pre-selling the new record. We've put together a variety of packages that you can purchase from a $10, just get the CD, option to a $1,000 option that includes a live show and you singing on the album. (How's your voice these days?)
Kickstarter is a unique and cool site that works like this:
- You pledge a certain amount of money by clicking the "Back This Project" button
- You're taken to Amazon where you input your credit card information. You will need to create an Amazon account. (What does Amazon have to do with this? I have no idea!)
- If we reach $8,000 in pledges, your card is charged.
- If we don't reach $8,000 in pledges, nothing happens to your card.
If you think back to when it used to cost $250,000 to make a quality recording, $8,000 may seem like a minor amount. It's true that technology has had a dramatic affect on the cost of things. I've also had some wonderful people volunteer to cut me deals on this and that. I'm so very grateful for your willingness to support this project.
I'll be putting up more information, including some video demos of the new songs, over the next few weeks. We have 60 days to raise $8,000. ANY help you provide will be graciously appreciated. Including spreading the word to friends and family.
You can learn more at www.grantlangston.com
For a limited time my last record, Stand Up Man, is available for FREE download from my site. Visit http://grantlangston.com/free-download
Love and Thanks,
Grant
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The 10 song ROYAL MONACO pre-order digital download 2 weeks before the CD release (high-quality 320 bit rate files)
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ROYAL MONACO on CD with your name included in the album credits delivered 2 weeks before the release date. As a vital part of the creation of this record, your name will forever be in the credits.
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ROYAL MONACO CD with your name included in the credits (same as above), plus GRANT LANGSTON - DEAD AND GONE, a 10-song CD of live performances, unreleased songs, and original demos in a hand silk screened custom cover (available for the first time)
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The band will sign your copy of the ROYAL MONACO CD with your name included in the credits (same as above) plus a T-SHIRT of your choice from our collection, and GRANT LANGSTON - DEAD AND GONE, a 10-song CD of live performances, unreleased songs, and original demos in a hand silk screened custom cover (available for the first time)
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The 180 gram vinyl release of ROYAL MONACO signed by all the members of the band. This includes the Free digital download of the album (320 Bit Rate). With your name included in the album credits in a unique word art format delivered 2 weeks before the release date. Plus a GRANT LANGSTON T-SHIRT in the size and color of your specification and GRANT LANGSTON - DEAD AND GONE, a 10-song CD of live performances, unreleased songs, and original demos in a hand silk screened custom cover (available for the first time)
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You get all of the above, the signed CD, the signed 180 gram vinyl, your name in the credits, the download, the shirt, plus two additional rare items -- A 11x17 LIMITED EDITION, NUMBERED LITHOGRAPH of Grant and the band created by noted music artist Chris Friedman. (limited to 250 copies) -- The entire GRANT LANGSTON CD CATALOG (5 CDs), signed by Grant and The Band
Pledge $250 or more Pledge $250 or more
You get all of the above, the signed CD, the signed 180 gram vinyl, your name in the credits, the download, the shirt, and the DEAD AND GONE compilation. Plus, Grant will hand write all the lyrics out to the album in ink (mispellings and all) for your vinyl copy, along with an elaborate and personal thank you for your contribution to the project. -- You'll also be invited to a private event at the recording studio where you will sing on the record. (Travel expenses not included.)
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An Acoustic Evening with GRANT LANGSTON and THE SUPERMODELS – you'll come down to our rehearsal studio. We'll bring the food, the beer or wine, and play a nice long set of our best acoustically. We'll make an entire night of it. You can sit in with us, if you'd like. Of course, you get everything from the $250 level as well.
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
All of the $500 rewards, plus GRANT LANGSTON and THE SUPERMODELS will play a two hour set at the venue or house of your choosing. (Plus travel expenses)
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Musical Influences: Conway Twitty, George Jones, Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens
Bio: As a kid growing up in Alabama, Grant Langston heard two kinds of music being played in his house: his mom favored the folkie side of things, meaning lots of Dylan and Joan Baez, while his dad loved '50s country: Hank Snow, Merle Travis. Then, after picking up the guitar at age 10, he found himself playing bass in the local gospel quartet, The King James Version, into his mid teens. In his late teens, he had one ear cocked toward Van Halen and Thin Lizzy while the other took in the likes of Freddy Fender and the hit machine that was Conway Twitty. As a student at Auburn University, he toured the Southeast in a Zep-loving cover band. "I was bombarded by all these different influences," Langston says.
So, what does one do with that kind of musical background? Langston fought the urge to go to law school (talk about fighting the good fight) and, in his words, "I loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly." Eventually, he rediscovered the "real" country music of his early childhood, and these days his work honors that storytelling approach while also containing more than enough of Langston's own personality to fend off any charges of being a mere imitator.
You can call Langston's music nonconventional traditional, with his sense of humor reflected by titles such as "Burt Reynolds Movie Brawl" and "Shiner Bock and Vicodin," as well as by his offering a range of performance options culminating in a $10,000 model that includes a concert in your backyard and a custom-written tune. But make no mistake, Grant Langston is no joke. Neither are his songs, every one of which on his new "Stand Up Man" has a memorable story to tell.
