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This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 7, 2010.
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Three preview digital downloads from the album as soon as they are mixed and 'quick' mastered. Not the real mastering, but enough to give you the idea of how this album is going to sound.
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As above. AND a digital download of the finished product. And a cheery email.
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Three preview downloads AND I will mail you a hard copy (CD) the day after I get it back from the duplication plant. Along with a personal note of thanks.
Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more
Three preview digital downloads from the album-in-progress AND a high quality "BORN A GENIUS" t-shirt in your size. And a letter describing my day and asking after your health.
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Three preview digital downloads, a "BORN A GENIUS" t-shirt, and a hard copy of the CD. And a drawing of a partridge in a pear tree and a page from my diary.
Pledge $60 or more Pledge $60 or more
The three downloads, a "BAG" t-shirt, and an autographed copy of the CD along with a personal note of appreciation. And a write up and photo of you on the "news" page at my website. For this money, my appreciation runs deep and true.
Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more
Patron Saint Territory. The preview downloads, the soon-to-be-famous t-shirt, the autographed CD, AND your name and/or website in the liner notes. AND I'll phone you and tell you how the project is going and see what's new in your world. AND if you're within 50KMs of me, I'll come over and wash your car. Or your bike. Humming songs from the CD while I work.
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The previews, shirt, autographed CD (with your name/website in the liner notes). AND get this - I'll write and perform a five-minute play based on "talking points" supplied by you and post it on YouTube.
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
The preview downloads, "BAG" t-shirt, autographed CD, your name and/or website in the liner notes. AND I'll write a song and post it on YouTube inspired by events, dreams, or people in your life that matter.
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
The preview downloads AND I'll come to your place (or meet at the nearest Starbuck's if you prefer) with the swag under my arm and perform all the songs on my album for you and your friends. USA or Canada only. Overseas? We'll talk.
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Connected as John Pippus (836 friends)
I write, perform, and record songs. Sometimes I write alone, sometimes collaborate. My first full-length CD (This City" released 2009) was deemed a "folk/roots GEM" by SoundProof Magazine. More reviews on my "song" page at my website: http://johnpippus.com/songs.html
I perform solo or with a band. I've played: The Bluebird Cafe (Nashville), The Tractor Tavern (Seattle), Bruxelles Bar (Dublin, Ireland), The Newtown Festival (Wellington, New Zealand), The Vogue Theater (Vancouver, Canada) and the 2008 Steel Bridge Festival (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin), headlined by Jackson Browne, to name just a few favorite gigs.
An all-female pop group in Portugal, The Max Girls, recorded a co-write of mine last year called "Embrace" (In Portuguese, the song is called "Quero-te Assim"). Their debut album sold 250,000 units. See them perform my song here: http://tinyurl.com/289kum5
I am also a playwright/actor. Last year I wrote and performed a one-man musical memoir called "Oh Winnipeg!". My play won "Pick of the '09 Vancouver Fringe Festival", earned sold-out houses, and rave reviews. I'm performing it again this summer at the Winnipeg Fringe Fest.
Now, I've recorded the tracks for my second album, "Born A Genius". The producer, Adam Bailie, is a young guy with energy and vision. By combining our talents we have come up with a project that I am proud to stand behind and eager to promote. If you like folk/blues laced with studio-driven beats and contemporary sonic surprises, I guarantee you're going to take "Born A Genius" to heart. It's fresh. It's different. It's coming soon!
Yay John. So happy to see all the activity around your music.
Yah. I know. It's an odd concept, this whole aging thing. We're here for a short time, hard to grasp that simple truth.
60? Holy crap that makes us both old.
Means I've known you almost 50 years.....
hey pete. yah, i'm 60 years old today. how about that.... the CPP kicks in next month. whoohoo.... money for nothing...
and thanks to YOU for being such a good friend to musicians over the years. We love it when we sell merch at a gig. you're always there with your ears on and your money at the ready.
john
Happy Birthday John, glad you made and I am looking forward to hearing the new CD.
Thanks for introducing me to some great music and musicians in the time i've been coming to Tree's (including yours).
Peter mack
thanks cindy. it's been a real team effort. i'm really excited by this whole thing. can't wait for you to hear and see the album.
john
Great Job, at the campaign!! $44 left to raise!! Congrats!!
yah team BAG as in Team Born A Genius... getting ready to shoot my next update. i'll post it as soon as its shot and edited. (11:23am on a Sunday morning as I type this).
Team BAG, eh? LOL :)
Yay dad! Almost there keep it up. Where's my swag?
Hey John...Just checking in. Your half-way there..whoot! :)
Hey John,
Good luck with the project. I'm excited to hear the finished product!
I'm feeling that you'll make your goal and get your work out there!
Looking forward to my new T-shirt....summer is here!
Ivan
Hi Folks,
Here's the press release I've sent out to print/radio/tv in the Vancouver area. So far, I've lined up two radio interviews and I'm getting newspaper coverage next week:
“Kickstarter” Helps Fund Vancouver Musician’s New CD
Using KICKSTARTER.COM, Vancouver singer/songwriter John Pippus has reached 23% of his goal ($685) on his way to raising $3,000 to help finish his new album, “Born A Genius”. This is after one week of launching his “pledge-and-earn-rewards” campaign on the year-old Brooklyn, NY-based site.
In March, Business Insider named Kickstarter one of "The 20 Hot New York City Startups You Need to Watch." Of the more than 3,000 projects posted on the site, 900 have met their funding goal within the mandatory deadline of 90 days. They don’t just take anyone. The gate-keeping process ensures that sponsored artists - including playwrights, authors, filmmakers, and musicians – have enough creative merit to potentially meet their artist-determined cash targets.
Projects hosted by Kickstarter set out to raise a fixed dollar amount for a particular goal, like recording an album or financing a film. Supporters make pledges via their Amazon accounts. Would-be “arts patrons” have their credit cards charged only if there are enough pledges to meet the fund-raising goal within a set time – 30 to 45 days being the average length of a pledge drive. Backers can select from an array of rewards set out by the artist; the more they pledge the better the booty.
In Pippus’ case, he is trying to raise $3,000 by June 6th (which happens to be his birthday) to help him finish his second full-length album of folk/roots/blues songs. He is donating profits earned from the sale of “Born A Genius” to KIVA (www.kiva.org), a facilitator of “micro-loans” to small, start-up businesses in developing countries.