About this project
I am a Bible believing, married, father of 4. God has been gracious enough to give me the ability to sing / play / write music and the opportunity to share it with you all.
Throughout my life God has shown himself to me in amazing ways and I've tried to put all of those experiences into songs that I can share with you all. So far I've recorded 2 full length albums. I am now attempting to record my 3rd. One of the commitments I've made is that I want to be able to offer my music to anyone who wants it at absolutely no cost. However, this presents some challenges when it comes time to recording a new album.
This is where you come in...
I need help raising money so that I can record my 3rd album and continue the ministry of giving music away for free in the hopes that God will use it in some small way in the listener's life.
It's all or nothing and I'm going big! "Go big or go home", or so they say... Yes, $5000 is a lot of money, but in the grand scheme of producing an album it's nothing... With my last album I paid nearly $2000 just in duplication costs, and I paid next to nothing for the recording itself because my good friend Andy recorded for me out of the goodness of his heart... But this time I want to pay him to record and possibly partner with some other studios to do the best quality recording I can get and also get it mastered and mixed by people who are pros at it... I want to be able to give the best quality product I can to those who want it. I'm going to pour all of myself into this album and I want the outcome to be well worth it...
We've got 45 days to raise all the money or I get nothing.
I'm praying over this whole project and hoping that God has something in store for it and that it will be used by Him to make Him more known. I don't care if I become more known. I want this to minister to others and have no strings attached. You can be part of making that happen.
I appreciate all the prayers and support I've gotten and continue to receive, and I hope you will join me in this project.
Let's do this thing!
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This project successfully raised its funding goal on July 21, 2011.
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A signed copy of the cd + your name in the liner notes.
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A signed copy of the cd + your name in the liner notes + handwritten lyric book.
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Your choice of: 1. A house show for you and up to 25 friends + You each get a physical copy of the new cd signed by me. Within 1 hour of Grand Rapids, MI. - OR - 2. A show at your House/Venue/Church for as many people as you want. Within 1 hour of Grand Rapids, MI.
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Your choice of: 1. A house show for you and up to 50 friends + You each get a physical copy of the new cd signed by me. Within 2 hours of Grand Rapids, MI. - OR - 2. A show at your House/Venue/Church for as many people as you want. Within 2 hours of Grand Rapids, MI.
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You will get the same reward as a $500 contributor plus you will receive my Breedlove Acoustic C25/CRH Guitar worth around $1200. Special note that the money pledged for this reward level will go towards recording costs as well as a new guitar for me :)
Pledge $5,000 or more Pledge $5,000 or more
I will be your best friend in the whole entire world + I will write a song about you and how cool you are + you'll get 50 signed copies of the cd + I'll give you guitar lessons for the rest of your life + I'll cook you a dinner for 2 + I'll let you sit in with me for a show and play the glockenspiel or accordion + your name will be in giant bold letters in the liner notes followed by the phrase "... is awesome!" + I'll mow your grass once + I'll change the oil in your car once
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I'm a 30something, married, father of 4 trying to write music that will at least minister to me with the hopes that it affects others as well and draws them nearer to God.
