
WE DID IT!!! New Goal... $4,000!
We cannot thank you enough for your support of our Debut Album! In just under a month, due to your generous donations, we've already raised our goal amount of $2,000! We're currently in the process of selecting the studio and engineers we want to work with, so get ready for more updates on the project that you're now a part of in the upcoming year.
Luckily, we still have time to raise more money, so we've got our sights set on $4,000! We have until February 1st to get as many backers as possible to join us. This will allow us more time in the studio to make the best product possible, not to mention helping us hire a graphic designer for the CD art, and hopefully a great publicist to get the story and sound of our little family called THE LIFE & TIMES OF out and about for the world to discover.
So please continue to pass the project along to anyone and everyone you think would like to be a part of the beginning. We're so excited to have you.
Cheers,
Cedric, Joe, Lavondo, & Brad
This is just the beginning... and you can be part of it!
THE LIFE & TIMES OF is more than just your new favorite band. It's a reminder that all of our personal stories are part of a much larger story that has no end. So here's the story we would like to tell now: THE LIFE & TIMES OF...making a Debut Album!
Since coming together as a group in April and rocking every stage we've stepped on, our mission was to be recognized as the best up-and-coming band to watch, and were recently selected as the #2 Underground Rock Band in NYC by an online music magazine. We know the next step to letting the world hear our sound and story is to make a record and so we turn to you, our friends, fans, and family to help make this dream a reality.
Our goal is to raise at least $2,000 through Kickstarter. What's great about this, is not only will you get the satisfaction of helping to create a music record and our immense gratitude, but you will also receive cool stuff like Exclusive Updates, Signed CD's, T-shirts, Comp Tickets to future shows, and Private Performances based on your donation amount. Just think, a pledge of only $20 by you and 99 others will pay for half of our recording studio time for an album to be released in Spring/Summer 2010. But if we don't reach our funding goal, no one is charged.
Please take a moment to select your donation amount and rewards and then spread the word to your friends, family, and music lovers. We want to give as many people as possible a chance to become a part our story:
THE LIFE & TIMES OF.
Thank you for your support,
Cedric, Joe, Lavondo, and Brad
Exclusive video updates on the Album-making Process
Exclusive updates & a Digital copy of the CD
Exclusive updates & a Signed, Physical copy of the CD
Exclusive updates, Signed CD + Special Invitation to an NYC Private Performance in Penthouse Apartment overlooking the Hudson River.
All the above rewards + your choice of Hand-written Lyrics to your Favorite Song OR a Hand-designed Band T-shirt
All the above rewards + Free Admission to 5 of The L & TO shows & a Family Portrait with You, the Band, & Barkley (Cedric's Beagle:-)
All the above rewards + Free admission to The L & TO shows for an Entire Year & Your Name will appear in the "Special Thanks" list on the Album Credits
All the above rewards + Band will Travel to Your Place (within 3 hours drive from NYC) and Perform a Private Concert for you and your guests!
All the above rewards + a Song Written For/About/Inspired by you!
All of the above + Be listed as an Executive Producer of our Debut Album!
New York, NY
Seemingly out of nowhere, THE LIFE & TIMES OF is turning heads in NYC with a sound that is needed, but desperately missing from today's music scene - Soul. Selected as the #2 Local, Undergound Rock Band by online music magazine "Knocks from the Underground", their live show does not disappoint and they're preparing to record and release their debut album in Spring 2010. Singer/songwriter Cedric Lamar finds the thread through a wide range of music from Bill Withers and Van Morrison, to Outkast, Jeff Buckley, and The Black Keys. He and the band, made of amazingly versatile musicians Joe Hundertmark (lead guitar), Lavondo Thomas (bass), and Brad Meehan (drums) take on the challenge to weave these different influences into a unique sound of their own and calls the journey, THE LIFE & TIMES OF. Soul on the Rocks with a Bluesy aftertaste, their sound lies somewhere between Otis Redding and Jack White. Biting honesty and fearless passion are what people hear and see... and why they keep coming back.
"Rooted in hard rock with a heavy dose of soul and R&B, The Life and Times Of multiply the energy level of a typical Brooklyn show by 800. With singer Cedric Lamar, who can wail like Motown and jam like classic rock, backed up by a stellar bass player, squealin’ guitarist and steady drummer, no one is sittin’ still. Especially not the band, whose members contagiously gyrate and jump for the entire set. Their songs weave in and out of melancholy blues, hoppin’ twang and hard rock breakdowns, all featuring poetic, thoughtful lyrics. Be sure to have some whiskey on hand; this band goes well with liquor."
- Becky Firesheets, Knocks From the Underground.com