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Update #13 · May 21, 2013 · comment

Greetings wanderLOVERs!!  It's been a little while huh?  I've missed you, but boy have I been busy.  Thanks to you, I'm deep into the process of mixing wanderLOVE at Tiny Telephone with Jay Pellici.  I put some of it in a video! 

A little update: We've finished a bunch of songs and put 'em on 1/2" tape (and will finish the rest of 'em in another 4 day session at the end of the month!!!) at which point I'm sending everything out to sunny Chicago to get mastered ('cause we all know that's where the best Mastererers live).  This means the final FINAL version will be back to me in late JUNE.  I'll be releasing the digital version at this point for everyone's immediate enjoyment—the moment I've been waiting for for a good year and a half.  It'll take a little longer to print the physical CDs, and I'll ship those "puppies" out as soon as I got 'em.  In the meantime, I'll be reaching out to collect some info (shirt sizes, addresses, bow-tie sparkliness preferences, etc).  Send me a message if you have any questions.

The journey continues.  I wouldn't be doing it without your support!

Indubitably,

Jake

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Wandering Continues...

Update #12 · Mar 28, 2013 · comment

Greetings from India!  I've been having a most incredible time exploring this diverse and teeming land, and perhaps most excitingly, I've already acquired a host of new instruments, like the sarangi!  In one month, I return home to mix wanderLOVE, with an eye to release in mid-to-late June, and to get going on all your rewards—I can't wait!  Until then, namaste,

jake

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The BIG DREAM comes true!

Update #11 · Feb 11, 2013 · comment

Thank you so much to everyone who has supported me on the wild journey of the past month.  I remember back to December, as I was finishing laying down the final tracks of the album, I really didn't think there would be much of a life to wanderLOVE outside the confines of the small studio where I recorded it.  But the support that has flooded in for me and for this music has completely changed what I believe I can accomplish with wanderLOVE, and for that I want to express my deepest gratitude.  You have given me an extraordinary gift and I cannot wait to share the next leg of the journey with you.

I am a wanderer by nature, but at the end of the day, this is an album about finding home, and the sense of home that I feel right now situated in this supportive community is astounding and complete.  From this sound foundation, I embark on another adventure—on Saturday, I leave to India for 2.5 months, where doubtless I will find many new instruments to learn and bring back!  You may have noticed that all the rewards will be delivered in May or June. When I return, I will set about mixing the album at Tiny Telephone studios (already have my days booked!). I am aiming for a mid-June release.  I will also start fulfilling all the other rewards, and I'll be getting in touch if I need any info from you.

Other than that, I'll be posting periodic updates to let you know the latest wanderLOVE news.  If you have any questions or just want to say "ciao" you can reach me at wanderlovethealbum@gmail.com.

And thanks again for everyone who tuned into the live stream last night.  You can catch the last five minutes, where I learn that we crossed the $10,000 goal after a very exhilarating and exhausting day!!

Thanks again everybody!!!

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wanderLOVE goes GLOBAL TONIGHT! Live @ Five!!!

Update #10 · Feb 10, 2013 · comment

Just a reminder that I'm going to BROADCAST LIVE from the studio tonight from 5-9.30 pm PST!!!!

  • I'm going to play every instrument in the studio
  • I'll talk about wanderLOVE and play some songs from the album
  • A bunch of musician friends are going to stop by to jam
  • Ping me—I'll shout you out!
  • @8.30 pm I'm going to improvise a song where I thank every backer by name
  • 9.15 pm Kickstarter ends, special surprise is revealed 

Last chance to SPREAD the LOVE.  FB Post & email this message:

wanderLOVE COUNTDOWN EXTRAVAGANZA! Broadcasting Live from the studio, 5-9.30 pm PST TONIGHT. Walk/Tell plays every instrument he has (50+), expect lots of musical guests, and a special surprise at 9.15! Tune in here:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/walktell/wanderlove-the-album

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LIVE BROADCAST TOMORROW! Music Making in the Studio!

Update #9 · Feb 9, 2013 · comment

Hi Everyone!  As I write this, there are just 25 hrs to go in the campaign and we are really closing in on the Big Dream of $10,000! 

I'm going to broadcast live from the studio as we count down the final four hours of the campaign, tomorrow (Sunday 2/10), 5-9pm PST.  I'll be demonstrating lots of different world instruments, talking about the song-writing process of wanderLOVE, and loads of musician friends are stopping by to jam!  Tune in and send me a message through kickstarter or to wanderlovethealbum@gmail.com, and I'll say Hi—I might even take some requests!  And at 8.30, I'm going to improvise a song in which I thank all of you, my backers, by name!

I am so grateful for all of the incredible LOVE you have shown me and my music.  You have made the past month a wonderful journey.

See you tomorrow evening right here:http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/walktell/wanderlove-the-album

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    ONE LOVE—EXCLUSIVE ALBUM STREAM You'll get a secret link to a streaming version of the complete album the day before official release. Listen anytime. For kickstarter backers only!

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    WANDERLOVE—DIGITAL DOWNLOAD You'll get the whole album, professionally mixed and mastered, in digital format (14 songs! from Siem Reap to Palo Alto!) + digital copies of album art and lyrics

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    WANDERLOVE (+)—DIGITAL DOWNLOAD DELUXE you get the digital download of the whole shebang + digital art 'n' lyrics + a special BONUS EP of unreleased material I recorded while traveling, in many different countries, some of which you can hear italian birds whistling in the background! This EP will include a digital booklet with little stories to accompany each song, about where I was when the recording was made.

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    PHYSICAL LOVE Get a real CD you can hold in your hands! Throw it on your gramophone or cd player and have a blast! You'll also get the digital copy + internationally recorded bonus tracks + digital album art and lyrics

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    RAINBOW LOVE Here's your chance to get your hands on a one-of-a-kind wanderLOVE t-shirt, lovingly silk-screened and rainbow tie-dyed by Jake and his awesome landlord, Rob, who is something of a world authority on tie-dye. You'll also get the digital download deluxe!

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    LOVE FROM AFAR I'll send you a thank you postcard from the next foreign land in which I find myself wandering, most likely India! It will relate a funny mistranslation or perhaps an exhaustive list of the street food I've eaten that day! Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
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    JOURNAL LOVE Most of wanderLOVE came together in the pages of Jake's travel diary. You can get your own journal for the road, emblazoned with wanderLOVE art on the front + a special wanderLOVE pen—this reward is kickstarter only! And digital download deluxe.

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    FANCY LOVE I will hand knit a bow-tie for you (clip on of course!) and you'll be the old-timey toast of the town. I have literally dozens of minutes of experience making these things, so it's guaranteed to be astounding! You also get the digital download deluxe!

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    ***NEW***LOVE COMBO You get a CD + a T-SHIRT + a choice between a signed wanderLOVE journal and pen OR a post card from India! Plus digital download deluxe. This is a NEW reward, and now comes as a part of all higher reward levels!

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    EXTRA FANCY LOVE You'll get a bow-tie hand-knit by yours truly PLUS a tin of my special recipe xtra-hold homebrewed moustache wax, which I perfected while living in a bookstore in Santorini, working on my Dali. Also, the digital download deluxe!

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    PERSONAL JOURNAL LOVE You get the special wanderLOVE journal and pen from JOURNAL LOVE + I will sign the inside cover of the journal and write, in the same barely legible scrawl that fills my travel diaries, the lyrics to "Adventure With You" (Track 10) + I'll scribble a unique quote from my favorite wandermeister, Jack Kerouac. Kickstarter exclusive collector's edition! Plus digital download deluxe, CD, and t-shirt.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    FANCY PANTS LOVE I will buy you a ridiculous pair of pants from my favorite thriftshop. I will then sew the word "LOVE" into the seat of the pants using red thread, just like in my song PURPLE PANTS! I'll do my best to find pants that fit you, but the number one priority will be awesomeness (at 6'8" I've learned that finding clothes that fit is overrated). Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    COVER LOVE Send me your favorite song and I'll uke-ify it, and record a real nice mp3 just for you! Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    LOVE CREDIT If you pledge $100 or more, your name will appear in a special thank you section in the CD and digital art/lyrics book. This applies to all higher reward levels! Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    LOVE OF LEARNING I'll give you an hour long ukulele lesson. We can go over basics, or songs you really want to learn, or pick from a bunch of my favorite Beatles tunes, or try out fijian style, or I'll show you how to play some songs from wanderLOVE! whatever you want. You need to be able to come to palo alto to redeem this one, or we can set it up over skype. I have a uke you can borrow at my place, or bring your own. Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    HEALTHY LOVE I live in a co-op with a bunch of habitual kale-eaters. Come over on a weeknight for a large, family style vegetarian dinner cooked fresh with local, organic produce. Then we can go out to the garden and I'll tell you everything I know about compost (I am the house compost master!), and I'll make you a little box of whatever is growing at the moment. You must get yourself to Palo Alto for this one. Plus digital download deluxe, cd, t-shirt, journal and pen.

    Estimated delivery: May 2013
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    ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE I perfected my all-Beatles, all-ukulele act on street corners around the world during 14 months of travel. I'll play a fab (4) one-hour uke concert at your next special gathering. Simon & Garfunkel and Blink-182 requests will be entertained. You must live within a 50 mile radius of Palo Alto to collect this reward. Plus digital download deluxe!

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    I'll SEND ALL MY LOVIN' TO YOU Like the above reward, I'll play a 1 hr Beatles ukulele concert for ya, no matter where you are in the world, by HARNESSING THE POWER OF THE INTERNET. And I'll broadcast it from the music studio where I recorded wanderLOVE, and we can video chat and you can make requests! Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    TEACHER LOVE Jake will put on his pre-school teacher hat and come hang out with your little one + friend for an hour! He'll bring his ukulele and a couple other age appropriate world instruments for some hands-on fun and sing alongs! Plus digital download deluxe, cd, 2 children's wanderLOVE t-shirts, journal and pen. Must be within 50 miles of Palo Alto.

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    DRAGON LOVE My little sister is the proud owner of a bearded dragon named Phaedrus. We'll hang out with "Phae-phae" at her place in SF, and you can put him on your head and take a photo(!) and then we'll walk over to nearby Cambodian restaurant Angkor Borei and I'll treat you to dinner. And I can tell you all about this one time in Cambodia, my pair of purple pants got a hole in them... plus digital download deluxe, and an exclusive song I wrote during the wanderLOVE sessions entitled "There Be Dragons". You must be able to come to San Francisco. Plus digital download deluxe, cd, t-shirt, journal and pen.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    LITTLE LOVE Commission a song on 3 instruments of your choosing from the list of what I got in the studio. Ever wonder what celtic harp, panpipes, and tablas sound like together? Now's your chance to find out! Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    JAM LOVE Come jam in my studio in Palo Alto with me for 2 hrs. Bring up to five friends, and try out all the different instruments heard on wanderLOVE. I'll be happy to show you how to bow the tro, pluck the saz, and caress the sitar! Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    MEDIUM LOVE Commission a song on 10 instruments of your choosing from the list of what I got in the studio. It can be a cover (including a song you wrote!), or you can suggest a topic and I'll run with it. Plus digital download deluxe.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    BIG LOVE Commission a song on 20 instruments of your choosing from the list of what I got in the studio. It can be a cover (including a song you wrote!), or you can suggest a topic and I'll run with it. Plus digital download deluxe, CD, t-shirt, signed journal & pen, and bow-tie.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    CREATE LOVE Let's collaborate! Come hang out in my studio from 10-5 sometime and we'll cut a track together. This is an especially cool idea if you have a song that you've written, and would like to fill it out with more instruments. You must be able to come to Palo Alto. Plus digital download deluxe, CD, t-shirt, signed journal & pen, and bow-tie.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    LOVE STORY I love it when musicians tell the stories behind their songs, so for this one, I'll play a 2 hr private concert of wanderLOVE with an emphasis on explaining the back story of each song. This will be a stripped down, ukulele only show, unless we hit the second two dream goals, in which case I will bring my loop pedal + instruments OR a full band, depending! Within 50 miles of Palo Alto, please. Or anywhere in the world, as long as you get me there and give me a place to stay and are cool with a uke only solo show! Plus digital download deluxe, CD, t-shirt, signed journal & pen, and bow-tie.

    Estimated delivery: Jul 2013
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    ENORMOUS LOVE Commission a song on all of the instruments I got in the studio (50+). It can be a cover (including a song you wrote!), or you can suggest a topic and I'll run with it. Then you can come over for dinner (see HEALTHY LOVE) and we'll listen to it in the studio on my fancy speakers! Plus digital download deluxe, cd, t-shirt, signed journal & pen, and bow-tie.

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    WHOLE LOVE The Total Package! Exclusive to this reward level—Exec Producer Credit on the album, AND signed, framed reproduction of a PAGE FROM MY PRIVATE TRAVEL DIARY, chosen at random! You'll also get digital download deluxe + cd + t-shirt + a postcard from a foreign land + hand-knit bowtie + homemade mustache wax + love-pants + signed journal + a private concert + uke lesson + jam in the studio + dinner at my home or at Angkor Borei in SF + COMMISSION A SONG ON ALL THE INSTRUMENTS!

    Estimated delivery: Jun 2013
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    BALD LOVE Yes, Dad, for 10k, I will cut my hair. I will even let YOU cut my hair.

    Estimated delivery: Feb 2013