Darren Watson's First Ever Acoustic LP Project

By Darren Watson

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Darren Watson's First Ever Acoustic LP Project

Project 2017-06-25 18:41:23 +1200

Hi folks! I’m here to ask for your help in making my new album a reality on a good, old-fashioned thirty three and a third, twelve inch vinyl record! My first acoustic solo LP!

Limited Edition: Only 180 LPs will be pressed. Don't miss out!

I’ve written ten tunes I’m really happy with and can’t wait to get ‘em recorded. I may also record a few of my favourite old blues tunes and see which tracks work best over a 35 minute record.

I'm talking with the incredible, internationally recognised New Zealand artist Ewan McDougall about a painting as part of the album artwork . . . so it's going to be a beautiful piece of art to look at too!

The actual recording time won’t be super expensive but having it mixed and mastered for vinyl and then turned into records overseas will be tres expensive. And it’s frankly money I just don’t have.

So that’s where YOU come in. You can pre-order your copy of the new album now (NZ$55) and help me to get it recorded and produced. Of course I’m also offering a free quality digital download with each LP, or you can just pre-order a download on it’s own (NZ$20) if that’s more your style.

I’m also offering a range of merchandise and older albums as downloads, Skype concerts (NZ$300) and in-person house concerts (NZ$550) as rewards for larger pledges.

Or you can get a lifetime VIP pass to any and all of my own promoted shows, my eternal gratitude, and an executive producer’s credit (NZ$2500)

The rough budget looks like this so far:

Recording/tracking time 10-20 hours NZ$1600
Mixing time 10-20 hours NZ$1600
Mastering LP & Digital NZ$1600
Album production (incl. printing) NZ$3000
Freight of finished LPS to NZ NZ$1000
Postage NZ$ 1000
Promotion etc NZ$ 3000
Pledge Me Fees NZ$520

Total NZ$13,320

So you can see the $9500 I’m seeking here will be a HUGE help towards getting this LP made. In fact without it it just ain't gonna happen. I will top up the balance or find a way. As always so many amazing people will be working for nothing or next to it, and for the love of music to make this album happen. No-one is gonna be getting rich here.

If I get money over our Pledge Me target it will ALL go into making the record and getting it out into the world.

I hope you can see your way clear to help me making my first acoustic album. At this stage we reckon it'll be out early or mid 2018.

Please pledge and tell all your friends about this.

Thanks heaps
DW

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Blimey!

Thanks for the great start everyone. That's bloody brilliant!

I've started a facebook group for anyone who rally wants to help kick this campaign into overdrive.

DARREN WATSON FACEBOOK STREET TEAM CLICK HERE

You need to ask to join.

The more the merrier though!

Cheers
DW

Pledgers 130

Steve's Head

28/06/2017 at 10:47am

Glenn Gilbert

28/06/2017 at 10:18am

phil

28/06/2017 at 10:17am

Chris Small

28/06/2017 at 5:41am

"Great stuff DW! Still treasure my vinyl copies of the Smokeshop albums."

Art Habighorst

27/06/2017 at 11:45pm

"Good luck DW!! I think acoustic is a great idea. I hope we can find a time that works to get back to lessons. Cheers Mate, Art"

Mark O'Connor

27/06/2017 at 7:25pm

Paul Wavish

27/06/2017 at 4:29pm

"It'll Come To Ya'"

Jeff Ussher

27/06/2017 at 4:23pm

John Guy

27/06/2017 at 4:04pm

"Nice one Darren, so looking forward to this :)"

Mike rudge

27/06/2017 at 2:54pm

"Look forward to hearing it "

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Darren Watson's First Ever Acoustic LP Project

Project 2017-06-25 18:41:23 +1200

Hi folks! I’m here to ask for your help in making my new album a reality on a good, old-fashioned thirty three and a third, twelve inch vinyl record! My first acoustic solo LP!

Limited Edition: Only 180 LPs will be pressed. Don't miss out!

I’m also offering a range of merchandise and older albums as downloads, Skype concerts (NZ$300) and in-person house concerts (NZ$550) as rewards for larger pledges.

Or you can get a lifetime VIP pass to any and all of my own promoted shows, my eternal gratitude, and an executive producer’s credit (NZ$2500)

The rough budget looks like this so far:

Recording/tracking time 10-20 hours NZ$1600
Mixing time 10-20 hours NZ$1600
Mastering LP & Digital NZ$1600
Album production (incl. printing) NZ$3000
Freight of finished LPS to NZ NZ$1000
Postage NZ$ 1000
Promotion etc NZ$ 3000
Pledge Me Fees NZ$520

If I get money over our Pledge Me target it will ALL go into making the record and getting it out into the world.

I hope you can see your way clear to help me making my first acoustic album. At this stage we reckon it'll be out early or mid 2018.

Please pledge and tell all your friends about this.

Thanks heaps
DW

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