Astro Empire EP funding
By Louis Thompson-Munn
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NZ $2,520 pledged
51 people pledged
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NZ $2,500 minimum target
This campaign was successful and closed on 10/06/2012 at 7:48 PM.
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Astro Empire EP Funding
Project 2012-04-20 07:22:00 +1200
Astro Empire need your help!
We are aiming to raise $2,500 towards the costs of our debut EP which we will be recording in June at Wellington's Munki Studios.Astro Empire:
Based in Wellington and play a brand of Neo Soul that tastes a little like the likes of Jill Scott, Jamiroquai, Earth Wind and Fire and Erykah Badu.
All six members met while studying at the Wellington Jazz campus of the New Zealand School of Music and formed the band in 2011.
Telling the stories and kissing your eardrums are the dual lead vocalists: Louis Thompson-Munn and Dave Kempton. If youtake a look ‘in the pocket’ you’ll find the grooving underbelly of Astro: Shaun Anderson on Drums and Leon Philipsen on Bass. The tasty counter melodies, lush harmonies and slamming solos are filled out by Jake Baxendale on Tenor Saxophone and Ben Hunt on the Trumpet.
Add to this the warm, spacey and driving sounds from Louis’ Rhodes, Clav and Synth and the ‘sometimes too heavy, sometimes too light but always just right’ Guitar sounds from Dave and you have the palette that makes this bands stain on the groove canvas so unique.
With these powers combined, the audience is always on their feet!
You can get an idea of what Astro is all about by listening to the demo tracks:
Munki Studios
We'll be hitting this fantastic studio in June to record, mix and master our EP which has the most talented of people and facilities. So we are very privileged to be able to record here.Comments
Updates 3
90 Minutes to go!!!
10/06/2012 at 7:29 AM
Huge thanks to everyone for helping us to our goal and pledging, we're only 90 minutes away from the deadline and we're neeeearly there! Lets hope we get there, please share the page around to your friends and lets get us across the line!
We all set up in the studio today and we push record tomorrow. It's now or never!
Thanks again to everyone for their support.
Not long to go!
08/06/2012 at 6:45 AM
Only 3 days left to go and we still have $1520 to raise to reach our target! I'm sure we can find 152 people out there to only donate $10 and we're there! A huge thanks again to everyone who has helped us out! Keep 'em coming guys!
-AE
Keep em coming!
30/05/2012 at 2:20 AM
Well we're less than 2 weeks away from the deadline and the Astro guys would like to send you all a massive thanks for supporting us and pledging towards our EP! We're still a little ways off the target so please share our project around to your friends or anyone that might be interested in helping out!
Thanks again for the love and support from all of you!
Pledgers 51
Michael William Rowlands
2012-06-10 19:48:14 +1200
Emma Ward
2012-06-10 19:45:49 +1200
Smail Family
2012-06-10 19:44:33 +1200
Flo
2012-06-10 19:39:40 +1200
Chris Reeves
2012-06-10 19:14:40 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 19:07:48 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 19:00:13 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 16:17:51 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 14:52:37 +1200
Liam Ellis
2012-06-10 14:18:38 +1200
Anna Guenther
2012-06-10 00:41:35 +1200
Camilo Borges
2012-06-09 22:47:16 +1200
Matt Beaumont
2012-06-09 21:34:07 +1200
Helen Gwyther
2012-06-09 21:01:16 +1200
Bonnie Collins
2012-06-09 20:54:36 +1200
Nick Granville
2012-06-09 20:23:51 +1200
Émile Jaye
2012-06-09 20:13:29 +1200
David Burlace
2012-06-09 14:38:54 +1200
N.R. & L.E.Hunt
2012-06-08 15:19:57 +1200
Michael Costeloe
2012-06-06 10:44:25 +1200
Mike Crawford
2012-06-05 21:31:09 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-05 20:10:42 +1200
Jane Pearson
2012-06-04 19:12:07 +1200
Grant Gibbins
2012-06-01 13:49:04 +1200
Miriam Alice Dixon
2012-05-31 17:34:22 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-05-30 14:57:52 +1200
Peter Adams
2012-05-30 13:37:11 +1200
Rachel Collingridge
2012-05-30 13:31:48 +1200
richard blackshaw
2012-05-27 18:25:47 +1200
Jo Johnson
2012-05-27 16:27:30 +1200
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Astro Empire EP Funding
Project 2012-04-20 07:22:00 +1200
Astro Empire need your help!
We are aiming to raise $2,500 towards the costs of our debut EP which we will be recording in June at Wellington's Munki Studios.Astro Empire:
Based in Wellington and play a brand of Neo Soul that tastes a little like the likes of Jill Scott, Jamiroquai, Earth Wind and Fire and Erykah Badu.
All six members met while studying at the Wellington Jazz campus of the New Zealand School of Music and formed the band in 2011.
Telling the stories and kissing your eardrums are the dual lead vocalists: Louis Thompson-Munn and Dave Kempton. If youtake a look ‘in the pocket’ you’ll find the grooving underbelly of Astro: Shaun Anderson on Drums and Leon Philipsen on Bass. The tasty counter melodies, lush harmonies and slamming solos are filled out by Jake Baxendale on Tenor Saxophone and Ben Hunt on the Trumpet.
Add to this the warm, spacey and driving sounds from Louis’ Rhodes, Clav and Synth and the ‘sometimes too heavy, sometimes too light but always just right’ Guitar sounds from Dave and you have the palette that makes this bands stain on the groove canvas so unique.
With these powers combined, the audience is always on their feet!
You can get an idea of what Astro is all about by listening to the demo tracks:
Munki Studios
We'll be hitting this fantastic studio in June to record, mix and master our EP which has the most talented of people and facilities. So we are very privileged to be able to record here.Comments
90 Minutes to go!!!
10/06/2012 at 7:29 AM
Huge thanks to everyone for helping us to our goal and pledging, we're only 90 minutes away from the deadline and we're neeeearly there! Lets hope we get there, please share the page around to your friends and lets get us across the line!
We all set up in the studio today and we push record tomorrow. It's now or never!
Thanks again to everyone for their support.
Not long to go!
08/06/2012 at 6:45 AM
Only 3 days left to go and we still have $1520 to raise to reach our target! I'm sure we can find 152 people out there to only donate $10 and we're there! A huge thanks again to everyone who has helped us out! Keep 'em coming guys!
-AE
Keep em coming!
30/05/2012 at 2:20 AM
Well we're less than 2 weeks away from the deadline and the Astro guys would like to send you all a massive thanks for supporting us and pledging towards our EP! We're still a little ways off the target so please share our project around to your friends or anyone that might be interested in helping out!
Thanks again for the love and support from all of you!
Michael William Rowlands
2012-06-10 19:48:14 +1200
Emma Ward
2012-06-10 19:45:49 +1200
Smail Family
2012-06-10 19:44:33 +1200
Flo
2012-06-10 19:39:40 +1200
Chris Reeves
2012-06-10 19:14:40 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 19:07:48 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 19:00:13 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 16:17:51 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-10 14:52:37 +1200
Liam Ellis
2012-06-10 14:18:38 +1200
Anna Guenther
2012-06-10 00:41:35 +1200
Camilo Borges
2012-06-09 22:47:16 +1200
Matt Beaumont
2012-06-09 21:34:07 +1200
Helen Gwyther
2012-06-09 21:01:16 +1200
Bonnie Collins
2012-06-09 20:54:36 +1200
Nick Granville
2012-06-09 20:23:51 +1200
Émile Jaye
2012-06-09 20:13:29 +1200
David Burlace
2012-06-09 14:38:54 +1200
N.R. & L.E.Hunt
2012-06-08 15:19:57 +1200
Michael Costeloe
2012-06-06 10:44:25 +1200
Mike Crawford
2012-06-05 21:31:09 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-06-05 20:10:42 +1200
Jane Pearson
2012-06-04 19:12:07 +1200
Grant Gibbins
2012-06-01 13:49:04 +1200
Miriam Alice Dixon
2012-05-31 17:34:22 +1200
Anonymous pledger
2012-05-30 14:57:52 +1200
Peter Adams
2012-05-30 13:37:11 +1200
Rachel Collingridge
2012-05-30 13:31:48 +1200
richard blackshaw
2012-05-27 18:25:47 +1200
Jo Johnson
2012-05-27 16:27:30 +1200
Followers of Astro Empire EP funding
I want to embed this project somewhere