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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Official Website : www.darrenwatson.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com/darrenwatsonband
Facebook: www.facebook.com/darrenwatsonband

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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

Janey Gregory

12/07/2017 at 3:17pm

"Done it finally, :)"

kris cavit

12/07/2017 at 2:38pm

"Looking forward to getting this cd, good luck with reaching your target goal! x"

Geoff Cunningham

11/07/2017 at 8:55pm

Geoff Cunningham

11/07/2017 at 8:54pm

Geoff Cunningham

11/07/2017 at 8:53pm

Mike rudge

11/07/2017 at 6:16pm

Bill Dawson

11/07/2017 at 3:37pm

"Keep on doing what you do. It brings us joy."

James Barnes

11/07/2017 at 3:08pm

Jack Craw

11/07/2017 at 12:08pm

Duncan Wylie

11/07/2017 at 10:19am

Tom Hedley

10/07/2017 at 5:05pm

"Darren - get bigger T Shirts"

Keith and Dineke Gore

10/07/2017 at 5:02pm

Paul O Brien

10/07/2017 at 3:52pm

Henry Weiner

10/07/2017 at 3:44pm

"Love your guitar playing. Got me finger picking! Look forward to the record........guess I'll need to by a phonograph......"

timbo365

10/07/2017 at 12:10pm

Craig Talbot

08/07/2017 at 2:24pm

DDM Design

08/07/2017 at 6:25am

"look forward to hearing!"

DDM Design

08/07/2017 at 6:22am

"best wishes!"

Lindsay Disher

07/07/2017 at 9:27pm

Matt Herrett

07/07/2017 at 12:36am

Graeme Peters

06/07/2017 at 1:55pm

"Nice one DW! Can't wait to hear it"

Stuey McLennan Snr

05/07/2017 at 1:46pm

Anonymous pledger

04/07/2017 at 9:27pm

Rob Oborn

04/07/2017 at 4:22pm

Sonny Franklin

03/07/2017 at 12:08pm

"Darren Watson"

Laura Brown

03/07/2017 at 8:45am

Keith Mockett

02/07/2017 at 8:15pm

"Looking forward to this for a while. Go well!"

Ruth Blair

02/07/2017 at 6:14pm

"good luck xx"

dan tohill

02/07/2017 at 1:32pm

Michael Ross

02/07/2017 at 12:10pm

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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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