A New Album: What it means to me

Nov 3/2021:

I was ready to quit music.

It was June 2021, and if it wasn't the end, I felt like you could see it pretty clearly from here.

It felt like I was slowly disappearing, what with the low-level depression and isolation of the pandemic and the confusing algorithms of social media (I'm talking to you, Facebook).  I had been planning to embark on a new album of original music, but it scared me to death, thinking about investing thousands of dollars into something that might just get lost in the noise of a music-saturated world.

But as I played the new songs on my regular livestream show, I felt the music advocating for itself. It was like the songs themselves were giving me a pep talk..."You can do it, man! The world needs these songs. And going back into the studio with amazing musicians will kickstart your creative heart!".  

So I committed to record for a week at the end of July in Winnipeg with producer Murray Pulver. I had no idea what I had gotten myself into when I boarded the plane, but even as I sat on that cramped WestJet flight surrounded by noise and activity, I felt the Spirit coaching me to stay open, and look into my heart for any new song ideas. 

By the time I landed I had completed a new song, called 'A Little More Time'. It's one of my best songs yet (see video gallery above). At that moment, it dawned on me that these songs were begging me not to give to persevere, but not just for the sake of the songs I had today...

They were pleading on behalf of the songs I would write tomorrow.

To create, you must believe in a future for the art you create today.  I was facing a crisis of belief. And it wasn't just the songs that encouraged me to face that crisis head-on, by wielding the sword of creativity, it was fans like you. People who put something in the virtual tip jar on one of my hundreds of Livestreams. People who attended concerts over the years, who wrote beautiful notes to me about what the music meant in your life. 

You voted! And that vote of confidence moved my heart, motivating me to bring this new music into the world. 

And now I am asking you to vote again with your practical support for this batch of songs that I think will sustain you just as they did for me back in the summer. 
 

What I Need & What You Get

Here's what I need to raise and why, and what your investment gets you.
To make this new EP I need to cover:

• CD reproduction costs (manufacturing, printing, shipping) $2000
• Production costs (studio time, engineers, musicians, graphic design) $6000
• Video Costs. Trying to make a video for each song, using talented videographers with a small budget for professional stock footage. $2000
  
  There are a ton of great perks listed on the right, and you can choose the package that's right for you. Your support will make possible the audio and video assets that I need to launch this music into the world. 
   

Other Ways You Can Help

If you want to get a tax receipt for a larger donation, please contact me at jacob@jacobmoon.com. I can direct you to an organization that will fully receipt you while fully funding the project with your cheque or stock donation. 

Can't help in this way right now? There's still ways to help!

• You can share this page with people in your sphere of influence and encourage them to get on board with funding the new project.
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