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Jim's Next Album Needs YOU!

Help me take a HUGE step forward by making my next record with industry professionals!

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Jim's Next Album Needs YOU!

Jim's Next Album Needs YOU!

Jim's Next Album Needs YOU!

Jim's Next Album Needs YOU!

Jim's Next Album Needs YOU!

Help me take a HUGE step forward by making my next record with industry professionals!

Help me take a HUGE step forward by making my next record with industry professionals!

Help me take a HUGE step forward by making my next record with industry professionals!

Help me take a HUGE step forward by making my next record with industry professionals!

Jim Tyrrell
Jim Tyrrell
Jim Tyrrell
Jim Tyrrell
1 Campaign |
Plymouth, United States
$2,989 USD 36 backers
29% of $10,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Update 7/18: Ken Stringfellow has come and gone, and he has left a batch of 11 incredible rough mixes in his wake. More details on the sessions can be found on my blog and on Ken's blog.

This record is going to be better than anything I've done yet, and it's thanks to you guys! I will need to get some more preorders going to help offset the mixing/mastering portion of the project; details on that soon. But everyone who contributed here can expect the new CD (and all their other goodies) later this year. And I'll keep you posted as things develop.

In the meantime, stay in touch! Feel free to be my friend on Facebook and drop me a message any time. :) 

 

Update 5/14: Big thanks to everyone who contributed to my campaign! Recording preparations are coming along nicely. Songs are being tweaked, session players are being brought up to speed, and July will be upon us in no time!

I will be documenting my progress at my web site - www.jimtyrrell.net. Keep an eye on it! And thank you again for helping to make this happen!

Jim

PS: The MINI Cooper is still available! Heh.

 

The Story So Far

I have been a working musician for over 20 years. In 2010 I released my third self-produced album (Onward To Yesterday), and I launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to take it on tour. With those funds, I was able to go much further by leaving my 'day job' and effectively becoming a full-time career musician. It's a hand-to-mouth, week-to-week business, but it's the only job for me and I work hard at it.

Work has begun on the next album, and I have the opportunity to work with some big names, but it will take more than my little home studio to get it done. I'm asking for your help in making this the best record I've ever made. 

 

What Happens Now

The demos are in place, and I'm excited to have the opportunity to work with Ken Stringfellow (of The Posies, REM, and Big Star)! I met Ken on a recent trip to Asheville, NC. His latest solo record (Danzig In The Moonlight) is gorgeous, and the production work he has done for other musicians clearly shows that he will bring my songs to a whole new level.

this Indiegogo project is all about raising the funds to bring in Ken and a studio musician, and securing time in a nearby music studio. Recording is currently slated for early July, with mixing and mastering to follow.

 

How You Can Help

By contributing, you basically become my record label. That whole 'getting discovered by a major label and making it big' thing? Yeah, that doesn't happen anymore. And here in the new music business, it doesn't have to! Instead of taking what the industry decides to feed you, projects like this allow you to help cultivate the music (and musicians) YOU want to hear.

And there's more than just the new album to be had, too! By helping to make this happen, you are believing in me, and I want to GIVE YOU STUFF for that, because that's just incredibly awesome. Keep an eye on the list, because new stuff will be added as the project goes on!

And even if you can't contribute monetarily, you can help by letting other people know about the project! Share it with your friends On Facebook or Twitter or whatever else the young kids are using these days.

Thanks guys. Even if I COULD do this without you, what would be the point? I'm no J. D. Salinger; I want to share my work with the world. You make it happen, and you're why it happens. Cheers!

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Album Pre-Order

$15 USD
This gets you a copy of the new CD, shipped to you (in the continental US).
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October 2013
10 claimed

CD 2-Pack!

$25 USD
This gets you a copy of the new CD AND a copy of the 2010 CD Onward To Yesterday!(includes free continental US shipping.)
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October 2013
11 out of 100 of claimed

CD 3-Pack (with LIVE CD!)

$50 USD
For pledging $50, you get the new CD, a copy of Onward To Yesterday, and a Limited Edition DIY-Produced LIVE CD! The live album is signed and numbered, and only 50 are available.
Estimated Shipping
October 2013
5 out of 50 of claimed

Venue Sponsorship

$100 USD
This one's for the bars and restaurants that I play regularly. The album is very much about the experience of playing 200 shows a year, and it will primarily be sold at my shows at your place! For helping to make the record happen, I will feature your venue (with logo and contact info) in a 2-page "Where I'm Playing" spread in the CD booklet.
0 out of 16 of claimed

House Concert (New England)

$250 USD
I will come to YOUR HOUSE and play a show for you and your friends! (If you live in New England, that is.) You also get an autographed copy of the new CD.
5 claimed

House Concert (Continental US)

$500 USD
YOUR HOUSE (anywhere in the Continental US) becomes a stop on the 2013 tour! I'll play a show for you and whoever you invite. And, of course, a signed copy of the new CD for you too!
1 claimed

The Jim Tyrrell MINI Cooper!

$6,000 USD
Yeah, that's right. I'm putting it all on the line for this project. If you've ever dreamed of owning a MINI, this is your chance to get one at a decent price AND help make this project happen! It's a 2004 MINI Cooper with about 120,000 miles on it. Faithfully serviced and road-tested, this has been my touring vehicle for the last three years. More info available on request. And I should probably throw in a copy of the new CD too, right? Yeah, I'll do that.
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