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What is The Love Story Project?
(NOTE: ONLY SEEKING 5,000 THIS ROUND OF FUND RAISING TO GET STARTED AND THEN PLAN TO IMMEDIATELY POST A NEW CAMPAIGN. THE HEAT IS FINALLY ON THIS PROJECT AND WE NEED MORE TIME.)
Let's start by imagining that you are 15 and gay, afraid of being who are you, unsure of what that even means, uncertain of what that even looks like. Now imagine going to YouTube and seeing a music video with thousands of pictures of real-life gay couples in love. Imagine watching interviews where couples talk about their love story. Imagine those images and vocal snippets set against a touchingly beautiful love story of two men lost in the magic of their own love story. I can't imagine having a resource like this at 14. I wish I had. But this is just one part of The Love Story Project.
The Basics Of The Love Story Project:
Using a multi-media platform, I will incorporate every submitted picture of lovers into the music video for "Love Story." In addition, the most touching vocal snippets from a series of "Love Story" interviews I'm doing (see the media page to watch the ones I've done) will be part of the song "Love Story." The Love-U-Mentary will be a documentary based on this project and the love shared with the Love Story Project's Love Story Series. Furthermore, there will be a show in NYC on July 30th "The Love Story Experience" where I will perform my entire new album "Love Story" and feature interview videos and other artists performing around the theme of love. I will also take The Love Story Experience on the road this summer! We will be spreading the love! The rest of the money goes to record promotion, video production, project publicity, etc. This record and its concept carry the potential to be bigger than I can imagine. i just feel it.
Why The Love Story Project?
Given the fact that we are in a constant battle for equality in the name of love around the world, I've decided to release my album's title track "Love Story" as part of The Love Story Project. Putting a face on gay has been proven to be one of the most effective ways to change the minds of those who don't understand the issues at hand with gay rights. The Love Story Project is a worldwide endeavor to gather thousands of submitted images and interviews of gay couples and incorporate them into a mini-movie music video for "Love Story" in which the main storyline will be myself in my own beautiful, gay love story, and a Love-U-Mentary, yes a documentary of love shared with The Love Story Project. The end product being a stunning display of gay love for the world. And the many faces of gay love.
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With nearly a million youtube views to my credit, My current record "It's Our Night" has nearly 500,000 views and is currenlty the #2 Billboard Breakout Dance Record (5.11 issue), Top 20 Billboard and Top 10 UK Music Week hit records,I know if we can secure the proper funding, I can take "Love Story" and its timely message around the world. But, I need your help. Teamwork.
The song "Love Story" (produced by my long-time collaborator Christopher Vieno) lyrically tells of a public love affiar in an evolving society. "There's a story on the news, said something 'bout me and you, not sure if they'll ever get used to our love story," and ends with the change and acceptance we are all after, "US Weekly says we got engaged, seems our love is all the rage, 'cause we are THE love story."
Fans have submitted pictures of their "love story" pictures from all around the globe (a few seen here). Information on submitting your #LoveStory photo is below.
I've been doing nearly an interview per day with couples telling me their Love Story over Sykpe and those are posted on the "media" page here. They are simply beautiful and ofter fascinating!
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To quote a song of my own, "Love is all we've got. Love is all we need. Love will change the world. Love is everything."
What We Need To Make This Happen
We need to raise AT LEAST 5k so we can get started on the project and launch a second IndieGogo page pronto to get the rest of the budget.
I'm certain most people have no idea how much it costs to release a record as an independent artist. My last three records have averaged $60,000 each. I desperately want to make this happen, so I've asked favors from my creative partners and come up with a budget I feel we have the power to fund! I am determined to make this happen no matter how much money is raised. If we get less, we will do another and work in pieces - the scale of the project may simply be reduced, and if we are fortunate enough to get more, then the scale of this project can be taken to a level that will allow us an even greater reach and a more fantastic product. With what is being requested, this is what I'm planning:
--Music Video production (with my previous collaborator's on "Pop It" and "It's Our Night," Director Nicholas Lam and Emmy-Winning Producer Andy Dugan)
--Record remixing by top DJ's (Already I've worked with some of the world's most saught after remix DJ's and I know the value of having your work in their hands. "Love Story" deserves the same magic!)
-- Record/Video promotion to clubs and radio in the US through Brad LeBeau's Pro Motion. (With his other clients such as Nicki Minaj, Kylie Minogue, Enrique Iglesias, PSY "Gangnam Style", and so many more, you may better understand how I've accomplished such Billboard success and why he's the only promoter I've ever worked with. You can't beat the best.)
-- Record/Video promotion throughout the UK and part of Europe through Power Promotions, the company responsible for taking my first promoted record in that market, "Pop It," to Music Week's Top 10 and earned me the honor of having the hightest debuting record of the week!
--PR Firm-handled Press Promotion worldwide
--The Love Story Project website will be a place to showcase the thousands of images that are submitted and a home for your own #LoveStory, a blog where you can tell the world all about the beauty of your love!
--CD and DVD production. (Includes mastering fees, final production costs, etc.)
-- The Love Story Experience Show that will travel this summer and bring awareness through this campaign about love and equality and will feature myself performing many songs from my album "Love Story". The first show is scheduled for July 30th at XL Cabaret in NYC.
--If possible, I'd love to help Gay Prides around the US who are constantly struggling for financing be able to bring in my "Love Story" show at a reduced cost.
The Perks!
All supporters recieve some type of perk from the project. They are all listed to the right. I must say, though, that the greatest perk to this project is knowing that you are a part of a beautiful expression of love and an effort to shine that love on the world as part of our fight for EQUALITY!
How To Submit Your Love Story Photo or Do a Video Interview
If you want to do a Love Story series video interview via Skype with your lover, just email me and we'll set up a time: jasondottley@me.com For the photo series, submit a picture of yourself and your lover to jasondottley@me.com with a note from BOTH of you saying "Jason Dottley has permission to use this image of ___ & ___ as part of The Love Story Project".
The Other Way You Can Help
If you can't afford to help financially, there is another very valuable way you can be a part of The Love Story Project.
SPREAD THE WORD! SPREAD THE WORD! SPREAD THE WORD!
Whenever you post a picture of yourself and your lover to Instagram or Twitter, hashtag it #LoveStory
*Black and White Photo of the two men about to kiss used as the small logo for this project is credited to the wonderful photogher
kylezimmermanphotography.com