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Jason Becker's New Album

Jason Becker has ALS and he's making a new album. Be a part of it!

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Jason Becker's New Album

Jason Becker's New Album

Jason Becker's New Album

Jason Becker's New Album

Jason Becker's New Album

Jason Becker has ALS and he's making a new album. Be a part of it!

Jason Becker has ALS and he's making a new album. Be a part of it!

Jason Becker has ALS and he's making a new album. Be a part of it!

Jason Becker has ALS and he's making a new album. Be a part of it!

Jason Becker
Jason Becker
Jason Becker
Jason Becker
1 Campaign |
Richmond, United States
$115,365 USD by 2,051 backers
$92,333 USD by 1,718 backers on Nov 13, 2016
Overview
Jason Becker is the guitarist/composer who has had ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) for over 27 years. He is making a new album. In addition to his new music, Jason hopes to demonstrate through this project how support to meet one’s physical needs can mean that even massive physical limitations don’t necessarily equal creative limitation.

Jason Becker is the guitarist/composer who has had ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease) for over 27 years. He started making albums when he was 17 years old; Cacophony, his band with Marty Friedman (Megadeth), and his solo albums have been extremely influential in the guitar, metal and rock music world. He joined David Lee Roth’s band when he was 20 and they put out A Little Ain’t Enough, Dave’s fourth solo album, which went Gold.

Jason was diagnosed with ALS at the same time he joined Dave’s band. He was able to finish recording A Little Ain’t Enough, even though the disease was making his body weak. He was limping and his hands were falling off the guitar.

Jason had to leave Dave’s band before the tour. He moved back home to Richmond, CA and started composing music on the computer, thanks to his producer friends, Mike Bemesderfer and Dan Alvarez. Despite his paralysis and inability to play guitar anymore, he released his album Perspective on Warner Bros. Records.

Jason had to get a tracheostomy in 1997. Thanks to his family and friends, he is doing pretty well, and he continues to write and put out music, using a communication system invented by his father. Some people with ALS use this system now. 

 

In 2012, his life story was the subject of an award-winning documentary called “Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet.” He was also on the cover of that year’s July issue of Guitar Player magazine, being called “the greatest shredder ever.” He also works with Kiesel/Carvin Guitars on a line of Jason Becker guitars, and with Seymour Duncan on his "Perpetual Burn" pickup. 

Jason has new pieces of music and unreleased guitar recordings to put out. He has many guest guitar players sitting in as well. He will be working again with his dear friend and brilliant, Emmy winning producer Dan Alvarez (Perspective and Collection). Jason says Dan “gets” his music, and always knows what he is going for, while adding his own great ideas.

There are some cool perks available to contributors, such as signed CDs, exclusive shirts and posters, one-of-a-kind guitars, and more. Jason hopes to release this album in Summer 2017.  Of course, that depends on his health and energy level, which have been good (knock on wood), and the availability of other guest musicians. He would also like to make videos for a couple of the tunes, if possible.  

He thinks this album is some of his best and most emotional music. He wants people to feel and experience it very soon.

Jason also hopes to demonstrate through this project how support to meet one’s physical needs can mean that even massive physical limitations don’t necessarily equal creative limitation.

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P-Burn Shirt, CD & Poster

$95 USD
Shirt of the cover of Perpetual Burn, and a thumb printed and signed CD and 11x17" poster by Jason! We hope to finish the album by Summer, 2017. Whenever we do finish, depending on my health and energy, you will be the first to get it.
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
163 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Learn Jason Becker Licks

$10 USD
10 licks are taken from Perpetual Burn and taught to you by well respected instructors including Jamie Humphries, Chris Buono, Ben Higgins and more. Once you have learned the licks nice and slow, you go to the Riff Axelerator interface which gets faster while you just play along. Try the free Altitudes lesson here: http://bit.ly/2f2dE1z
Estimated Shipping
November 2016
38 claimed

Download

$15 USD
Early access download of album. We hope to finish the album by Summer, 2017. Whenever we do finish, depending on my health and energy, you will be the first to get it.
Estimated Shipping
July 2017
430 claimed
Ships worldwide.

CD of album

$20 USD
CD of album. We hope to finish the album by Summer, 2017. Whenever we do finish, depending on my health and energy, you will be the first to get it.
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
303 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Thumb Printed Poster

$30 USD
11x17" poster of Jason, taken by Paul Haggard, thumb printed and signed by Jason!
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
31 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Perpetual Burn Shirt

$30 USD
Black t-shirt with the cover of Perpetual Burn.
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
79 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Thumb printed and signed CD

$35 USD
A CD thumb printed and signed by Jason Becker! (Jason's father, Gary, signs for him.) We hope to finish the album by Summer, 2017. Whenever we do finish, depending on my health and energy, you will be the first to get it.
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
375 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Name in Album Credits

$150 USD
Have your name in the album credits, and get a thumb printed, signed CD. We hope to finish the album by Summer, 2017. Whenever we do finish, depending on my health and energy, you will be the first to get it.
Estimated Shipping
August 2017
194 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Jason Shares Your Video

$250 USD
Jason will share a video of yours (playing music) on his official Facebook page.
Estimated Shipping
December 2016
11 claimed

Joe Bonamassa Signed Guitar

$5,000 USD
An Autographed Les Paul Studio from Joe Bonamassa. Case also signed by him.
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
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Gary Brawer Set Up

$200 USD
Estimated Shipping
February 2017
2 out of 2 of claimed
sold out

Becker Morley Wah Pedal

$1,000 USD
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
1 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
sold out

Signed Gtr by Jason & Friends

$2,000 USD
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
1 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
sold out

Signed Carvin JB200C Guitar

$4,000 USD
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
1 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
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Signed Custom Numbered Guitar

$6,000 USD
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
1 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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