Campaign Summary
"A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us..."
This campaign is to help fund the independent release of "The Contemplative Power Of Water" - the third solo album from Scottish guitarist/singer/songwriter Ali Ferguson.
With nine new tracks it carries the same DNA as his two previous albums but both develops and expands his songwriting and sound world of ambient and spoken word passages, found sounds, samples and beats.
It's an album about the re-connection of human with nature, about the finding of beauty and peace amongst a world full of anger and division and, most of all, about the overwhelming ability of love and kindness to overcome adversity and hatred.
It's an album of shifting priorities and the re-discovery of what actually matters in life...
It's almost ready, but it needs your help...
What We Need & What You Get
From Ali:
"Hi everyone...it's reached that point again!
After almost 2 years of uncertainty, change and, at times, blind panic, I am finally approaching a point where I am able to release another album of original music!
All the actual recording and tracking of the album has now been completed and as the mixing process now kicks in to a higher gear it's time for me to think about the next stage of the release.
This being:
- Editing, mixing and mastering the album.
- Album artwork, design and photography
- Physical production of CDs
- Promotion of the release
All this of course costs a considerable amount of money which is where this campaign (and hopefully you) comes in.
I am making a selection of packages available to purchase here in advance and every penny of the funds raised will go towards the album's completion and release.
You can choose from a simple pre-order of the album on either digital download or CD, various artwork packages including beautiful prints and an exclusive artwork book compiled by the album's visual artist Kevin McCollum, exclusive organic cotton T- Shirts, hand-written lyrics or even a mention and special thanks on the album liner notes.
I hope there will be something for everyone!
The Impact
The impact of your contributions is hard to put into words after the events of the past 2 years...
Above all your help would be massively appreciated and please know that your contributions are helping to keep independent music alive and thriving at a time when it could so easily have died out altogether.
You are enabling smaller artists to feasibly produce quality music in all genres and for that I genuinely thank you and you should feel justifiably proud to play a part in it.
Other Ways You Can Help
I fully realise that some people are not in a position to contribute but you can still help massively by:
- Spreading the word about this campaign on all social media channels.
- Telling all your friends!
Once again I thank you all...more than you can ever know.
Ali