Short Summary
Hi everyone! My name is Ashley Hensel and I'm a pop recording artist, musician, and singer, based in Worcester, MA. I've been songwriting since I was little, but finally chose to pull the trigger this year releasing my first EP (extended play), Long Time Coming, which includes 6 songs! It will be streaming on all platforms March 24th at midnight.
The very first track of Long Time Coming is called Awake in Your Dreams and it's the second song I ever wrote solo. I'd heard a legend that said, "When you can't sleep at night, it's because you're awake in someone else's dream." With some personal draw and a little imagination, I created a story about someone who lost their love and believes, if they're only being thought of while their love is asleep, then they'll stay awake as long as it takes to reconnect.
Having just started my professional music journey of actually sharing recorded original tracks with the world, your contributions mean absolutely everything. As I still gain my fanbase and make people aware of the music I have to share, I'm fully reliant on financial support to make these dreams come to life. Awake in Your Dreams has been such a huge part of my life for so long. For that reason, I want to go even further in expressing the story behind it and share as much of it as I can with you to understand the message and, hopefully, fall in love with the song even more.
Any contribution you have to give, big or small, is incredibly appreciated.
Where do your contributions go?
Below are the expenses that are tied to creating this music video:
- Director
- Cinematographer
- Hair/Makeup Stylist
- Crew
- Video Editing
- Location Rental(s)
- Equipment Rental
- Production Design
- Music Distribution
- Promotional material to extend the music video to more audiences
What are the perks?
Tier 1 ($10-$20):
Personal thank you note from Ashley
Tier 2 ($50):
- Personal thank you note from Ashley
- Credit in the music video
Tier 3 ($80):
- Choice of Ashley Hensel T-shirt plus stickers
- Personal thank you note from Ashley
- Credit in music video
Tier 4 ($200+):
- VIP bundle including T-shirt, sweatshirt and stickers
- A personal (30 second) jingle from Ashley
- Personal thank you note
- Credit in the music video
**If you want to contribute, but none of these amounts work for you OR you don't want any gifts in return for your donation, you can also use Venmo or PayPal to donate to my virtual tip jar!**
The Impact
Your contribution will help this song and music video reach several people that, I hope, will find the message relatable and understand they're not alone in feeling this way. That's my biggest hope in music - is to write material that will tell people they are not alone and that there are people out there with the same or similar circumstances. Music deserves to be shared, and I'm very excited, proud, and above all GRATEFUL, that I've been given the opportunity to share mine.
Without your help, none of this would be possible. Thank you so much in advance for any support (whether its monetary or just good vibes) in this journey.
Can't contribute?
You can still HELP! I ask you to please SHARE this campaign using whatever social media you can as well as the Indiegogo share tools! Sharing this will allow it to possibly reach someone who may be able to help create this piece that's lived in my brain for so many years.
I am so excited to see this all come to life. Sending so much love and light your way!
Xo,
Ashley