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Black River Bobby is building a studio and tea biz

Join me in bringing new music, art, tea and the experience living in rural Japan to the world

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Black River Bobby is building a studio and tea biz

Black River Bobby is building a studio and tea biz

Black River Bobby is building a studio and tea biz

Black River Bobby is building a studio and tea biz

Black River Bobby is building a studio and tea biz

Join me in bringing new music, art, tea and the experience living in rural Japan to the world

Join me in bringing new music, art, tea and the experience living in rural Japan to the world

Join me in bringing new music, art, tea and the experience living in rural Japan to the world

Join me in bringing new music, art, tea and the experience living in rural Japan to the world

Bobby Moses
Bobby Moses
Bobby Moses
Bobby Moses
1 Campaign |
Shirakawa-cho, Japan
$2,688 USD $2,688 USD 35 backers
4% of $60,116 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

The Concept

  • Hi! Adriel here, but most people these days in Japan call me Bobby, i am a multi-disciplinary artist living in rural Japan growing food and raising my family while pursuing my career in music and entertainment.
  • I've been stewarding land in Gifu for the past 3 years. Recently i have started growing tea with the intention of selling it at my live concerts. My vision is to turn my 100+ year old farmhouse into an art and music studio, where people from all over Japan and the world can come to experience traditional Japanese life and hone their crafts.
     
  • Your support will help me secure my land and make improvements, as well as launch my tea company and finish my first album as a solo artist.

Where we stand, and what's in it for you!

  • In order to secure my land and finish renovations, as well as launch my tea company and complete my solo album, i am looking to raise $66,000 or ¥8,888,888.
  • Contributors will be rewarded with new music, organic tea, wood grown shiitake, and dried sweet potatoes from my farm. A select few will have an opportunity to own an original painting by one of Japan's rising star artists, Tsukasa Suzuki, or an original piece of music written for them exclusively by me as well as a visit to the homestead
  • This is a unique opportunity to not only help bring new music from one of the worlds most unique artists to completion and distribution, but also to launch a new business offering tea that is rare and packed with health benefits to the world. 

 

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Natural tea "Naga nen bancha"
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Natural tea "Naga nen bancha"

Currency Conversion $14 USD $17 USD (20% off)
¥2,000 JPY
A 100 gram bag of my first harvest of "san nen bancha" (3 years tea) grown naturally and roasted with a wood fire in my hometown. This tea is very rare and hard to find even in Japan. It has the most health benefits of any style of tea (compared to green, roasted green tea or black etc...) and is lowest in caffeine of all!
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
Estimated Shipping
May 2025
51 out of 200 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Digital download of new album

Digital download of new album

Currency Conversion $7 USD $14 USD (50% off)
¥1,000 JPY
A digital download of my solo debut album "Unicornucopia" recorded in Tokyo in 2021
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
Estimated Shipping
April 2025
6 claimed
Dried wood grown shiitake

Dried wood grown shiitake

Currency Conversion $20 USD $24 USD (14% off)
¥3,000 JPY
Wood grown and dried "genboku" shiitake from my own forest. Less than 7% of the shiitake grown in Japan currently are still grown in this traditional way due to it's high labor demand. The taste is completely unlike that of shiitake grown in greenhouses and sold in stores. Give this rare item a try!
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Naga nen bancha
Estimated Shipping
June 2025
3 out of 50 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Homestead stay and tour

Homestead stay and tour

Currency Conversion $1,353 USD
¥200,000 JPY
I will host you for 2 nights at a newly renovated Kominka (old traditional style japanese house) near my homestead and personally spend a day with you touring the property and engaging in any seasonal activity as well as a one on one music session. Experience may also include traditional Japanese crafts. Travel fare not included
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Wood grown shiitake
  • Naga nen bancha
0 out of 4 of claimed
Original composition

Original composition

Currency Conversion $5,410 USD $6,763 USD (20% off)
¥800,000 JPY
I will write and produce an original song for you. You will be credited as a co-producer as well.
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Naga nen bancha
Estimated Shipping
May 2025
0 out of 3 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Tsukasa Suzuki Original 1

Tsukasa Suzuki Original 1

Currency Conversion $6,763 USD $13,526 USD (50% off)
¥1,000,000 JPY
An original 1 of 1 acrylic/black light painting made by rising art star Tsukasa Suzuki. "The Burning Watcher" was created in Black River village when i first moved here in 2021 and has remained in my private collection until now. Compared to most of his works, this is a rare and unique piece and is sure to increase in value over time!
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Naga nen bancha
Estimated Shipping
February 2025
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Tsukasa Suzuki original 2

Tsukasa Suzuki original 2

Currency Conversion $10,145 USD $13,526 USD (25% off)
¥1,500,000 JPY
This painting i named after the song "Dragon's dance" on the album was created on the tap board i used to record myself dancing on my debut album. It was made in the studio while we recorded the song. A one of a kind work from the collaboration between myself and Tsukasa that will surely become a much prized collectors item in the future.
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Naga nen bancha
Estimated Shipping
February 2025
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Tsukasa Suzuki Original 3

Tsukasa Suzuki Original 3

Currency Conversion $10,516 USD $12,018 USD (12% off)
¥1,555,000 JPY
"Unicornucopia" is a one of kind piece painted by Tsukasa when he first visited my village in 2021. Much like the mythological beast, foreigners were not often seen in my village and i identified with this painting a lot when i first moved. Tsukasa has not since (or before) painted such a majestic and rare animal which makes this a true rarity!
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Naga nen bancha
Estimated Shipping
February 2025
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Tsukasa Suzuki "Adriel"

Tsukasa Suzuki "Adriel"

Currency Conversion $13,526 USD $17,283 USD (21% off)
¥2,000,000 JPY
This is the most special piece in my private collection, made during my first solo performance with Tsukasa in Ibaraki sometime in 2019. This is one of his earliest pieces ever made and was completed during a 40 minute live performance. A truly rare piece as he has not painted me again in the 5 years since this was made.
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Naga nen bancha
Estimated Shipping
February 2025
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.
Tsukasa Suzuki "Naga Nen Cha"

Tsukasa Suzuki "Naga Nen Cha"

Currency Conversion $19,538 USD $20,289 USD (3% off)
¥2,888,888 JPY
This is the most recent addition, and most valuable piece in my collection. This was commissioned by me to become the brand image of my new tea line "Naga Nen Cha" As opposed to most of the paintings that Tsukasa completes in live performances within an hour or less, this piece took months to complete and has much finer detail than the other's.
Included Items
  • Digital download of new album
  • Naga nen bancha
Estimated Shipping
February 2025
0 out of 1 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

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