We are excited to announce that Mick Kolassa has generously donated 40 of his CDs to us to use as incentives to contribute to #SupportFutureBlues! From now until supplies last, receive one of these awesome CDs when you contribute $100 or more!! HURRY- there's only a few days left of this campaign and we are relying on YOU to help us reach our goal!
About this project: Without giving away too much (It’s in the book, ya’ll) ... I
was inspired through my eleven years of returning and documenting the
International Blues Challenge to create a photo book. Somewhere along the way
(again, details are in the book), I decided there was something more than just
another coffee table photo book brewing inside my creative soul and on the
historical Beale Street of Memphis, TN.
So together with Greg “Slim Lively” Johnson (my IBC Book Angel!), we
reached out to hundreds of IBC attendees, including but not limited to band
members, judges, producers, winners, and fans, and we collected their own
personal IBC stories to use as a way to archive the happenings at the largest
gathering of blues bands in the world. (Seriously, it is!) You can only imagine
the stories we received!! As a result, we were able to create a photo book
filled with emotionally rich images and personal experiences that show just how
unique this event really is to the blues genre and our community.
OH OH OH OH! & Check this out!
20% Pre Order #MemoirsofIBC
book donated to #BluesFoundation #SupportFutureBlues #KeepingtheBluesAlive
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What is so unique?
It’s more than a photo book! You are reliving numerous IBC
experiences as you flip through the pages. Our goal in creating this book was
to skip a chronological order of events and get down to the dirt on the street!
Relive the event’s happenings through those who experienced it firsthand. This
is a collection of stories, and I guarantee you will find at least one you can
relate to! You will feel like you have been attending the event for as long as
Greg and I have!
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Also, remember 20% of the book’s pre-order sales will be
donated to the Blues Foundation’s Generation Blues fund! Please spread the word
and get this link out to your network of blues peeps!
How your contribution
will make a difference!
Here’s the super exciting news! YES! 20% of pre-order book
sales will be donated to the Blues Foundation’s Generation Blues fund! So
buying the book or a perk that includes the book is the best way to donate to this
campaign. By utilizing the bigger incentive perks, like one-to-one time with Jenn or tickets to the
VIP release party, you are not only insuring the production of this book, but
you are also providing the means to contribute to the future of the blues! Then,
of course, share your excitement by sharing the link and getting it out to your
blues-based network! Also, check out our referral incentive program! One of a
kind gifts are being offered, depending on how much money your referrals raise!
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Check out these numbers!
The exciting graphic below shows the huge impact of giving
to The Blues Foundation’s Generation Blues Fund IF we are able to exceed our
minimum $27,000 target goal! We need your help in addition to your support!
Let’s spread the love and pre-sell some books, party people, and fill the world
with da’ blues!! We got this!
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So why did we choose
The Blues Foundation and Generation Blues Fund?
Both Greg and Jenn have been long time volunteers of the
Blues Foundation, and both are recipients of the Outstanding Achievement award for
the time we have dedicated to The Blues Foundation. We strongly believe in The
Blues Foundation’s mission. It was a no brainer that the proceeds from the
sales of this book directly benefit them and especially the young musicians of
our day. So HOLLAR! 20% of all pre-ordered book sales will be donated to the
Generation Blues fund. Raising scholarship money for the youth as a community,
we can encourage them to follow their passion, live the dream, and keep giving
so much of what is beautiful inside them. It is key for YOU to share this link
often throughout our campaign, so we can raise as much money as possible for
more scholarship funds for these young musicians.
#keepingthebluesalive #give
#livinthedream #supportfutureblues #peacelovelivetheblues #MemoirsofIBC
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How we will spend the
funds raised?
In addition to donating 20% of the profits from the pre-sold
books, we here at documentingBlues are going to have to pay some bills! So that
goal of $27,000 up there above the perks is the minimum we need in order to get
1,000 books printed, as well as get some people paid who worked really hard on
getting this book together. So this is why
we have come up with some wonderful incentive perks for you to buy some amazing
documentingBlues products in addition to pre-ordering the book!
We're so grateful to have partnered with Sean Carney's Blues for a Cure organization. They have so graciously donated Volumes 2-5 of their Blues for a Cure CDs featuring a variety of IBC winners and contestants to benefit our mission to raise money for The Blues Foundation. Special thanks to Sean Carney and Mark Puskarich with Tony's Treasures Productions. Once you purchase the perk, you will be emailed to choose your CD volume while supplies last!
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About Greg and Jenn:
Greg and I have been long-time volunteers of the
International Blues Challenge and Blues Music awards and, YEP, that’s how we
met ... so many moons ago!
I have been documenting the International Blues Challenge
for over ten years now, and about two years ago, Greg and I decided to
collaborate on this project together!
Greg has been writing
reviews, blues articles, musician bios and more for years, underscoring his
deep passion for the blues music and his commitment to The Blues Foundation’s
mission. He just gets it. He gets why the musicians can’t stop playing, he
encourages, and he inspires. I have to say, I am grateful to have him be a part
of this project!
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How documentingBlues
came into full effect!
I started my fine art documentingBlues collection over 12
years ago, not fully understanding its purpose in the blues community. I stuck
with the name and started creating several different self-assignments. My love
for the International Blues Challenge was pretty much immediate, and Memphis
became my second home! The first thing that I developed over the years was the
documentingBlues mission, the reason why I stuck with photographing the blues
and how I developed my style, as it is simply stated in my documentingBlues
vision and mission statement:
“Blues is an amazing art
form. I love the experience of watching a musician perform with his or her
whole heart! My photos are a direct expression of the feelings I have for these
artists as they play. I strive to capture the emotions the blues musicians share
with their fans as they are on stage performing. It is so powerful to think
that, as musicians, they truly give of themselves to us. I am so thankful to be
one of those fans that understand the beauty of the musicians’
art. It is my mission to reflect that beauty in my photographs.”
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www.documentingBlues.com is dedicated to promoting my music
images and projects. My goal is for it to become a landing pad for blues lovers
around the world who are interested in fine art photography and inspired to collect
images of so many wonderful artists. Please feel free to start your collection
here by buying one of our perks, including one of our original Fine Art
Canvases or one of ten metal prints of the book’s cover, which will be
delivered before the Holidays!!
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Please take a few minutes and share this link! By doing so you join our
referral program and get some extra free stuff! Check out some of the great documentingsBlues stuff you can't get in the perks!
And please use these hash tags when
possible:
#supportfutureblues #peacelovelivetheblues #BluesOnBealeStreet #MemoirsOfIBC
#KeepingTheBluesAlive #Blues #GenerationBlues #TheBluesFoundation
There is so much good information here to cut and paste into a Facebook status,
including a link back to this crowd funding campaign. THANK YOU! #SupportFutureBlues
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