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Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs Of IBC Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge Photo Book

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Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs Of IBC Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs Of IBC Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs Of IBC Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs Of IBC Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs Of IBC Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge Photo Book

Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge Photo Book

Jenn Ocken
Jenn Ocken
Jenn Ocken
Jenn Ocken
1 Campaign |
Memphis, United States
$15,315 USD 201 backers
56% of $27,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS! WE GOT OVER 50%!

We are still accepting donations and selling the Blues on Beale Street experience at this new link! 20% of pre-ordered book sales will still be donated to the Blues Foundation's Generation Blues Fund:

http://jennocken.zenfolio.com/blog/2014/11/bluesonbealestreet

20% of pre-ordered book sales will still be donated to the Blues Foundation's Generation Blues Fund!




Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of the International Blues Challenge is a photo book accompanied by a series of personal experiences, short stories, song lyrics and quotes collected from a vast variety of IBC attendees.  


I challenge YOU to help us put a "Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge" book in the hands of every child attending the International Blues Challenge and participating in the Youth Showcase! Not only will we be giving them a history lesson, but we will also be empowering them to dream bigger and fuel their passion. How great of a feeling would that be?! Learn more about the Get a Book, Give a Book challenge here.

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

(NOTE: The text above is already Tweet friendly! Click the Twitter button at the top and feel free to copy & paste AWAY! & THANK YOU!)


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!






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!

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!

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


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!


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!


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.”




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!!

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 

*** If you live out side of the Continental United States you might be contacted for additional shipping charges. ***


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Get your BOOK and JAM on!

$70 USD
1 copy of Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of IBC shipped to you, PLUS select 1 of 4 Blues for a Cure CD volumes that each feature an amazing variety of IBC winners and contestants! There are limited quantities of each CD available, so get one or all while supplies last! Proceeds from these CD sales support the Blues Foundation's Hart Fund and The Generation Blues Fund. (See CD details in the infographic on the campaign page)
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Keeping the Blues Alive

$5 USD
Receive a personal thank you note and a shout out on documentingBlues social media, and be listed on the website as a donor!
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Commemorative Vintage Poster

$10 USD
We KNOW your home bar, pool house, or blues room NEEDS this poster in its collection! The documentingBlues Pups Cornbread Eddie & The Lil' Bob Blues Experience are excited for the release of Blues on Beale Street: Memoirs of The International Blues Challenge! Get your limited number of 100 posters to commemorate the first EVER book about The International Blues Challenge. This is a great perk to buy even if you've already contributed!
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Get your JAM on!

$15 USD
Select 1 of 4 Blues for a Cure CD volumes that each feature an amazing variety of IBC winners and contestants! There are limited quantities of each CD available, so get one or all while supplies last! Proceeds from these CD sales support the Blues Foundation's Hart Fund and The Generation Blues Fund. (See CD details in the infographic on the campaign page)
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Get Your Book ON!

$45 USD
Pick up your copy of the book at the 31st International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, January 2015, Exact Location TBA. Or you can pick it up at the Jenn Ocken Photography office, 7384 Highland Rd U4, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, after February 1, 2015. Receive a shout out on documentingBlues social media and be listed on the website as a donor!
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GIVE a Book to a Kid!

$45 USD
Make a BIGGER impact! Purchase 1 copy and we will deliver it to a child participating in the Youth Showcase at IBC in January 2015! Not only will you be giving them a history lesson, but you will also be empowering them to dream bigger and fuel their passion. You can be very specific about who we give the books to if you know a child participating. Receive a shout out on documentingBlues social media and be listed on the website as a donor!
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Get YOUR book shipped!

$52 USD
Your copy of the book will be shipped to you. Receive a shout out on documentingBlues social media and be listed on the website as a donor!
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February 2015
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VIP Release Party

$100 USD
One of two perks that guarantee a signed copy of the book to be picked up at the Release Party. This perk includes admission for 2 to the VIP Release Party on Thursday, January 22nd at 2 pm on Beale Street. The exact location TBD. This event will feature “Most Promising Guitar” winners, Sean Carney & Jonn Richardson, performing songs from their CD, "Drivin’ Me Wild." Copy of CD is also included. Receive a shout out on documentingBlues social media and be listed on the website as a donor!
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January 2015
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Your time to SHINE!

$200 USD
Here you can hire Jenn to capture your IBC act at the 2015 International Blues Challenge on either Wednesday or Thursday night. Contact name other than band member required for the week of IBC. Then, of course, receive a shout out on documentingBlues social media and be listed on the website as a donor!
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Shoulder to shoulder with Jenn

$300 USD
This perk includes one hour of photo safari on Beale, plus lunch or dinner with Jenn during IBC 2015. This perk also includes one copy of the book to be picked up at IBC. You will need to schedule eats and shooting before getting to IBC. Yep, and a shout out on documentingBlues social media and listed on the website as a donor!
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Limited Edition Metal Print

$330 USD
GRAB 1 of only 12 - 20x20 Metal prints of the historical moment when The Lionel Young band performed an a cappella version of “Bring it on Home” A copy of the book is included in this perk. The book will ship the first week of February 2015, unless you note you would like to pick it up. The print will ship in December 2014, just in time for the Holidays! Also receive a shout out on documentingBlues social media and be listed on the website as a donor!
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Fine Art Gallery Canvas

$500 USD
16 x 24 x 2.5 gallery wrapped canvas of your choice from IBC sneak peeks. Each canvas print is signed, numbered and ready to hang. Also, a copy of the book is included, as well as shipping for both the print and the book. The book will ship the first week of February 2015, unless you note you would like to pick it up at IBC 2015. And the canvas print will ship in December 2014. Just in time for the Holidays! And a shout out on documentingBlues social media and listed on the website as a donor!
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Special Part of the Book

$1,250 USD
Your name will appear in the book as a special thanks! You will also receive a 54” fine art gallery wrap signed by Jenn & numbered in the order they are bought! If you buy this perk first, you get number one! It will be shipped to you ready to hang! A copy of book is shipped to you, unless noted you would like to pick the book up at 2015 IBC event. (To insure that your name will be in printed in the book, this perk must be purchased before November 10th.
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documentingBlues Experience

$1,900 USD
The Complete documentingBlues Experience: Special thanks to you will be added to the book, the amazing 36x54x2.5 gallery print, admission for two the VIP Release Party Thursday, January 22nd at 2 pm, a signed copy of the book and a copy of Jonn & Sean’s CD, "Drivin' Me Wild", 20x20 limited edition of the metal print of the book cover, and a 16x24x2.5 gallery canvas. Prints will be delivered in December of 2014 and the book and cd will be delivered at IBC VIP Party!
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