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Electricity: A New Project from Victor & Penny

Victor & Penny's "Electricity" goes worldwide with our most creative and ambitious album yet!

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Electricity: A New Project from Victor & Penny

Electricity: A New Project from Victor & Penny

Electricity: A New Project from Victor & Penny

Electricity: A New Project from Victor & Penny

Electricity: A New Project from Victor & Penny

Victor & Penny's "Electricity" goes worldwide with our most creative and ambitious album yet!

Victor & Penny's "Electricity" goes worldwide with our most creative and ambitious album yet!

Victor & Penny's "Electricity" goes worldwide with our most creative and ambitious album yet!

Victor & Penny's "Electricity" goes worldwide with our most creative and ambitious album yet!

Victor & Penny
Victor & Penny
Victor & Penny
Victor & Penny
1 Campaign |
Kansas City, United States
$12,731 USD 139 backers
127% of $10,000 Fixed Goal Fixed Goal

"What Victor & Penny did in creating their own musical style, building a band and a small business around it is what Kansas City is all about.  Victor & Penny’s approach exemplifies the vibrant KC arts community and the entrepreneurial spirit powering our local economy."   

-- KC Mayor Sly James (SOTC Address March 31, 2015)

THE ELECTRICAL IMPULSE

We're Jeff Freling and Erin McGrane, aka "Victor & Penny" and we've embarked on a new phase of our musical careers, taking a huge step forward both creatively and in our business with our new album, "Electricity".  We're going to take our Kansas City brand of prohibition-era jazz and our city’s “can-do” spirit to a national and international stage, and we'd love for you to get involved!  

Although we're well over halfway to our goal, as independent artists not represented by a record company or an agency we're going to need help to get to the finish line. We're ready to complete this album of our Kansas City-inspired signature sound and bring it to a global audience, and we're asking for your assistance in launching Victor & Penny's "Electricity" worldwide. 

OUR STORY

Five years ago, Erin's Dad gave her his prized 1951 Hofner ukulele. Soon after, we started a humble music project together for fun based on our mutual love of songs from the early jazz era with that distinct Kansas City feel. Wow! Things took off fast; we had no idea that we would receive the positive response that we did.  Eventually, we quit our other jobs (Jeff was a musician with Blue Man Group in Chicago and Erin was a cabaret musician and a film, TV and radio actress) and began touring the country with Erin's fiery ukulele and Jeff's red-hot guitar.

In 2011, we recorded our first CD as Victor & Penny, "Antique Pop," establishing our signature sound.  Since then, we've toured the U.S. with over 850 live performances while releasing three albums featuring our modern take on early jazz and folk. We've also continued to hone our style in our hometown of Kansas City, MO with notable appearances at the Kauffman Center, Nelson-Atkins Museum, Union Station and the National WWI Museum earning the honor of, " Best Folk Ensemble 2015" from the PITCH magazine. Our latest album,"Electricity," is a big new step for us. Although it's our 4th album release, it's our first recording comprised of our own original compositions. Individually, we're both experienced songwriters, but composing songs together for Victor & Penny has ushered in a new phase for us as creative artists and brought a fresh sense of forward motion.  

WHERE DO YOU COME IN?

You can make a very big difference by joining our campaign and helping us to the finish line. Through public appearances, merchandise sales, fan support, a private donor, loans and other resources we’ve already covered 68% of the costs.  Our target to complete the funding is $10,000 and we’re working on a tight 30-day turn-around (December 24). You'd like us to show our math? Sure! Our project goals and budget are outlined below (tables! festive pie charts!). We’ve greatly appreciated the support of our fans and friends in more ways than we can say, and hope we can continue to count on your generosity and encouragement. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

OUR PROJECT 
We spent August 2015 in Nashville, TN at Sputnik Studio with Grammy-winning producer Mitch Dane recording “Electricity.” Besides the original tunes, this record also features expanded instrumentation over our previous albums–and it's the first time we’ve been truly ready to take our music to an international audience. Although we've both composed music for other projects, we feel these new V&P tunes are some of the best that we've written and we couldn't be happier with the way the recording sounds. Here are the nuts and bolts:

  • We’re working with a team from Nashville – a consultant, a promoter and a publicist - to promote “Electricity” to national and international radio for the first time, expanding our audience and laying the groundwork for an international tour and radio charting.
  • We’re sticking with our roots! We took local KC musicians with us to Nashville to record “Electricity”, and a Kansas City designer and photographer are creating the CD imagery and re-branding our website and all promotional materials to reflect this exciting new stage. 
  • We’re producing a larger number of CDs than ever before to accommodate the international promotion

WHAT IT COSTS

As independent artists not represented by a record company, we’ve self-funded most of the costs through a variety of resources. But we need help to reach our goal. We are currently 68% funded. Any amount raised over our goal of $10,000 will go toward our stretch goal of $15,000 to help defray overseas touring costs. For those number-minded people who enjoy spreadsheets and colorful pie charts as much as Erin does, read on!  Beware: numbers ahead...


Total Cost

Already Funded

Outstanding

Producer + Studio Fees for Recording

15,000

15,000

0

Travel + Lodging for KC Artists for Recording

3,150

3,150

0

Artists Fees for Recording

1,750

1,750

0

Studio Fees for Mastering Recording

525

525

0

Manufacturing + Duplication of CD

3,500

0

3,500

Design + Photography for CD Cover

1,500

1,500

0

Website + EPK Redesign

1,750

1,000

750

Euro + Folk Radio Promotion

3,000

0

3,000

Americana Radio Promotion

3,000

0

3,000

PROJECTED BUDGET

33,175

22,925

10,250


  

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

We're glad you asked! We’re offering some really fun rewards and incentives designed especially for you. Take a look at our perks...

RISKS & CHALLENGES

This is our biggest and most ambitious project to date, both creatively and financially.  We're in new territory with the radio promotion and European tour plans, and at every turn there seem to be new (and expensive) lessons.  That big budget feels daunting and raising money and asking for help is never easy.  But we know that bringing a new album of original music to radio is the next step in our careers, and we've done our homework: we've enlisted the help of experts, we've assembled the right team, we've taken our time and followed our project plan. Now we're near completion and we need the crucial final funding to finish on time for our 2016 promotion schedule. Being artist-entrepreneurs is a hard but rewarding job and we've put our all resources into this project.  We feel confident that we've made something wonderful and we can't wait to see where it takes us!   

OTHER WAYS TO HELP 
We'd love for you to follow along this year and see where "Electricity" takes us. Spreading the word by sharing this project with your friends and network is a huge help. Following us on social media and posting words of encouragement means more to us than you know, plus helping us connect with like-minded folks across the US (and now the world) is a great way to join in the fun! Win-Win. 
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Never Say Never Again, Again:

$100 USD
WORDS + MUSIC | Due to demand we're releasing 10 more of the Paperback Writer Perk PLUS the Let's Make Beautiful Music Perk all wrapped up in one fabulous swag offering. | WORDS: Erin's soon-to-be-released first book of published poetry signed by the author + MUSIC: gorgeous full-color sheet music for 3 of our original tunes with ukulele​ and guitar chords; AND a signed "Electricity" CD. | LAST CHANCE
Estimated Shipping
April 2016
1 out of 10 of claimed
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The Public Display (PDA)

$10 USD
Thank you so much! We appreciate support at all levels and for your kind encouragement we'll give you a shout-out on Facebook.
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January 2016
3 claimed
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Going Digital

$20 USD
Download Code Via Email + Shout-out on Facebook and on our new website. Contributions at this level start to fuel the forward motion!
Estimated Shipping
February 2016
23 claimed
Ships worldwide.

The Basic

$30 USD
A signed "Electricity" CD + Shout-out on our Facebook page and on our new website. Now we're cooking!
Estimated Shipping
February 2016
36 claimed
Ships worldwide.

Let's Make Beautiful Music

$50 USD
Signed Sheet Music + Signed CD of "Electricity" | We've made gorgeous full-color sheet music for 3 of our original tunes with the guitar melody and ukulele chords plus lyrics so you can sing and play along. At this level of support - you're making a difference and we're seeing sparks!
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February 2016
21 claimed
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The Wallflower

$50 USD
Hang one of our full-color 11x17" full-color Signed Posters on your wall + get a Signed "Electricity" CD. We're feeling the heat now!
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February 2016
6 claimed
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Best of Both Worlds

$50 USD
You get a signed copy of one of Jeff's handwritten music charts for the band with his notation and a signed copy of one of Erin's handwritten lyrics of an original song from the new album + A signed copy of "Electricity" CD.
Estimated Shipping
April 2016
4 out of 10 of claimed
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The Sampler Platter

$100 USD
Pick any 3 signed CDs of your choice from our discography. Pick 3 the same or 3 different or mix it up. Choices; "Electricity", "Live at The Living Room" or "Antique Pop". Mix and match and have it your way! Contributions at this level take us to the finish line in a hurry.
Estimated Shipping
February 2016
6 claimed
Ships worldwide.

The Rockstar Treatment

$250 USD
VIP Reception in KC --OR-- Raise a Toast on the Road + Signed "Electricity" CD. | Here’s your invitation to the private VIP reception with nibbles and cocktails on the night of the CD release concert in Kansas City, MO. For those not in KC, we will raise a special toast together (on us) and celebrate when our paths cross. Plus an autographed copy of “Electricity.” You are a Rockstar of Generosity! This thing is really catching fire now...
Estimated Shipping
February 2016
2 out of 20 of claimed
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We Can Work It Out

$350 USD
It's a ukulele/guitar rhythm workshop for you! We will teach a private 1-hour rhythm workshop for you or your group. This is hands-on learning fun for all levels of learners. We teach this workshop across the U.S. and this price is a real bargain. IDEA: A great activity for your ukulele group or meeting! + A signed copy of "Electricity" CD. | NOTE: we'll have to work together on timing and travel costs if you are not in the Kansas City region.
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December 2016
0 out of 3 of claimed
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A Day in the Life

$500 USD
Come see what a performance is like from the inside! Join us when we tour through your town or come find us somewhere lovely out on the road, either way you're on the list for load-in, sound check, VIP seating at the show, load-out, and post-show after-party socializing at your favorite late night spot in your town (or ours). It's OK, you're with the band - and you're smokin' hot!
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December 2016
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The Inner Circle

$1,000 USD
This is your invitation to a private Backers' Soiree in Kansas City, MO with distinctive entertainment created *just for you* by V&P and some of our favorite friends and artistic collaborators; plus all the perks listed above. It's a party with our artist friends - we love you and you're IN! Travel and accommodations are not included in this package, but I promise you - it will be worth your trip. Are you feeling the heat now because we sure are....
Estimated Shipping
March 2016
1 out of 10 of claimed
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The Command Performance

$1,500 USD
Victor & Penny will come to your home (or just about anywhere!) to perform a private, one-hour concert for you and your friends; plus all the perks listed above. We'll work together on the travel arrangments and accommodations to make it happen. Let us help you make your gathering unforgettable with live music, just for you. Oh baby! Thanks to you, we're speeding to the finish line on jet fuel!
2 out of 3 of claimed
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The Fifth Beatle

$2,500 USD
You- yes, you - become an honorary member of the Loose Change Orchestra, our beloved band. Plus, you get all the fabulous perks already listed above. We will give you Executive Producer credit and special thanks on our newly designed website and sing your praises from the social media mountaintop because frankly, you're amazing. Mostly, you get our undying gratitude and *permanent* V&P-VIP status.
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February 2016
0 out of 2 of claimed
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The Paperback Writer

$50 USD
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April 2016
5 out of 5 of claimed
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The Two of Us: Words + Music

$100 USD
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April 2016
4 out of 4 of claimed
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Let's Do It Again: Words+Music

$100 USD
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April 2016
5 out of 5 of claimed
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