Short Summary
Hey guys, my name is Shawn Perry and chances
are if you are reading this you either know me, someone in the band or a fan of
one of my previous music projects.
Thanks for your enduring support.
The Skinny-
A little background on me and the band. I have been performing
professionally since I was 13. I was a former coach on the MTV series MADE, I
have done radio and films and I have shared the stage with many rock legends
over my career. My current project The Hazzard County Rebellion is a musical
gumbo full of all of my favorite aspects from modern country, outlaw country,
classic rock, pop and metal.... I am a huge sucker for happy rap... who knows
MC Hammer or Young MC might make a cameo on a rebellion track someday.
Why should YOU care?
The Rebellion is a pretty special thing both musically and
socially here is why-
Musically, this is my first foray into being a "Solo"
artist. But the fact of the matter is pretty much every band I have even been
in I have been the one doing the lion's share of the work and the bulk of the
writing, so in many regards nothing has changed. The biggest reason for going
the "Solo" route is the freedom from having image and marketing
labels associated with being a "Band". Being a solo artist allows
alot more creative freedom, and it essentially neutralized any industry
"Image" standards for the rest of the band, which if anybody reading
this has ever gone after a major recording contract, that kind of stuff is a
huge deal.... I have literally had A&R reps from major labels say things
like they didn't like this guys hair, or that guys shoes and that they loved
our band and they would be interested in signing us if we sounded more like
(insert dumb BUTTROCK band here) or this guys looked more like this dude from some
other dumb band, that has since broken up since I sat down with that fool....
So taking all of those things off that table was very important to me-
That being said; however, this is probably the most functional
band I have ever been in so....go figure life is funny that way I guess. I have
purposely surrounded myself with people who are actually good people, fantastic
friends, and musical equals. Everyone in the band is EXTREMELY talented.
The band is made up of Grayson Latimore Jr. (Drums) Dave Romweber (Guitar) Kevin Thiede (Guitar) Melissa Willis (Bass) and Ayden Ash (Fiddle)
I am very blessed to call
them friends and bandmates. Collectively we have created a group that is sonically
and visually and bit of culture kaleidoscope. The Rebellion is a
multicultural, multigenerational, multi gender cross section of America. With
that being the reality, I think it gives what we say in our music much more of
a voice and much more gravitas than your average rock and and more
that 99.9% of the country acts on the planet. Sure, we have songs about
whisky and chicken and all that noise but we also have songs and social
justice, income inequality, child abuse and other serious issues. I
personally feel that we need to give those issues a voice, a loud voice-
Why Contributing is important
It's all about the fans! Fans make the music industry go round.
Fans make records, tours, cool merch and in this case music videos possible. If
you believe in bringing some rock and roll spectacle to country music; If
you believe in blurring color lines and the lines between
musical genres, and you believe in not only having a good time but saying
something important in the process then this is your chance to be a part of
something that we believe is truly unique and LITERALLY as American as
something possibly can be. We can't do what we do without your love
and support-
What We Need & What You Get
Our budget for this video in DIMINUTIVE in the scheme
of things. We are only looking to raise $1000 to make this video. I doesn't
seem like a lot of money for a music video right? ....RIGHT!
Having lots of friends in this business we are able to get
things done MUCH, MUCH cheaper than the average bear can. This will be a
professional broadcast music video similar to the ones my other bands have done
in the past... here is an example done on a similar budget, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFdQIQVQ-ak
100% of the cash raised for this video (minus the cost of the
perks) will go directly to the production of this video. If we go over that the
goal which hopefully we will, we will just make a bigger better video...we can
always buy more lights and add more explosions, and fry up more catfish...we
literally have NO PROBLEM WITH THIS!
If for some reason we don't meet our goal on indigogo... the
video will still get made...it just might not be quite as awesome or one of us
might have to sell an organ on the black market....we would rather not do that.
Perks of contributing:
Gold Level
EVERY contribution of $5 or more gets a
free digital download or our new EP "Country Girls" which will be
dropping in November, just leave us your email and we will send you private
dropbox link to download from as soon as its ready to go... EASY…weeks
before its available for purchase-
$ 20 - SPECIAL edition hard copy of the CD,
autographed by the band Limited to 100 units worldwide- and EXCLUSIVE to this
campaign (Est Delivery November)
$40 - autographed Tee Shirt + CD (Est Delivery
November)
$60 - Autographed Tee Shirt + CD and a CUSTOM thank you video
posted on our youtube page (Est Delivery November) video delivery Est.
1 week-
$100 will get you all of the above PLUS and *Official*
executive producer credit on the music video....ooooohhhhh MR. Big Shot.....Oh and you also get to be an extra in the
video…..
Now the Crazy Stuff-
Platinum Level
$250 private Kayak excursion: Band guided trek down the
beautiful vermilion river (limit 6 people) 1-3 hour trip based on river
conditions and weather + Plus all of the Gold level perks ….Oh and you also get to be an extra in the
video…..
$500 all of the above PLUS a private backyard BBQ for you and
few friends. (The winner of this prize must provide the food and the
venue for the event) The Rebellion will play a private show (90
minutes) and I will make up a batch of my world famous CLEVELAND BBQ sauce and
act as grill master. To be delivered on a date of the winners choosing provided
it does not conflict with another live performance. + Plus all of the Gold
level perks ….Oh and you also get to be
an extra in the video…..
$2900 Valkyrie: Chimera Guitar Autographed by the band.
OK this is a pretty special one.... I own a custom guitar
company, I only make on average 5-10 guitars a year. The Chimera is my brand
new flagship model, the culmination of my entire life as a player and the last
four years running this company…It is 100% hand crafted by me and my team. The
street price on the guitar is $3900 so it’s already $1000 off the price. This
will be serial #3, Zero and 1 will be mine, #2 is already sold. The Winner will
choose the color stain of their choosing over a AAAA flame maple carved top and
the band will sign the WOOD! on the back before the guitar gets clear coat....
Literally THE ultimate perk on Indigogo- (est. delivery early 2016) The
winner will also get video updates and pictures along the build process- +
Plus all of the Gold level perks ….Oh
and you also get to be an extra in the video…..
The Impact:
Starting things off on the right foot is
important, we believe in this concept, this songs and above all else we believe
that YOU are going to enjoy what we are creating. A successful first
single/music video will open the doors to future videos, bigger shows and more
touring for the band.
Risks & Challenges
We have already worked out all or the
challenges for this music video, as they say in Texas this ain’t our first
rodeo. The only X-Factor since this music video will be filmed outside,
production dates will be weather dependent and may have to shift if there is heavy
rain…
Other Ways You Can Help
We get is we know not everyone can contribute….. if you can’t
that’s cool too, But that doesn’t mean you CAN’T HELP
The first thing you
can do to help is to share this campaign… Indigogo even has some special tool
to help you do so…
Spread the word
about the band, post this campaign on social media sites like Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter….heck post it on Tinder or Ashley Madison… whatever gets
the job done J If you are really creative post a short video on your
youtube page about The Rebellion…. The
bigger the noise we can make the better!