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Homage EP

HOMAGE -- a 10-person hip-hop/jazz/soul college band hoping to record an EP before we graduate. To be released for free!

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Homage EP

Homage EP

Homage EP

Homage EP

Homage EP

HOMAGE -- a 10-person hip-hop/jazz/soul college band hoping to record an EP before we graduate. To be released for free!

HOMAGE -- a 10-person hip-hop/jazz/soul college band hoping to record an EP before we graduate. To be released for free!

HOMAGE -- a 10-person hip-hop/jazz/soul college band hoping to record an EP before we graduate. To be released for free!

HOMAGE -- a 10-person hip-hop/jazz/soul college band hoping to record an EP before we graduate. To be released for free!

Homage
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Homage
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1 Campaign |
Williamstown, United States
$850 USD 5 backers
106% of $800 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

 

In September 2012, 10 students at Williams College formed a band to pay tribute the gods of hip-hop, jazz, and soul music. Artists like J Dilla, Kanye West, and Stevie Wonder. That band is Homage.

In the seven months we have existed as a unit, Homage has played several shows around the Williams community to an overwhelmingly positive response. We choose songs to learn based on 2 criteria: 1) it suits our instrumentation, and 2) we really, really like it. We know that if we are emotionally and intellectually connecting to our music, our audience will connect to it as well. 

This June, 5 of us will graduate and move to different parts of the country, and it is unclear whether or not Homage will ever be fully reunited after our last show on May 10. We all agree that Homage has been the single most meaningful musical experience of our lives. We are recording a 6-9 song EP to preserve the special year it has been, and to share our music (for free!) with a broader audience than those have been to our shows. 

Click here to hear some live recordings and get a sense of our sound. The audio quality of these recordings is pretty bad. Vastly improved audio quality -- another reason we are holding a recording session. 

The EP will feature a blend of covers, covers we have transformed into something new, and originals.

The people of Homage (check out the geographic diversity!):

Tirhakah (Houston, TX) - vocals

Sevonna (Saginaw, MI) - vocals

Danny (Seattle, WA) - keyboard

Phillip (Birmingham, AL) - guitar

Greg (Cumberland, ME) - bass

Charlie (Mequon, WI) - drums

Noah (Seattle, WA) - trumpet

Andy (Lake Forest, IL) - tenor sax

Hartley (Park City, UT) - trombone

Paul (Chicago, IL) - violin

Recording costs are projected at $640. Noah the trumpeter's father is a music producer who has agreed to master the EP free of charge. We are aiming to raise $800 to also cover Indiegogo's commission and to pay for t-shirts for our most generous donors (see perks!). If we don't reach our goal, the rest of the costs will be paid for members of the bands. We are broke college students.

To wrap it up: the music we have put together in seven months makes us brim with pride. There aren't many bands like us out there, and we are confident that people are going to really dig this EP. Every dollar counts, and if you are unable to donate, be sure to get the word out and make some noise about our campaign!

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Advance Download

$10 USD
Download the EP 2 weeks prior to release date.
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Secret Live Recording

$20 USD
Access to board recordings from our live show on May 10 AND download the EP 2 weeks prior to release date.
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Personalized Voice Message

$40 USD
Receive a personalized voice message from one or more members of Homage expressing our gratitude, access to board recordings from our live show on May 10, AND download the EP 2 weeks prior to release date.
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Homage T-Shirt

$80 USD
Receive a t-shirt with the Homage skyline logo, a personalized voice message from one or more members of Homage expressing our gratitude, access to board recordings from our live show on May 10, AND download the EP 2 weeks prior to release date.
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