I'm Kimberly.
When I was very little I used to go up in front of crowds and tell everyone "Ladies and Gentlemen! Give me your attention please!!" And then I would sing! Usually it was Stevie Wonder... but singing has always been a dream. I would write songs, song after song would come to me, in the private seclusion of my home and only sometimes, would I ever share my recordings.
For years I have helped many other artists to promote their music and watched excitedly as they made beautiful music on my show! You may already know of me from my interview show called The Red Booth. I created that show from scratch and it's now broadcasting in 417 cities across the US. I created an interview show to help support artists. I love what I do. But I have always had a passion for music and singing myself. I have written some 100 songs, melodies, hooks and chorus most of which have sat collecting dust. I've gotten more and more brave about sharing. I put out one little song a few years ago. And then waited and wondered how to create the true vision I have for my style of music, while I worried over my own insecurities and fears of performing. Last year I made a big breakthrough with myself and decided to really find the right way to do this for me.
Now I have an amazing opportunity. I have Chris Leon, a Multi Platinum, OSCAR winning music producer who has just been nominated for a Grammy, for his work producing the soundtrack for The Greatest Showman, producing my first EP!
He loves my music style, he loves my lyrics and melody and he is coming to LA to record my vocals. He's doing the composing and will also record all the instruments. It's going to be big band, piano and so much more!
This is truly a dream come true and I can't wait to share my music with you. This is a very personal passion of mine and I am going to come out with this beautiful EP that will truly represent the style of music I have always dreamed of and imagined I would release.
And with such a fantastic talent in the music industry behind me I know that it will succeed. I also have a consultant that has proven stats getting songs on the top of streaming services and I am going to release this EP with a bang, get it into the press and then.... DUN DUN DUN actually sing these songs, on my TV SHOW where so many other's have performed.
I need to raise the money to produce this, from composing to, recording all of the instruments and vocals, the mixing and mastering and all of it, is in total 9K. Usually this is what a record label would cover, but I am doing this directly with Chris Leon. Plus the cost of CDs and final music products to ship out.
If you will help me to create this lifelong dream come true, I will send you not only the EP when it comes out, but a personal signed letter and message thanking you. Check out all the perks for this campaign! For those who help with larger amounts I would give you special thanks on my EP and a special invitation to be on set while I perform the songs in studio.
But mainly what you will be doing is helping a very determined artist, who has made it her career to help other artists, finally also get to share hers with the world. My music is very old school sounding. I have watched as the songs I wrote sometimes 10 years ago had similar new artists coming out with similiar themes and ideas, Postmodern Jukebox, Lana Del Ray, Elle King, all have met with wild success. And Chris Leon also believes that what he's got from me has the same potential. I have shown them to a few people in music and have had overwhelmingly good feedback.
If you know me, you've been following the creation of my TV show from my garage onto national TV and you know how determined I am when I decide to do something. I am determined to get this beautiful new EP done and ready to deliver.
Chris is coming out to record my vocals the week before the Grammys. Those of you who help me with this very important part of the process will also get special updates on the journey, behind the scenes videos and stories and personal updates from me and Chris.
All of the money raised will go straight to the production of this EP and the creation of the materials to send out when the EP is finished. I will be eternally grateful to those who believed in me despite my closeted love of singing and life long stage freight. I am finally going to have the support to believe in the music I love writing, so much.
If you can't donate to this right now then please help me by sharing this and helping me to spread the word! Every little bit counts! Thank you so much for reading this and I love you my friends! Here's to art lifting the world from darkness. <3