A bit more about us.
We, Lucy and André, have been making music together for about six years. We started Medicine Boy in 2014 with the intention of giving all we had to the music we love, which meant finding a way to make albums and tour extensively. We sort of jumped into the deep end and continue to figure out how to stay afloat.
We’ve had an incredible amount of support along the way and through that have been fortunate enough to record an EP and two full length albums as well as to have toured Europe, The UK and South Africa.
Last year we took what we felt to be the next step into this sonic calling and moved from Cape Town to Berlin just before releasing our second full length album, 'Lower' through Fuzz Club Records. It has been a year of intense learning and absorbing and we feel ready to step back into studio to record our third album. We're asking those who resonate with the project to help make the process possible.
Music is such an enormous part of our meaning making. The listening, creating and sharing of it. We feel very lucky to be so clear about what it is we want to do with our time. We are confused about many things but this one.
One of the things that is a little more challenging is how to find the funds to continue the process. Moving to Berlin has been positive and important but also rather costly, and music remains a difficult way to generate income.
We are deeply appreciative of the support we get from those who come out to see us play, who buy the music and merchandise, who share our posts when we ask for help or requests, who open up their homes, help find us shows, take photos, make films, design websites and simply share the music.
All of it makes it possible for us to continue to create. Thank you.
What we're asking and what we're offering.
We’re asking for contributions towards the recording, mixing and mastering of our third record. In exchange we'd like to share some new music we’ve been working on. A song we recorded especially for this fundraiser, an EP of some covers, songs we love, as well as an experimental EP we recorded with a good friend in his studio in Berlin.
We’ve also made a few special merchandise items only available here. A silkscreened poster by the talented Adam Hill, as well a set of playing cards.
We've got a couple of special options for those who might be able to contribute a little more. We'll be writing a song especially for you or recording a cover of your choice. We'll also be doing a handful of private house concerts in South Africa and around Europe.
How much we need and what that will allow us.
An album is quite an intense financial undertaking but by far the most artistically rewarding.
We're trying to raise between 8000 and 10000 Euros.
This will help us a great deal in paying for studio time, recording, mixing and mastering the album as well as paying session players.
We're hoping to record the album between Berlin and Cape Town in September and December this year.
A note.
Usually the writing and recording process is quite private.
The audience that has grown with us has been steady and supportive and we’d like to share some of the in-between moments.
Once you you've made a contribution we'll check in with you whether you'd like to follow the process a bit more intimately.
Thank you for all the support so far.
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