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Richard Hunter's The Lucky One

21st Century Rock Harmonica

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Richard Hunter's The Lucky One

Richard Hunter's The Lucky One

Richard Hunter's The Lucky One

Richard Hunter's The Lucky One

Richard Hunter's The Lucky One

21st Century Rock Harmonica

21st Century Rock Harmonica

21st Century Rock Harmonica

21st Century Rock Harmonica

Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter
1 Campaign |
Monroe, CT, United States
$1,040 USD 29 backers
17% of $6,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
Overview
In the 1990s I recorded two groundbreaking CDs of compositions for solo harmonica. This is my first record to apply the virtuosic techniques I developed then to modern rock and roll. Backed by some the best rockers in Philadephia, I'm going to create a dense, new rock sound with echoes of Morphine, the White Stripes, and Little Walter--a deep, powerful sound that literally rises, falls, and pulses with human breath.

In the late 1990s I recorded two CDs of solo compositions for acoustic harmonica, "The Act of Being Free in One Act" and "The Second Act of Free Being," that are unlike anything recorded before or since.  The critically celebrated compositions on those records have been featured in films, TV, stage productions, independent radio, and original choreography.  In the early 2000s I began working with the multiFX devices produced by Digitech and others, and this recording represents my first full-length record of songs that use my electronic sounds and advanced harmonica techniques to drive a rock band.  

I've had a lot of time to work on it.  My performing career was cut short in 2002 when my wife was nearly killed by a physician's error.  In between session gigs, I've focused on developing my electronic sounds and incorporating my advanced harmonica techniques into the language of rock.  I'm ready to lay it all down.  

I've signed on Ed Abbiati, leader of the Lowlands band, whose records I've played on since 2008, to produce the record, and I've got Mike "SloMo" Brenner, with whom I've played on several of Ed's records, to play lap steel guitar.

Together, we're going to make a record that's dark and driving, something that lives in the intersection of Morphine, Little Walter, and the White Stripes. The goal is to define the role of harmonica in amplified music for the 21st century. 

Ambitious? Just wait.  And while you're waiting, check out the clips in the Updates section of this campaign so you get a taste of what 21st century harmonica sounds like.

 

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Advance digital download

$10 USD
Digital downloads of all the songs on the CD plus album art, liner notes, etc.
Estimated Shipping
December 2016
7 claimed

Download + CD

$20 USD
Digital downloads of all songs on the CD plus a physical copy of the CD
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
7 out of 1000 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

DL + RP500 patchset

$55 USD
Digital download of the songs on the CD, plus a copy of the sound setups ("patchset") for the Digitech RP500 created by Hunter and used on this recording, with song by song performance notes.
Estimated Shipping
December 2016
1 out of 50 of claimed

DL+2CDs+Callout in liner notes

$95 USD
Digital download of all songs on the CD plus 2 physical CDs (one autographed) plus your name in the thank-you section of the liner notes
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
3 out of 100 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Richard Hunter lesson

$135 USD
Digital download of all songs on the record, plus physical CD (autographed), plus a one-hour harmonica lesson via Skype (at a mutually convenient time).
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
0 out of 20 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

Richard Hunter session

$250 USD
Digital download of all songs on the CD, plus a physical copy of the CD (autographed), plus Richard Hunter will play harmonica on a song of your choice (you provide the base tracks over which I play; I deliver up to three takes; harmonica is recorded in my home studio, or in a location within 25 miles of Monroe, CT, USA).
Estimated Shipping
January 2017
0 out of 20 of claimed
Ships worldwide.

House Concert (local)

$650 USD
Richard Hunter and band will perform the songs from the CD live at any venue, including a house concert, within 50 miles of Philadelphia.
Estimated Shipping
February 2017
0 out of 5 of claimed

House Concert (non-local)

$1,050 USD
Richard Hunter and band perform a house concert of the songs from "The Lucky One" at any location between Philadelphia and Monroe, Connecticut.
Estimated Shipping
March 2017
0 out of 2 of claimed

House Concert (USA)

$6,550 USD
Richard Hunter and band will perform the songs from the album in a house concert within 50 miles of any regional-or-better airport in the continental USA. The price includes travel expenses.
Estimated Shipping
March 2017
0 out of 2 of claimed
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