Riki Buckingham - Visionary Music Launch
Hey,
I'm Riki Buckingham Visionary, Soulful, Conscious singer/songwriter/musician from England
I’ve been working on 23 Songs of life-affirming, soulful, feel-good visionary music from a journey of heartache, wild camping, traveling, and a European busking adventure. Landing back to my home town in Kent to get recording and set out again across the land by bike to Avalon Glastonbury during lockdown to camp and hit the streets to share the gifts this music brings!
A long story of soul searching and triumph preludes this pinnacle point where the songs are almost ready to launch and share…
This IndieGoGo Funding campaign will get me well on the way to independently distributing three of the autumn songs and continue to work on the ongoing album material.
Thank you for your time to read more/or check out on my blog at rikibuckingham.com/category/featured/
It gives me great pleasure to share here some snippets of the songs and live streams so far.
With your help and united faith, I can birth them into the world and out into the airwaves at a greater magnitude, boosting the production quality of the music
This music is not only for enjoyment and upliftment but written with the intention to serve a greater spiritual purpose. To move the soul and activate a deeper awareness of our impact on this world and a higher harmonic consciousness that unifies all life.
Riki with Marianne Forelius playing the flute, Artwork by Robin Luka Francis
I have been on deep personal journey of healing whilst working on and building up the songs. This has contributed towards the power and potency I feel in the magic that this music conveys.
'BRIGHTEN UP THIS WORLD!' Sponsor and Help promote the release of 3 summer singles & album projects
Ok here we go! I am ready to take the leap!
I visualize bringing music and soul journey workshops to faraway lands, conscious communities, festivals, healing events and bigger stages to the next level of creativity, production and collaboration.
The intention being focused on using the music, media and video to create impactful impressions, inspiring and rippling out into the ears, minds and hearts of people all across the world.
With your support here, there is a chance for you to help me make this happen....
I have been recording and working with music for the last 22 years, after around 12 self-released albums (included in the perks) of mainly improvised music I decided it was time to really hone in on this musical gift, cultivate, song-write, nurture and spend some quality time refining all aspects of the craft.
Previous albums on Bandcamp and Spotify
I have now put 14 months into this new project which started over lockdowns so as you can tell it means a lot to me to complete it.
Ricardo Avocado studios is where the magic happened :)
To help its completion I am asking for help from fans, friends, family, and those who have heard music from me over the last 10 years in which I moved from making bedroom music to facing the fears of performing in public.
How you can help?
I am asking for help, from potentially interested music lovers, soul tribe and fans, you can...
YES you can support by PayPal instead, see what you want & send the contribution by PayPal contact@rikibuckingham.com, plus a note with what you want and we will add it here!
With the first three completed tracks, I will be sharing with a local community radio station, to promote airplay and spark interest in festivals and the conscious music scene.
80% of the music is already recorded and it’s this extra support that’s needed to get the projects out there and gain momentum.
I've built up an organic following naturally without any marketing at all for my music. I now feel it's the right time to give my music the same opportunity other artists have who DO have promotional support and continue with the birth of it’s independent release.
The PRS and Public liability insurance will mean I can play at more live venues and safeguard the original songs.
Aside for any financial contribution which would be warmly appreciated, I am looking for musicians, artists, filmmakers and more to help complete the project and bring it fully to life. Creating videos for songs such as "The New Dawn" "Heyana" and "Sunrise" I feel will create a deeply moving and impactful experience!
If any of this inspires you I am looking for Sax, Trumpet and other players in the funky songs and Cello, Violin and Flute especially for "The New Dawn" "Feel the Earth Move (Heya Heyana)" "The Prophecy" "This Is Love"
Anyone else who feels they would like to contribute, shakers, percussion, editing, mixing, backing vocals I’m happy to hear from you.
I feel that all of this will be the start of and inevitably lead to something very special!
Financial Breakdown In 3 tiers
1st Produce 3 or 4 singles and EP
Target £1035
- Artwork & Design = £75
- Join the PRS and MCPS (Registration and copyright of songs) £200
- Paying of Professional Musicians & Collaborators £400 approx.
- LR BAGGS Element guitar pickup = £160 for professional guitar sound
- Engineer costs - Editing / mixing / mastering / £200 approx
- Indiegogo (5%) & PayPal fees (2%)
2nd Produce the full album
Target £1420
- Artwork & Design for cover = £200
- Paying of Professional Musicians & Collaborators, Keyboards = £240, Violin and Cello for 4 songs = £260, Flute for 4 songs = £220 approx
- Engineer costs - mixing / mastering = £500 approx
- Indiegogo (5%) & PayPal fees (2%)
3rd In-Demand ongoing fundraiser
On-the-road touring and live gigs and distribution/promotion/PR
Target - Bonus funds Stretch Goal
- Public liability insurance
- Busking amp
- Create A Limited Edition Version of The New Album on CD
- PR Photoshoot
- Video for the songs (Create inspiring and moving videos)
- Marketing & Promotion
- Release the next 2 albums (80% complete)
- Learning to drive and build the touring van
- Indiegogo (5%) & PayPal fees (2%)
If I raise £1035 then I will be able to release 3 singles and an EP, If I meet my target I will be able to release the full new album on Digital and CD/Limited edition, the campaign will be ongoing as an in-demand project as I’m launching my musical career on a bigger platform any extra money from here on will go towards releasing the material from the next two albums.
I am also getting ready to learn to drive and build a touring van, giving me the freedom needed to get the music out there far and wide to open opportunities for more gigs/festivals and events around the country and abroad.
Calling in a magic mystery touring (project?) vehicle to get me on the road.... open to any ideas and offers ?
The Songs
Album 1
Brighten Up This World = 11:14
Feel the earth move = 9.31
The new dawn = 24.20
Follow my destiny = 7.25
The Prophecy = 11:11
Promised land 4.55
Shelter from the storm 6.00
Album 2
It's got to be (love, love, love, love) 9.15
Let Love Be Love = 5.10
Amazonia = 8.25
Sunrise = 7.15
Spirit of Man = 14.50
A Second Chance = 6.15
Island of Light = 7.50
Album 3
You Got Me All Wrong = 7.07
If I Don't Make It = 8.36
Loving and Devotion = 6.40
I’m going Up = 5.55
Love Train = 7.50
Fallin' For You = 8.50
Times are changing 12:12
= 186.86 mins
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To listen to the music and view future concerts/gigs :
Live concert video :
St John's Chappel Glastonbury 2nd Aug 2021, Feel The Earth Move (Heya Heyana)
Free My Soul
Thank you for taking the time to read the campaign and discover my project. By contributing, you are helping me get the music out there and connect with others who have such a deep calling to use music as the tool of change.
www.rikibuckingham.com