The Story So Far
Since day one, Shiny Penny’s success has been founded on the support of the community. Over the last ten years, we have been able to share our music with many individuals all over the world. However, it would have never been possible without the tremendous amount of support we’ve received from a vast number of people like you. Today, this still remains true.
You see, our story as a band has been ever-changing and full of surprises. What started out as a group of high-school buddies having fun jamming in our parents’ houses has, over time, grown to be a source of music worth sharing. Over the last decade, we’ve been blessed with opportunities to release several projects and perform hundreds of concerts near and far. All members of the band, past and present, have helped Shiny Penny to become what it is today. Furthermore, we are grateful to have met so many of you and have come to call you our friends. Countless memories have been made, and those moments will be relished for a lifetime.
Nevertheless, times have changed. The old seasons of Shiny Penny are gone, and we now must move forward.
What Comes Next?
At the beginning of 2020, we began work on a project, an eleven-track album with a newfound purpose: to make unique, authentic music with a message that will help others in their pursuit of God. Dean, the lyricist of Shiny Penny, explains it this way: “There will be songs in which I express my surrender to the Lord. There will be songs that reveal the aches of my heart that come with journeying through a Christ-believing life. There will be songs written from the perspective of the Holy Spirit speaking to me, and my response to His voice as He speaks. My hope is that each one of these compositions will help people draw nearer to the beauty and truth of Jesus.”
As we delved into the process of putting it all together, it didn’t take long for us to see that we had a long road ahead. Due to a lack of funding from limited performance opportunities available to us within the last year and a half because of the pandemic, we reasoned that the only way we could accomplish the completion of this record was to attempt to do it independently.
Fast-forward to now, and we are excited to say that the “light at the end of the tunnel” can be seen. All of the songs have been fully written, much of the content has already been recorded, and we will soon finalize the direction of the album title and artwork. However, we’ve come to the conclusion that, as always, we would greatly benefit from some help.
Our Needs
Even though we are well-along in the process of finishing up the production of this record, we definitely have some areas of need.
This is where you come in.
Early on, we decided that one of our major goals for this album would be to include live representation of various symphonic instruments; and because we can’t play the likes of trumpets, saxophones, cellos, or clarinets, we need to hire people who can. As one might imagine, we’ll need a sizable amount of money to be able to fairly compensate those who will contribute to this project.
Aside from that, we want to have funding for things like:
Professionally-filmed videography and editing to pair with songs from the new album
Fresh new merchandise to pair with the music
Radio distribution and other online advertisement media
CD production
Copyright fees
…and much more.
What We're Giving You In Return
In exchange for your monetary help, we want to give back to you by offering a list of perks.
First, you should know that if you contribute $15 or higher, we will immediately send you a full recorded version of a song which will be featured on our upcoming album. You read that correctly! You'll receive brand new music from us on the same day that you contribute, and we hope you'll enjoy it while you wait for the rest.
Additionally, you will find options like the opportunity to have your own handwriting feature on the cover of the album, songwriting sessions with member(s) of the band, early access to the new music and merchandise, hand-written lyrics by Dean, your name in the album credits, and more.
Can’t afford to contribute?
We totally understand. There are other ways you can support this campaign, which include:
-sharing it on your social media pages
-telling your friends and family about it in-person and online
-praying for us (lots of praying, please!:)
If you have any creative ideas as to how you think you could help us spread the word and raise more funds, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at shinypennymusic@gmail.com.
Thank You.
If you've made it to this page to check out what this campaign is all about, thank you! We sincerely appreciate your consideration to support us in this effort. We are truly excited about the potential of what comes next, and believe that this music will be our most impactful yet.
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