ABOUT US:
We are Ross & Eli, a songwriting duo from Bloomington, Indiana, currently finishing production on our debut project Signs & Seasons—14 tracks of original music which explore the liturgical seasons of the Christian year.
Written between the rocky years 2019-2021, Signs & Seasons features the vocal and instrumental talents of over two dozen (!) of Bloomington, Indiana's best musicians, brought together at some of the finest recording studios in the Midwest. Featuring multiple artists from Trinity Episcopal Church Bloomington & Bethel A.M.E. Bloomington, the album offers a variety of styles from dance-rock'n'roll to distortion-guitar-gospel to contemporary-classical to intimate folk music. It is both a unique document of this time and place, and a reflection on the abiding rhythm of the seasons.
With this project, we aim to glorify God, reflect our own personal experience with the liturgical year, and offer a glimpse of our own hearts for spiritual encouragement. We hope you'll help us widen the circle of love we have enjoyed in making it.
WHAT YOU CAN DO:
This project is a 100% independent labor-of-love. We have already paid thousands of dollars out-of-pocket for recording, production, and support of our amazing musical colleagues.
While we don't want to make a profit on this project, the remaining costs to press and distribute a vinyl record are considerable. Please:
-Support us at any of the levels listed below
-Share this campaign far-and-wide, by word-of-mouth and social media, to anyone who might find it a consolation.
-Listen to and enjoy the record!
PERKS FOR SUPPORTING OUR PROJECT:
For a $15 USD donation
- You will receive your choice of either a Burned CD or a link with access to digital copies of the fourteen songs that make up Signs & Seasons for your private streaming and listening enjoyment.
- You will receive a formal invitation to the 2022 Signs & Seasons Record Release Celebration.
For a $30 USD donation
- You will receive a first-edition hard copy of Signs & Seasons the 14-track Double LP with Gatefold Jacket, featuring artwork by Chico Fajardo-Heflin, pressed on vinyl by Smashed Plastic Record Company, complete with Digital Download card.
- You will receive a formal invitation to the 2022 Signs & Seasons Record Release Celebration.
For a $55 USD donation - THE ROSS & ELI SPECIAL!!
- You will receive a first-edition hard-copy of Signs & Seasons the 14-track Double LP with Gatefold Jacket, featuring artwork by Chico Fajardo-Heflin, pressed on vinyl by Smashed Plastic Record Company, complete with Digital Download card.
- You will receive a formal invitation to the 2022 Signs & Seasons Record Release Celebration.
-You will receive early exclusive access to the "Just After Midnight EP"--four songs spanning Advent, Christmas, & Epiphany--for digital streaming. Just in time for the 2021 Holidays!
For a $100 USD donation
- You will receive a first-edition hard-copy of Signs & Seasons the 14-track Double LP with Gatefold Jacket, featuring artwork by Chico Fajardo-Heflin, pressed on vinyl by Smashed Plastic Record Company, complete with Digital Download card.
-You will receive early exclusive access to the "Just After Midnight EP"--four songs spanning Advent, Christmas, & Epiphany--for digital streaming. Just in time for the 2021 Holidays!
-You will receive an invitation to an exclusive Appreciation Dinner on the night of the 2022 Signs & Seasons Record Release Celebration.
For a $250 USD donation
- You will receive a first-edition hard-copy of Signs & Seasons the 14-track Double LP with Gatefold Jacket, featuring artwork by Chico Fajardo-Heflin, pressed on vinyl by Smashed Plastic Record Company, complete with Digital Download card.
-You will receive early exclusive access to the "Just After Midnight EP"--four songs spanning Advent, Christmas, & Epiphany--for digital streaming. Just in time for the 2021 Holidays!
-You will receive an invitation to an exclusive Appreciation Dinner on the night of the 2022 Signs & Seasons Record Release Celebration.
-You will receive a free live musical performance by either Ross Martinie Eiler or Eli Schille-Hudson at the venue/home/church of your choice. (Within a 100-mile range of Bloomington, IN or Bellingham, WA.)
For a $1000 USD donation
- You will receive a first-edition hard-copy of Signs & Seasons the 14-track Double LP with Gatefold Jacket, featuring artwork by Chico Fajardo-Heflin, pressed on vinyl by Smashed Plastic Record Company, complete with Digital Download card.
-You will receive early exclusive access to the "Just After Midnight EP"--four songs spanning Advent, Christmas, & Epiphany--for digital streaming. Just in time for the 2021 Holidays!
-You will receive an invitation to an exclusive Appreciation Dinner on the night of the 2022 Signs & Seasons Record Release Celebration.
-You will receive a free live musical performance by either Ross Martinie Eiler or Eli Schille-Hudson (or both!) at the venue/home/church of your choice anywhere in the country.
All material perks will be delivered by September 2022. Performance perks will be scheduled by September 2022.
