I'm at a choice point. Your decision will help me decide.

Over the past 2 and a half years, with the gracious support and feedback of my Patreon music blog subscribers, I’ve written 16 new songs, covered 9 more and posted around 40 recordings. The 10 songs in "Sky" are the cream of the crop. They were recorded in my living room on my Macbook and carry the energy that was present at the birth of the songs. There is spontaneity, vulnerability and a bit of magic -- and a lot of love in these recordings.

I’m now at a choice point and I need your input.

Is this music a blessing for a few or a powerful contribution for a wider audience?

I want to be clear that I’m going to release this album regardless of the outcome of this campaign (if you've ever been 40 weeks pregnant or were close to someone who was, you know what I mean). I can do it on a shoestring and only reach a few people, or do it bigger and reach more. The question that you can help me answer is, what do I have to work with when manufacturing and promoting and performing the music? 

What I Am Asking For & What You Get

Below is a chart that gives an overview of what I'm requesting in three phases from the most basic to the most abundant.  There are a couple of shorthand references on the chart explained in more detail below.

• Piano repairs: My mighty but elderly Roland digital piano has developed some problems over the years that have me borrowing my son’s newer piano. I’m grateful that he will share but but I prefer the higher quality and power of the older Roland.
• Additional songs #1 and #2: with additional funds I would be able to set aside the time and space to record two more of my new songs and get them ready for the wider world. While not necessary for the album to hang together, they would be awesome additions.
• Personal Expenses:  The final phase of bringing the music to the general public is a time and energy intensive process, and having a financial buffer will allow me the ability to have clearer and more powerful focus for it.

Why raise funds if I could produce the CD on a shoestring like my other albums?

I've been writing and recording songs since 2008 as my personal practice, acutely aware of the way that music affects me on every level, and I have wanted to make sounds that help me access the mental and emotional states I want to experience, and also benefit other people who are listening to it. Sharing the music has been a wonderfully organic and serendipitous process up to the present moment, and I've had many people write and tell me that this music has made a powerful difference in their lives whether they are listening to it during their commutes, relaxing in a yoga studio or while doing tai chi, sharing it in hospice settings or playing it to their unborn children and new babies . . . 

I am so grateful for the synchronistic way that the music seems to travel where I could never have predicted and I feel mind-blown and blessed by the number of people who tell me how much my music means to them. But I am feeling a shift and the sense that there is a wider world that would benefit from having the vibrations that are coming through this process that is increasingly a shared and community process. I am envisioning having a team of musicians who help to bring the songs I've written into a whole new level of expression and being able to pay them honest money for their dedication and gifts.

And with your help, we'll do it.

Other Ways You Can Help

Some people just can't contribute, but that doesn't mean they can't help:

• Please help me get the word out and make some noise about your campaign.
• It's easy and convenient to use the Indiegogo share tools!
• Join me in envisioning this album reaching all the people who can benefit from it, and fully receiving the music in a powerful way that is just right for them.