Short Summary
For the better part of this last year I’ve been working on this crazy dream of recording a new album…all about Dreams!
I’ve been playing pagan music for a while, releasing my first album, Four Branches, in 2015, and my second album, The Hour Before the Dawn, the following year. My music springs from inspiration and thoughts of Nature, Peace, Stories, and Dreams. Ever since I started recording my music I’ve had this vision of recording a semi-conceptual album revolving around the wonders and beauty of dreams. I had the songs, I just needed the means to make it happen. This is the album I’ve wanted to make since the beginning. And now the time has COME!
The time has come for The King of Dreams. The King of Dreams: the sand man, the man in the moon, is the bringer of dreams, conjuring dreams from thin air and a bit of magic.
Well, unfortunately I don’t have the King of Dream’s magic bag of sand to help bring this dream to life.
I have had some wonderful people help to get this album to where it is, and I am so thankful for such talent and support. And while I’m wrapping up the last bit of recording and engineering bits, now comes the next big step of getting it where it needs to go.
Which is where YOU come in!
What We Need & What You Get
Making music is awesome and fulfilling, but it can get expensive. That’s why I’m launching this Indiegogo campaign! This is your opportunity to not only help me out in bringing this creative project to fruition, but to also procure some really cool stuff in the process!
I need help raising $1300 to cover what production and distribution costs of this album I have left to tackle. It's a steep hill for a solo independent musician, but with a little help, it's more than doable!
The King of Dreams is not just an album. As this project has evolved in the writing and recording process, it’s expanded into a multidimensional exploration of the world of dreams. Not only is there a 13 track album, there will be a book that is part lyric book, part COLORING book! Yes, a coloring book directly inspired by the songs! Think of it as a companion to the album. As I said, multidimensional!
When you donate to this cause, you have the opportunity to reserve not only a copy of the album, not only a copy of the coloring book, but so many more rewards and perks, as well. From really cool sticker bundles to a full disc of bonus tracks, to the special opportunity to become a DREAMER.
At the DREAMER tier of donation ($50) and above, you become one of my beloved Dreamers. You will not only get all the cool perks of the tiers below (autographed CD, stickers, bonus disc, coloring book), but you will receive a hand-crafted certificate of appreciation and also get your name immortalized in the album credits itself. Also, all the Dreamers will receive an exclusive handcrafted King of Dreams charm only available to Dreamers! How cool is that? And the more you give, the more you dream. You can even nab one some of the original artwork that went into the coloring book, personal Skype concerts, and even a personal house concert!
The Impact
So, a pagan folk music album about dreams…the Sand Man, fairies, shapeshifters, time travelers, moon goddesses, wanderers, things that go bump in the night…it has everything you could dream of! (I couldn't resist!) And the world needs more dreams! We need to inspire more people to dream big, and this is my attempt to do just that. But now I need all of you DREAMERS!
Risks & Challenges
We might not reach the goal. That's always a possibility. But the goal is not an absolute. It's a target to aim for. A dream, so to speak. And if we fall short, at least we made it that much closer! We made an impact, and you'll still reap the rewards and perks all the same. Every dollar helps.
Other Ways You Can Help
Money doesn't grow on trees, but Facebook does! Wait...no, it doesn't, but it IS free! Please share to all the corners of the webiverse! Tell your friends about it, tell your enemies about it (it might just make them your friend in the long run)! Every little "share" and every cent helps!
I can't wait to share this with you all!
Sweet dreams!
Bran