Kickstarter Project!!

HELP ME FUND MY NEW ALBUM

Soo I launched a Kickstarter project and I need YOUR help! I’m looking to raise $15,000 in less than 30 days!! 

Check out THIS LINK and check out the rewards I’m offering =)  From a house concert, to autographed CD’s, to a signed Baby Taylor guitar, to TWO TICKETS to a Chicago Bulls Game- April 11th, PLUS an original Jessica Rae painting !!

Every cent will go towards a producer, musicians, studio time, production, album artwork, and delivery of packages to your doorstep. I’m hoping that you’re willing to contribute your hard earned cash to this project to help this hard working girl who needs it =)  Please help spread the word!!

Exciting New Music Ready to be recorded

With your help, I will be able to record my new songs!! This will be a CD created by YOU, the people supporting music …you would be part of this journey!

Please visit KICKSTARTER and donate what you can…ANY amount is appreciated!! Help me reach my goal in 24 days. There are some great rewards in exchange for your contribution so be sure to check those out =)   From an autographed CD, a house concert, a signed baby taylor guitar, CHICAGO BULLS tickets, Chicago Cubs tickets, an original Jessica Rae painting, AND MORE!!

I am so excited about this, and I truly hope you will contribute to my project.

My escape~ art

My escape from music…A newer piece~ I probably finished this one a couple months back. Canvas with acrylic paint applied with a palette knife…smeared with hands and fingers and papertowels. I love doing art and making a mess. When I was growing up, my parents had a sweet little nickname for me , “messy jesse”…as an adult, I still like to make messes ha! I glued a bunch of those magnetic pieces that most people put on their fridge but I had them in a ziploc bag for years. Sooo I decided to put them to work and spill  a message.  “live for sweet drunk passion”, “must dream elaborate”, “shine, we are beautiful”…

Crush it, cash in on your passion

I’ve been reading this book by Gary Vaynerchuk and its pretty thought provoking. It has inspired me to blog a little more, pass along my passion for music as well as the other passions in my life to you all…  

Music is what I know. I’ve been studying and practicing music for as long as I can remember. I started violin at 4 years old~ practiced for 30 min every day (forced by my parents when I was little). I then started picking up the piano and classical guitar a short while after that. Practicing all three I believe was a good 1.5 after school every day.  ha! My brother was musically trained as well and we would try to bribe each other trying to get out of practicing when my folks weren’t around. Funny how kids learn business skills at such a young age. =) If I didn’t perform music, I wonder what I would do. Like I said, music is what I know and what I love. I love creating.  I make art as well…My mom is 10x the visual artist I am, but I still try cause it makes me happy. Check out http://www.bethskillicorn.com to see my mom’s art.  Here’s one of mine =) 

Anyway, lets get back to this book.  I would highly recommend it to you all. It inspires you to cash in on what your passions are in life…makes you really think about what God’s plan is for you and how to act on it. How to use social media and the internet to create a personal brand. I thought this was fascinating. Well, I’m off to try and write a song!! CREATE CREATE CREATE 

 

Happy Monday.