Ask and you shall receive… but you have to ask.
So I have good news and good news. The good news is, fly woman genius sounds fantastic! and is well on its way to being a real live released EP.
The other good news is, now YOU get to be a part of it! Here I am, “stuck” in the middle with a… budgetary imbalance… And while recording and production were fabulous, it has become clear that additional capital is needed to cover the post-production process: mastering, releasing & distributing, songwriter royalties, my graphic designer for the cover art… and, of course, the release party!
fly woman genius is now a featured project on Kickstarter, a new way to fund and follow creative projects. All pledges are secure through Amazon Payments — and all projects are funded on an ALL OR NOTHING basis. I either get all $1500, or nothing! Check it out here (or click through the widget at right) to see reward levels — at least one includes my famous homemade blondies — and to pledge. The minimum reward is an advance copy of the EP for $10 — and the minimum pledge is only $1. Every little bit helps!
I’ll be honest, asking for money has never been easy for me. (I can still remember being terrified as a child to call relatives and ask if they wanted to order Girl Scout Cookies.) Generally I’m better at doing so under another guise — support for charitable causes, like when I raised nearly $2500 for the 2001 AIDS Ride from Minneapolis to Chicago; or asking for tax-deductible donations to start Choral Chameleon, the chamber choir I helped found in 2008. But asking friends, Romans, countrymen for money so that I can make my own dream come true — well, that’s something this humble Midwestern girl hasn’t quite gotten used to.
But I believe in this project, these songs, this time; and I know there are a lot of music lovers out there. I know I’ve had a lot of support already and I am so grateful for the backers that have gotten me to this point (Abner, I’m talking to you). I also know that “ask and ye shall receive” is literally true — but you do have to ask.
There is no music without an ear to hear it — I can’t do it without you! I’m already almost 20% of the way there. Can you help?
Well, I’ll be. I’ll be flattered, I’ll be tickled, I’ll be honored: turns out I was nominated for a BroadwayWorld Florida Award (for Best Actress in a Musical) for my performance in Grey Gardens at freeFall Theatre. 
